A History of Agriculture in India v2.c79.s6.2

v2.c79.s6.2

'Though every part of the empire produces cattle of various kinds, those of Gujarat are the best.' The reference is to Kankrej breed (Fig. 41). Sometimes a pair of them are sold at 100 *muhurs*. They will travel 80 *kos* (120 miles) in 24 hours, and surpass even swift horses. Nor do they dung whilst running. The usual price is 20 and 10 *muhurs*. Good cattle are also found in Bengal and the Dakhin. They kneel down at the time of being loaded. The cows give upwards of half a man of milk. In the province of Dehli again, cows are not worth more than 10 rupees. His Majesty once bought a pair of cows for two lacs of dams (5,000 rupees).