Cows, cow dung and cow/bull urine...

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Bhakti Raghava Swami

25-Mar-00 22:15 +0530

Practical Varnasrama [1451]

Cows, cow dung and cow/bull urine...

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ATTITUDE OF SOCIETY TOWARDS COW BARNS

 

(Translated from a magazine in India about cow barns)

 

The inspectors of cow barns generally query (i) about the number of cows in

a barn (ii) the quantity of milk produced in the barn (iii) the land that

is available with the barn and (iv) the sources of income of the barn.

 

The above inquiry appears somewhat incomplete, as such inquiries do not

give clear picture of the condition of the cow barn. If these inquisitors

become little more elaborate in their questioning about the well-being of

the cow barns, then there cannot be any such situation that can hinder the

progress of the barns in the country. Therefore, while inquiring about the

number of cows in a barn, if the inquisitor tries to know the total number

of valid and invalid cows, milk giving and non milk giving cows, old and

diseased cows, number of calves, bulls etc. instead of just trying to know

merely the number of cows, he can get a clear picture of his inquiry about

cows in a cow barn.

 

Similarly while seeking to know the total milk production, if they try to

know the average milk production, then their comparative study of milk

production in a cow barn may be more appropriate.

 

The next question that is generally asked is about the land that is

available with a cow barn. A better and analytical understanding of the

fact would arise only when the inquisitors would attempt to know the total

availability of land for agriculture, growing fodder, grazing cows and

planting trees, inquiring about the land that can be irrigated, land that

can not be irrigated. Similarly to get a clear-cut idea about the source of

income of a cow barn one must inquire about the income that is generated

through self endeavor, through donations and grants and through rent and

interest on the movable and immovable properties of the barn.

 

Thus when the outlook of the society towards cow barns becomes analytically

focused to a macro aspect, then there can be no real cause that can prevent

the progress and prosperity of cow barns in the country.

 

Many encouraging and fruitful experiences have come forth from the studies

of cow barns over the years. The verdict of great personalities, saints'

etc. have proved to be true over the years that "by working hard in the cow

barns there can not be any obstacle or scarcity of means far economic and

spiritual progress of the people in the country". A thoughtful planning is

necessary before undertaking any work in the cow barns to achieve desired

results and minimize wastage of resources.

 

Working in a cow barn is extremely necessary and beneficial. It is like

direct service to God and demigods. Although there had been quite

exhaustive research and developments in the field of Science and

Technology, however, till to-date, our Scientists and Technocrats have not

been able to produce even a drop of milk from grass and/or leaves. Whether

they would be able to develop such a technique in future is very much

doubtful. A cow eats leaves and grass, which can not be consumed by human

beings and converts it into nutritious milk. Our birth-giving mother feed

us only for a few months or years but mother cow supplies her milk to us

throughout our life. This is the reason why the status of cow as mother is

far greater than the status of the mother who gives birth and this is also

the reason why mother cow is cherished and worshiped all over. To express

our gratitude to mother cow, merely worshiping and adoring her is not

sufficient but we have to fulfil our duties towards them according to time,

place and circumstances.

 

For accomplishing economic progress, peace and prosperity in India, it is

very much essential to promulgate such rules and regulations that enforce

complete ban on cow killing in the country. We must also focus our

attention on raising and cultivating cows in the country. The

responsibility of raising and protecting cows falls on the cow barns.

There are about 500 district in the India and about 2,800 cow barns. If one

barn bears the responsibility of raising cows in at least one district then

one can behold the changed scenario within very short period. There is no

doubt that just within 14-15 years India can again become a country of milk

rivers and golden birds. Therefore the society must think again about the

working and management of the cow barns and change its outlook towards the

cowshed so that they can shoulder their responsibilities of raising and

protecting cows efficiently. People who are engaged in the activities of

cow raising must see that not a single cow in their locality is sent for

slaughtering. Cows that are taken to the slaughterhouses must be reclaimed

and brought to the local cowsheds and should be given all protection.

 

Cowsheds have their limitation for keeping and raising the cows. They can

not exceed beyond a particular level. According to the available

statistics there are about 19 crore cows in the country and even if all the

cow barns in the country keep cows to the maximum of their capacity they

could at the most accommodate only about 25 lakh cows. Therefore, if the

farmers do not take up the responsibility of raising and protecting cows it

is very difficult to protect and cultivate cows in India. Around 72% of the

Indian population dwell in the villages. These villages could be made

prosperous and happy just by raising and caring for cows as it provides

fulltime gainful employment to the keeper. The cow raising activities are

quite remunerative and by sincerely undertaking these activities lot of

wealth can be generated which can be used for augmenting and creating civil

infrastructures for the benefit of the masses in the area. Cow raising work

can help restore economic balance in the world.

