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The 1.507 acres at the close of the year of the regular plantations 

 were composed of 243 acres of bamboos, 385 teak, 505 sandal, 16 chir 

 pine, 10 sal, and 349 tarwad. 



Taitngya Plantations. — These occur in the Berar Circle only. To 

 the 6,411 acres at the beginning of the year 569 acres (389 babul and 

 180 miscellaneous) were added during the year, and 256 acres of 

 babul and 140 acres of mixed forests, all in the Amraoti Division, 

 were excluded, thus the total area under these plantations, at the 

 close of the year amounted to 6,584 acres. In the Yeotmal Division 

 180 acres were resown with teak seed, but though the germination 

 was good, very few seedlings survived the hot weather. 



Coppice ivifh Standards. — 68,679 acres was exploited under this sys- 

 tem against 62,037 acres in the last year. The increase of 6,642 acres 

 was spread over all the Circles (Northern Circle. 3,961 acres; Southern 

 Circle, 2,198 acres, and Berar Circle, 483 acres). The increase in the 

 Northern Circle occurred mainly in the North Mandla Division where 

 certain areas were provisionally opened for fellings. In the Southern 

 Circle there has been a steady increase under this head during the 

 last four years, the figures being 36,982. 38.283. 43,118, and 44.316 

 acres. 



Tests as to the mechanical strength of the Allapilli teak indicated that 

 it differed but little from the Burma teak, the later having a slight 

 advantage in transverse strength and the former in shearing and com- 

 pression strains. Chanda teak is said to work to a smoother finish 

 and presents a more ornamental appearance for furniture and panel 

 work. 



Twenty new forest villages were established and two were deserted. 

 The villages newly established in the Seoni Division were of great 

 assistance in supplying labor for felling and carting contractors' pro- 

 duce and also in the construction and repair of forest roads. The 

 difficulty in obtaining villagers prevent the establishment of several 

 villages sanctioned. 



E. R. H. 



Effect of Varying Certain Cooking Conditions in the Production of 

 Sulphite Pulp from Spruce. By S. E. Lunak. Bulletin 620. U. S 

 Department of Agriculture, contribution from the Forest Service. 

 Washington, D. C, March 14, 1918. Pp. 24. 



The bulletin discusses the results of three series of cooks made by 

 the sulphite process, in which the following variables were studied : 



