CLEARFELLINGr IN SAL. 109 



from current Indian working plans show how the system has been 

 Applied and modified to suit local conditions. 



The best example is afforded in the 1920-21 working plan for ci ear f e u. 

 the Buxa division, Bengal, 45 but is slightly complicated. ing in aul. 



Den, and. There is a good demand for (a) large sal logs, 

 (b) rapidly grown miscellaneous species or " kokit " (for planks and 

 tea boxes), (c) firewood. 



Labour. There is a limited but fairly satisfactory labour 

 supply in the rains, and successful artificial regeneration of sal and 

 kokat can be guaranteed over limited areas. The preliminary con- 

 ditions for clearfelling are therefore satisfactory. The following 

 description of the system as applied is taken from the working 

 plan : 



Object in view. The object of the proposals in this plan is to 

 replace the present irregular forests by a series of even-aged woods 

 consisting of the most suitable species in each locality, and at the 

 same time to utilize all classes of produce from the existing crop 

 to the fullest possible extent. 



Method oj treatment adopted in order to obtain the above objects. 

 As has been already shown, regeneration must in the main be 

 artificial. From experiments made in recent years it appears 

 that the Taungya system promises the best results, and this system 

 is therefore proposed wherever practicable. Selection fellings on 

 present lines will continue in parts of the forest which do not come 

 under regeneration for some time. Oalcula- 



This is fixed by area. tion of the 



Exploitable age Fixed at 80 years for sal. 



40 kokat timber species. 

 20 fuel species. 



General working scheme. The general scheme is to clearfell 

 the whole forest bit by bit, cultivating field crops for a time, 

 wherever this is necessary, to get rid of harmful weeds or to aerate 

 the soil, and then to sow or plant the species best suited to the 



" Working Plan for !Buxa Jioition. SHABBEARS. 



