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Indian Farming March 1947

1947

While on the one hand dediction of high quality bull was considered an obligatory duty by a pious Hindu at the time of the Shradh of his father the Hindus also developed the system of sterilizing the greater number of male calves and this was done in spite of the great prejudice which the Hindus have in favour of the cow and its progeny. [...] The so-called milkmen try to get the utmost out of the cow while she is in milk and for this purpose they not only remove the calf which takes his share of the milk but they also use various cruel and inhuman methods like the Phooa for getting the utmost of the milk out of the cow. [...] The wealth of the individual or of the community was at one time measured in terms of the heads of cattle that the individual or the community possessed. [...] It was evident that in the matter of varietal selections the active cooperation of the grower the miller and the Department was essential and that the Department and the industry should be jointly responsible for varietal recommendations. [...] The importance of pastures has been realized in other countries and it is well-known that the grazing regions like the Steppes of Russia the Pampas of Brazil the plains of Argentina and the vast pasture lands of Australia and New Zealand have contributed not a little to maintain the cattle of these areas in an ideal state to health thereby adding to the quality and quantity of beef wool and oth
agriculture environment
Pages
72
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120055
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-iii unknown view
Livestock Development
109-115 unknown view
Sugarcane in Bihar
116-120 K.L. Khanna view
A Note on the Pasture Value of the Giant Star Grass
121-128 H. Rau, S.N. Chandrasekaran view
The Use of Gammexane (666) for the Control of Insect Pests of Stored Rice
129-132 A.K. Ghosh view
Volume-Weight Relationships of Farmyard Manure and Composts
133-135 C.N. Acharya view
A Practical Sanitary Pig Sty
136-137 T.W. Millen view
Training Facilities in Poultry Science at Izatnagar
138-139 S.G. Iyer view
The Sixth All India Cattle Show
140-vi K.P.R. Kartha view
Building in Pise De Terre
143-143 W.S. Read view
The Scientist at Work
144-144 unknown view
You ask We answer
145-145 unknown view
What’s doing in all-India
146-152 unknown view
Across the Borders
153-ii unknown view
News and Views
165-166 unknown view

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