ESSAY ON FUKL PLANTATIONS. 



We will now treat the casuarina partly as a fuel, partly 

 as a timber plantation. At the ninth year we shall cut out 

 500 trees equal to 375,000 Ibs., plus tops = 30,000 Ibs., total 

 405,000 Ibs. = 180 tons at Rs. 8 = Ks. 1,440. From this 

 we must deduct cost of planting. 



Dr. RS. 



Cost of planting as above ... 96 

 Cutting and lopping 500 trees... 125 

 Carting 180 tons at Ks. 1-8-0 ... 270 

 Selling charges ... ... ... 48 



Total... 539 



Or, 



Sale of 180 tons at Rs. 8 

 Deduct charges 



RS. 

 1,440 

 539 



Balance profit... 901 



Here we have a profit to the tenth year of Rs. 901 , and 

 by gradual thinnings up to the thirtieth year, we can realise 

 a revenue, for to enable the last hundred trees oil the acre 

 to acquire their full growth, it will be necessary to take out 

 400 trees. If between the tenth and thirtieth year we take 

 out an average of 20 trees a year, and assume that the first 

 20 trees contain an average of 25 cubic feet, and the last 20 

 trees an average of 50 cubic feet; then the mean of the 

 400 trees will be 37 cubic feet x 20 trees = 740 cubic 

 feet, which if sold for building timber at only 6 annas a 

 cubic foot, would bring every year for 20 years Rs. 278. 

 Add value of tops for firewood at 300 Ibs. a tree x 20 trees 

 = 6,000 Ibs. sold for firewood at Rs. 8 a ton = Rs. 2lf 

 Then the account will stand as follows : 

 Balance Sheet of 30 years of a Timber and Fuel Casuarina 

 Plantation 



Dr. 



Watcher and feller at Rs. 7 



a month for 20 years ... 

 Carting 453 tons at Rs. 1-8-0 

 Carting last 100 trees with 



tops = 180 tons at 1-8-0- 

 Watcher and feller, 10 years , 



say Ks. 100 



Rent of land 30 years 

 Selling, &c. } say 30 years ... 



Total 



RS. 



1,680 

 679 



270 



100 



30 



],077 



3,836 



Cr. 



Balance profit brought 011 ... 



400 trees at 37 cubic feet 



each at 6 annas a cubic 



foot ... 

 Tops of 400 trees 531 tons 



at Rs. 8 



100 trees 40 years old = 60 



cubic feet a tree, at As. 10 



a cubic foot 

 Tops of 100 trees at 600 Ibs. 



each, 8 Rs. a ton for 27 



tons .. 



RS. 

 901 



5,550 

 428 



3,750 



216 



Total 

 Deduct charges 



10,845 

 3,836 



Balance profit ... 7,009 



