132 Forestry Quarterly 



! Mascarenhas describes an interesting 



Germination experiment in germination of teak seeds : 



of (1) Wlien soaked in cow dung for 15 days; 



Teak (2) ordinary seed; (3) charred seeds col- 



Seeds lected from burned areas. 



The seed was planted on March 5, and 

 "profuse germination" of the charred seeds was observed within 

 a fortnight, and by the end of June the plants were nearly a 

 foot and a half in height. At the end of April, the seed soaked 

 in cow dung showed signs of germination, and the plants were 6 

 inches in height at the end of June. The germination of the 

 ordinary seeds was unsuccessful. T. S. W., Jr. 



The Indian Forester, May, 1915, p. 147. 



Ali Beg discusses in some detail the 

 Over-grazing over-grazing by native cattle in the Hydera- 

 in bad State. According to the statistics 



the Central available, it appears that, during 1901, there 

 Provinces were but 1.9 to .5 acres per animal grazed, 



resulting in the destruction of forage, 

 damage to the forests and deterioration in the cattle. According 

 to a field study, there should be at least 3 to 5 acres of grazing 

 land per head of stock, but local grazing rights precluded an 

 immediate decrease. After a careful study, it appears that graz- 

 ing units are to be formed, on portions of which grazing will 

 be entirely prohibited. No grazing will be allowed by stock 

 belonging to villages located a distance from a forest, and but 

 one head per three acres in areas under regeneration, and one 

 head per one and a half to two acres in grass areas is to be the 

 maximum number allowed per land unit. It is unfortunate that 

 the article is not clearly written because a clear presentation 

 of the regulation of grazing in India would have been of great 

 interest to American foresters. T. S. W., Jr. 



The Indian Forester, June, 1915, pp. 176-190. 



Beeson describes damage to Chir pine 

 Insect Damage (Pinus longifolia) by a species of Tomicus. 

 in India The methods of control recommended 



are: 



