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The owing follstatement shows the milk yield of some of
the cows of this special herd:—

Cow No.

Total milk
yield in
lbs.

Days in milk.

Maximum
daily yield in
lbs.

Remarks.

253 3/13

2,660

184

22

11th lactation.

253 3/18

5,355

303

27

7th „

211 2/22

3,717

194

35

6th „

169 2/25

3,689

230

22

2nd „

316 3/26

6,909

300

36

2nd „

4 H. H. 30

3,094

261

17

1st „

6 H. P. 29

3,073

244

18

1st „

426 4/27

2,919

233

23

1st „

70 1/27

2,548

230

18

1st „

420 4/27

4,739

305

24

1st „

Handling and quietening of promising cows, and es-
pecially of first calvers, is still in progress. The section has
devised three different methods of handling which are now
under trial.

During the year under report a new type of ghee boiler
was introduced into the Dairy Section with good results.

Feeding Experiments.

10. The group system of feeding which was started in
1930 is still practised.

The following chart explains the system:—

Milk yielders from

Group No.

Mixture ration.

1 lb. — 4 lbs. .. ..

1

2 lbs.

4 lbs.— 8 „. .. ..

2

4 „

8 „ ___12 „. .. ..

3

6 „

12 „ —16 „. .. ..

4

8 „

16 „ —20 „. .. ..

5

10 „

Sheep-breeding Section.

11. The Kangra District continued to take practically
all the young Hissar Dales fit for issue.
The Bikaniri flock shows steady improve-

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