Sonar Bangla Resume February 1928

The whole of cattle owners of the village should be formed into a co-operative cattle improvement society under the aegis of the Provincial Government Co-operative Depart-. 'tient. [...] The work which this society would set out to do in the order of urgency would be :— 1. Make a survey with record and all particulars of all the cattle in the village of all ages. [...] 3. Arrange with the assistance of the local agricultural department for the housing feeding and supervision of one suiable stud bull for every -fitfy adult cows belonging to its members and further arrange to keep a careful rcord of the servings of each of these bulls. [...] The raising of the necessary capital should Hot be a difflcillt matter as the central coperative bank would probably advance the moderate sum 'indicated on the perSonal secrity of the members of the executive committee jointly and collectively. [...] The society was however able to procure grants of Rs.25/- from the Union Board and Rs.90/- from the District Board with which16 SONARBANGLA they have been able to clear most of the jungles in the villages and a great length of drains.