554 Forestry Quarterly 



Notwithstanding the stand of the Inspec- 

 Selection vs. tor General of Forests in favor of adopting 

 Uniform System more generally the uniform system (shel- 

 in Burma terwood), Walker makes an argument in 



favor of the selection system of the irregu- 

 lar teak forests of Burma. At present the selection fellings 

 occur on a 30-year cutting cycle, removing perhaps 50 trees from 

 100 acres. Walker's argument summarized is: (1) Granting that 

 in theory the uniform system is simpler, since cutting will be 

 localized, he feels "there will be a great risk of anthrax among 

 the elephants," owing to the heavier fellings; (2) Regeneration 

 must be largely artificial, since with full light "grass, creepers 

 and soft-wooded species spring up." Teak seldom or never 

 forms even-aged stands naturally, although an intolerant species. 

 Artificial forestation will be expensive; (3) Intensive methods in 

 extensive forests are impossible, and to regularize the growing 

 stock would entail an economy of cut which would ruin the 

 local merchants. T. S. W. 



The Indian Forester, April, 1915, pp. 105-112. 



A method of keeping acorns for seed 

 Preserving adopted in the Forestry Domain of the 



Acorns for Province of Kasan since T906 appears to 



Solving be the best hitherto tried, probably because 



it approaches most nearly to the natural 

 way. The ground chosen for storing seed acorns is a small 

 clearing of about half an acre, on a north slope surrounded by 

 dense, old broad-leaved trees, so as to be well sheltered from the 

 winds, which in this region are very strong, especially in spring. 

 The spot selected is thoroughly cleaned of all acorns and forest 

 litter (in order that the mice cannot make their nests in it) ; 

 round it is dug a ditch one foot deep and wide, with inclined 

 sides and embankments on the outer side ; to this is connected 

 another ditch excavated on the whole length of the slope of the 

 clearing to carry oflf the water. This protecting ditch is abso- 

 lutely necessary to prevent, or at least hinder, the invasion of 

 mice, which are very numerous in the place where the method is 

 applied. After the ground has thus been prepared, it is covered 

 with a layer of dry leaves (preferably oak) about an inch deep, 



