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The official record includes: (i) Composition of the lots- 

 number of the block and compartment, number of trees counted 

 at the first peeling, number of trees remaining on a given date 

 (when crop collected), year of first production, remarks. (2) 

 Order of exploitations number of the blocks, dates of the 

 exploitations and production during 20 years commencing with 

 1007, age of the bark at the time of exploitation, remarks. 

 (3) Products realized year, weight of dry cork, price of the 

 sale: (a) total, (b) per quintal (220 pounds), miscellaneous 

 data. For each compartment of each block a further record 

 is kept headed: (i) Producing peeled: (a) year, (b) number 

 of trees; increases: (a) year, (b) number of trees, year of the 

 crop collection or of the first increase; accidental operations: 

 (a) year, (b) reason. (2) Collected year, number of trees, 

 year of the peeling, collection or increase, amounts, price of 

 the sale, remarks. 



Silvicultural Systems. - - The cork oak is managed on the 

 selection system, as in Algeria, on a rotation of 80 to 100 years 

 and a peeling cycle of 3 years. The cork matures in 8 to 12 

 years. (See page 60 for Algerian cutting rules.) 



The zeen oak is cut under a simplified shelterwood system 

 with a seed felling and a final removal of the seed trees in 15 

 to 20 years, depending on the local market rather than the 

 progress of seeding. While no definite rotation has been se- 

 lected, it is expected that 120 years will be required. The 

 scrub oaks and olive are coppiced. The aleppo pine is not 

 regularly exploited. 



Grazing. The only restriction upon ordinary grazing is 

 after a conflagration, when no stock can enter for a period of 

 6 years under a fixed penalty per head. 7 Grazing is otherwise 

 practically unregulated, except in the Khroumirie where special 

 provision is made for the grazing of hogs. These rights 8 are 

 reserved for local French colonists within the district but are 

 occasionally granted to foreigners (Italians) who have enjoyed 

 the privilege previously and who have been resident for a 



7 For these fines see page 22. 



8 Based on official circular, dated July 30, 1003. 



