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(4) Thinning and cleaning the regeneration wherever 



required. 



(5) Sowing up of blanks devoid of seed trees and as far as 



possible of areas with few or poor seed trees. 

 " Owing to the difficulty of seed-supply it is important to make 

 the maximum use of what is available, in which matter there is. 

 room for considerable improvement in the present standard of 

 work. The patch method with 5' x 6' spacing and three to four 

 seeds per patch is recommended and the patches are only to be 

 put where the resultant seedings have a reasonable chance of 

 growing up. Weedings are not usually required.'' 

 Oafc. " On the completion of the fellings, the area must be worked 



Ramkhet over a second time to effect a thorough cleaning up of the coupe, 

 Working ....,, . 



Plan. on the following lines : 



(1) Any remaining marked trees will be felled unless in view 



of the results of the fellings, their retention now 

 appears advisable. 



(2) Existing regeneration will be freed by removal of felling 



debris, and by felling all small kokat standing over it, 

 or likely to interfere with its development. 



(3) Damaged or badly shaped regeneration, and all isolated 



young stems not removed in the main fellings, will be 

 cut back for coppice. 



(4) Groups of young poles retained as part of the new crop 



will be cleaned and thinned as far as necessary. 

 " Subsequent cleanings must be done as necessary at the discre- 

 tion of the Divisional Forest Officer and it is probable that they 

 will have to be made at least once more. 



" The cleanings will be followed by the sowing up of all the 

 larger blanks, where natural regeneration seems unlikely to come 

 in ; and if sufficient seed is available, sowings to assist natural 

 regeneration even whero seed-bearers exist (as on kiln sites) 

 should be made. 



