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 KHE 151 mentioned by him are, great swelling of the dewlap, almost continuous and involuntary evacuations, as in the second stage of cholera, and the constant turning round while strength lasts. Further, the rains are the worst season instead of the best. Statistics of mortality--I have obtained from the police officers the re- turns of cattle deaths for the month of October, 1871, the first for whiclı regular record was kept. It appears that in five out of the seven thánas the deaths amounted to 2,321 in one month, the sick being far piore numerous of course. I have tested these returns, and am disposed to be- lieve them generally correct. Of one thing I am perfectly certain: that the mortality in 1870 was at least three times greater than in 1871. It is hard to say which is the most deadly month. From inquiries, I believe August, September, and October to be about on a par, and to represent collectively about half the mortality of the year. Going upon this calculation the deaths in these five thanas would be 7,000 for the three deadly months, 14,000 for the whole year 1871, and 42,000 for the year 1870, in these five thanas; that is to say, 56,000 in the five thánas and 78,000 for the entire district during 1871-74 ; but as returns were sent for only 364 villages out of 1,690, while disease prevailed in many places where it was not reported, we may fairly raise the 78,000 to 100,000 for the entire mortality. Another calculation may be made. One-third to one-fifth of the whole cattle stock of the district is the proportion of losses by deaths assert- ed by the most respectable proprietors. Let us take one-fourth. Now the whole number of cattle in the district was 517,600 in 1860; it is probable therefore that 120,000 cattle, worth Rs. 12,00,000, have died during these two years 1870-71. I have calculated bullocks at Rs. 14 and cows at Rs. 6. It is apparent therefore that the two estimates of the mortality, one from actual census of individual villages, the other from the proportionate mortality; fairly agree. Another census was made of the plough cattle which died; this excludes calves and cows. It con- firms the previous calculations, as it would appear that in Haidarabad and Magdapur parganas, in which the disease was 'most virulent, 44 per cent. of the catële died. The following table shows the number of cattle which died in parganas Muhamdi, Haidarabad, and Magdapur, district Kheri : No. of cattled died. Name of pargana. . No. of cattle re- maining Remarks No. of No. of cat- tle in the Total No. cattle in of cattle current died. year. last year: QUE Haidarabad Blagdapur Muhamdi 1,778 J56 289 700 212 974 2,418 368 663 2,911 542 Total 2,163 1,286 9,449 4,344 pargana Bulangi; this return appareytly includes only the plough cattle,
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