 

It has been proved from the work done at Rameshwar Goshala (cow barn) under

'Jivadaya Vistarini Goshala' at Kashi (Varanashi) that by taking proper

care cows can never become useless. So far, the Rameshwar Goshala has

provided shelter to more than 50,000 cows, which were reclaimed from

slaughterhouses under cow protection scheme and after treating and caring

them till they restore their good health, they have been distributed to

poor farmers and villagers for raising and using in agricultural work.

There are not even 500 such cows in the Goshala that can be said to be

useless. With this rate one can find not more than 5,00,000 cows in the

whole country that can be called to be called not so useful. It has also

been proved at the Rameshwar Goshala that not a single cow can be called

useless because one can earn more than sufficient just from the dung and

urine alone. An old and invalid cow who eats maximum of 3 to 4 kg fodder

gives around 10 kg dung 17 litres urine from which one can earn more than

what he spends for raising the cow by optimum utilization. The fuel gas

generated from the cow dung can be supplied @Rs.2/-per kg for cooking and

lighting. Similarly, 10 to 15-kg rich quality compost manure and

insecticide can be manufactured from the dung and urine respectively and

can be traded on the same ground the chemical fertilizers and insecticides

are traded in open market. Thus, the nicely cared and protected cows

whether young or old, valid or invalid can be very beneficial from the

commercial point of view.

 

Influenced by the western civilization our government and the so called

scientists and doctors have spread the illusion that the targeted milk

supply in the country can be fulfilled only by western breed of cows such

as Jersey, Helosteen, Phrizion and David brown. The government has now come

to their senses after a decade long illusion and is now understanding that

our own breed of cows are far better than the western breed as far as the

Indian atmosphere is concerned. The government in the Gujarat state

deserves real admiration whose hard work and continuous efforts have been

instrumental in obtaining large quantity of milk from Geer named Indian

breed of cows who give minimum of 40 litres of milk every day when they are

properly cared and protected. Research works on Indian breed of cows are

also in progress in the foreign nations. By producing 120 litres of milk

every day from the Geer cows of India, Israel has astonished the whole

world and have proved that the Indian cows are better then any other

species of cows in the world. Research work on cows named Hariyana,

Shahiwal, Gangatiri are in progress in foreign countries and their findings

are very encouraging. As per the requirements and availability of our

means, cows, which give 10 litres of milk on an average, are very useful

for our country because the bulls obtained from such cows are very useful

for agriculture. Bulls begotten by the cows, which give more than 20 litres

of milk, are not very useful for farmers. Therefore, from the perspective

of national welfare, we should not think of cows that gives more than 20

litres of milk every day.

 

Protection of bulls is a crucial problem in our country today. By the

introduction of mechanised agricultural appliances, work for the bulls are

reduced. Tractors are employed as an alternative to bulls these days. A

tractor increases the cost of production because the cost of procuring a

tractor itself is quite high and it becomes more burdened with the

recurring maintenance charges. A tractor consumes costly mineral oils and

as byproduct spreads pollution in the atmosphere. In comparison to

tractor, bulls hardly cost any thing. They eat simple grass and leaf and

along with their hard labor they provide dung and urine as bonus by

utilizing which the quality and fertility of the soil becomes

multitudinously enhanced. A tractor can never be compared to bulls on any

account.

 

To wash away the cows, the government has yet another evil program under

which they are erecting mechanised slaughterhouses from place to place for

slaughtering poor cows in the hope of earning foreign currencies. The

foolish government is also engaged in exporting cow dung under the pressure

from the foreign nations.

 

According to one of the notification of the Ministry of Agriculture

12,95,80,000 hectare land has become barren and to restore this land only

cow dung is the remedy. Agricultural scientists have already suggested

that the number of cows in the country should be increased and their

slaughtering must be controlled. The rules and regulations, which were in

existence in the long past also have never allowed killing of cows. But in

the present-day's degraded social order, under the name of utility and

invalidity, actually lot of the young and healthy cows are being

slaughtered mercilessly. The health departments have forbid that old and

diseased animals should not be slaughtered for human consumption then who

are those cows that are killed at the rate of 29200 every day. Obviously

these are healthy and useful cows. Those who are attached to the program of

cow service say that the actual figure of cow killing is twice what the

government has declared.

