A History of Agriculture in India v2.c79.s6.t2: Buffaloes
A History of Agriculture in India v2.c79.s6.t2
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Buffaloes
v2.c79.s6.t2.1
'A male buffalo (called *arna*) got 8 *s* of wheat flour boiled, 2 *s* of *ghi*, ½ *s* of molasses, 1½ *s* of grain, and 2 *d* of grass. Abu-l-Fazl mentions, "This animal, when young, fights astonishingly, and will tear a lion to pieces. When this peculiar strength is gone, it reaches the second stage, and is used for carrying water. It then gets 8 *s* of grain, and 2 *d* for grass. Female buffaloes used for carrying water got 6 *s* of grain and 2 *d* for grass.
v2.c79.s6.t2.2
'The milch-cows, and buffaloes were given grain in proportion to the quantity of milk they gave. A cow gave daily from 1 to 15 *sers* of milk, and a buffalo from 2 to 30 *sers*. The buffaloes of the Panjab were the best in this respect. As soon as the quantity of milk given by each cow had been ascertained, there was demanded two dams weight of *ghi* for every *ser* of milk.