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and to the advantages of bringing the breed to the required size or 

 fineness by one or two crossings, rather than attempting at once 

 what we may wish for ultimately. But the subject is well under- 

 stood in some parts of India, as is evident from the greatly improv- 

 ed breeds of horses and of cattle. The latter both in Harriana in 

 the North- West of India, and in Mysore. The officers in charge of 

 such establishments should therefore be consulted on the best course 

 to be pursued. 



17. It is probable that the Natives might be induced to grow 

 some crops which would themselves be profitable, and the refuse 

 useful as food for cattle, for instance the Sorghum* of which the 

 stems are nutritious, and given to cattle in different parts of India, 

 and as I have suggested, oil seeds might be cultivated, of which the 

 oil might be sold and the cake given to cattle. The Experimental 

 Farm would be useful in eliciting information as well as in confirm- 

 ing and recommending whatever practice was most approved of. 



18. Further, a very excellent suggestion, and likely to be pro- 

 ductive of useful results, was made by the Collector of Madura, and 

 considered worthy of adoption by the Board of Revenue, that is, 

 that Government should at their annual meetings for the distribu- 

 tion of prizes, take advantage of the opportunity of exhibiting mo- 

 dels or specimens of improved implements, such for instance, as 

 simple methods of raising water, improved methods of cleaning cot- 

 ton, or of separating fibres, models of oil and other mills, &c. ac- 

 cording as might be thought advisable in different districts. The 

 Collector of Madura suggests some Carpenters' tools, also ordina- 

 ry Ironmongery such as locks, latches, &c. The Board of Re- 

 venue also suggest the exhibition of improved produce from other 

 districts, as desirable for a district where a new culture is propos- 

 ed or commenced. All these are useful suggestions, and very im- 

 portant in a country like India, where, though some of the Arts 

 have attained a high degree of perfection, others have remained in 

 a rude and unimproved state for ages. From the advance which 

 the Natives of India have made in so many of the Arts and Manu- 

 factures, there is every reason to anticipate that they will do so in 



Jowari or Cholxim. 