 

The Surabhi Research Institute states that if the cows are protected and

cultivated and their number is increased ten times more, the entire

economic scenario of the country can be changed. This Institute has made a

program to protect and increase the number of cows in India. The program is

discussed in brief as follows.

 

The whole country can be divided into 5 to 10 zones, which can be further

divided into many sub-zones. A comprehensive research center may be

established in all these zones. These centers then must become instrumental

for establishing one cowshed in each and every sub-zone. From the

sub-zones, this activity may be spread at the district level. The success

of the program lies in the successful working of the district level

cowsheds.

 

Cow diseases are spread mainly because of water pollution. Western breeds

of cows are another major factors for spreading the contamination in the

cows. More than 80% diseases in the cows are spread through western breed

of cows. For taking proper medical care of cows all the systems of medicine

such as allopathic, homeopathy, ayurvedic etc. has to be improved.

Influenced by the western ideals, the government is propagating only

allopathic system of treatment, which is not very irrelevant in Indian

conditions and it is not even sufficient for taking proper medical care of

cows. The government programs and policies in this regard are therefore not

very appreciable. The reason is that there is acute scarcity of allopathic

doctors required for this purpose. Within the present circumstances, it is

not possible to meet the required supply of Doctors even within 10 years.

However, somehow or other, suppose the supply of the doctors are made but

to meet the cost of doctors and medicine would be quite impossible for the

poor farmers. Therefore, all the social organizations in the country are

requested to realize the fact and come together to deliberate on certain

other possible alternatives and disseminate their findings to the poor

farmers for their utility.

 

Although huge sums of money are invested in establishing large factories

and production units for manufacturing manure, major requirement of manure

is actually imported from foreign countries. If cow urine is utilized for

production of urea in place of the chemical fertilizers, then the whole

nation can accrue its benefit and lot of money can be saved. A very good

alternative of the urea manure is to spread soil soaked in cow urine. Use

of chemical insecticides has harmful effect on the health because of which

most of the countries have banned using chemical insecticides. But the

Indian government has no guts to impose ban on the use of insecticides, as

it is victim of neglecting cows. Spraying cow urine mixed with equal

amount of water can protect crops and plants from insects and diseases.

 

Kamdhenu vati, which is made of cow urine, is very successful for treating

111 different types of diseases. The Rameshwar Goshala is also

experimenting at its own level and is finding very encouragable and useful

results. Cow dung is quite an effective remedy for disposal of increasing

garbage and refuses in the cities. Spraying cow dung mixed in water on the

filth will eradicate all the foul smell coming from the filth. The

generation of the harmful insects in the filth is replaced with beneficial

bacteria, which convert the filth into compost manure within very short

period.

 

Restoration of the barren land is a big problem in the country. Cows are

the only remedies to restore the barren land and prevent the useful land

from becoming unfertile. Tying the cows on a barren land and daily feeding

the land with dung and urine will very soon transform the barren land into

useful and fertile land. These are some of the reasons why our saints and

great personalities have prevented cow slaughtering under all

circumstances.

 

The only remedy to elevate the living standard of the poor farmers are the

cows. If the farmers are enlightened to take care of the cows and if they

actually serve the cows with proper care and attention, then, even one cow

can magnify their standard of living. One cow can be very easily raised

just by feeding her Kanji water (water drained after cooking rice), refuse

of the vegetables and fruits, grass and leaf every day. These items are not

very difficult to obtain. Cow supplies the required amount of milk to the

family and the calves become objects of play for the children. Thus the cow

becomes inseparable parts and parcel of the farmer's family and after every

1. years it provides the farmer a new cow or bulls that further increases

his income and prosperity.

 

Cow milk has wonderful medicinal qualities. Buttermilk can put off the

influence of any kind of intoxicant like tobacco, alcohol, heroin, etc. Its

regular use extinguishes the very desire of addiction to intoxicants. Cow

milk contains gold, which can not be found in any other substance other

than milk of mother. Cow milk increases intelligence, prowess and health.

Cows are very important and significant from all perspectives. It is

therefore very essential for all of us to understand the value and

significance of cows.

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