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contribution by Government to the scheme amounted to
Rs. 18,200.

Good work continues to be done under both these schemes
and great keenness is being shown. Of the 350 stud
bulls supplied by the Hissar farm 100 were purchased by the
Gurgaon District alone, bringing the number of approved
bulls in that district to 521 which is probably a record for
any district in India. Great interest is also being shown
by the Rohtak District Board to whom 50 bulls from the
Hissar farm were supplied.

The cattle-breeding grants m the Lower Bari Doab
supplied a total of 44 bulls to District Boards during the year.
Bulls from these farms, however, do not appear to be so
popular as those from farms run departmentally. Some of
the grantee farms possess excellent cattle, but all these farms
leave room for considerable improvement. The Live Stock
Expert since his appointment has relieved the Chief Superin-
tendent of the inspection of these grantee farms and the asso-
ciation of this officer with them is certain to lead to better
results in the future.

The small cattle-breeding grants at Shergarh continue
to do good work and regular milk records from over 400 cows
are being maintained under the supervision of the Co-opera-
tive Department.

Sixty-one cross-bred Merino rams from the Hissar farm
were supplied to breeders during the year. The Chief
Superintendent proposes to increase the supply of these rams
for the improvement of the sheep of the Kangra District.
The large flocks of sheep in that district give considerable
scope for improvement in this line of stock.

The part taken by the Co-operative Department in the
improvement of the live stock of the province continues to
grow and during the year the number of Co-operative Cattle
Breeding Societies rose from 39 to 70. The addition of one
Cattle Insurance Society and one Sheep Breeding Society
brought the total of these at the end of the year to 9 and
6, respectively.

The Chief Superintendent has brought to notice the
names of certain private gentlemen to whom the Depart-
ment is indebted for valuable assistance in the cattle-breeding
schemes. Very great help has been given also by District
Officers, particularly in those districts where the Hariana
and Dhanni cattle-breeding schemes are in progress.