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burning of 



(b) Where there is only a small proportion of oak, any 



deficiency of seed-bearers will be made up from among 

 the -better kokat species including rhododendron. 



(c) In nalas and on wet ground, where conditions are unfa- 



vourable for banj, JcoJcat may be encouraged, especially 

 of the following species : Alder, cherry, hornbeam 

 and birch, and fellings will be made to favour these. 

 " 6. The conversion markings should be made down to the 



limit utilizable for charcoal, i.e., 1 foot girth for oak and 2 feet for 



kokat." 



This is frequently suggested, never prescribed in the regenera- Order of 

 tion area ; the intermediate yields are realized by area and a table 

 of fellings has to be provided. 



This most important operation has been standardized in the 

 Kulu coniferous forests where, after the completion of the first 

 regeneration fellings, all rubbish, bushes, inferior trees, raw humus, 

 exploitation refuse and suppressed advance growth are collected and 

 burnt, and the soil placed in a suitable condition to receive the 

 seed. This may necessitate hoeing with the prolonged vine hoe 

 already in use. 



Similar methods are already employed in other hill divisions. 

 The heavy slash is piled by hand, the smaller twigs raked together 

 and the whole burnt in heaps starting from the top of the hill. 



With sal the disposal of slash is of equal importance. The 

 burning of heavy slash in situ has been tried and the fierce fire 

 resulting not only damaged the mother trees but destroyed a lot of 

 the sal advance growth already on the ground which was wanted 

 to coppice. It is now certain that the bigger slash must be 

 disposed of, preferably by encouraging charcoal burning, before 

 any departmental burning of the regeneration area takes place. A 

 light fire will harm neither the mother trees nor tho sal advance 

 growth, the latter will be burnt back and coppics vigorously which 

 is what is required. 



