CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



TEAK FORESTS. Page, 



Ripe Trees-Why scattered-Nature of Teak Seed 

 Brown of Arniston could not sow Acorns Rats^and Squirrels 

 Form of Teak Seed Shutting up a Forest Sal Seeds 

 germinate at once Yield of Forest Scattering Seed broad- 

 cast in use Sowing germinated seed in crowbar pits Fire 

 Path Carriage FacilitiesPlantations, for further inform- 

 ation, see Prize Essay on Fuel Plantations Sites- Growth 

 ^-^ a k S^ilf Locality for Sites Teak Plantation- 

 Balance Sheet of Teak Plantations Forest establishment- 

 No Forest Law No Forest Policy Forest Staff Nellum- 

 boor Teak Plantations Management Thinning Chatoo 

 Menon-Mr. Ferguson, 1845 Trees-Size of trees on River 

 Banks^-Subsoils Fast g^o^inga^ber^ColoT[eTBe^cTo^e ? s 

 Report on Plantations, and my Report Felling Pitting 

 Seed-beds Treatment of seeds Forest Report, 1871-1872 

 C ^_ se ^ D J^l se - A S e of neural Teak trees on the land 

 Su^ablejClimate andAu^Oimate- Thinning out Plant- 

 ing Teak by rows 15 to 18 -feet not suitable for straight 

 Timber Waste in Forests by curved Teak-planting the 

 rule inSguthern Indian-Officers to study at Nellumboor- 

 uropean Forestry not suited to India Pruning not to be 

 delayed Never cut into the stem in large branches Dress- 

 ingwounds-Working the Forests-Fences no use against 

 elephants-Enemies of young trees Time for felling 

 Dep6ts -Burning of Teak Dep6t on Anamallies-Distance 

 >f Dep6ts from each other How to put out fire Main Roads 

 Dragging Bridges Carting Mode of dragging Ele- 

 phants' food-Elephants' Mahouts Nature of Elephants- 

 Wounds to treat Food Saw-mills ,_ 



CHAPTER II. 



MANAGEMENT OF TEAK FORESTS. 



Wellington Barracks.-Timber-Supply-Cost of Anna- 

 Timber Four lacs saved by working a Leased Forest 



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