6. No meteorological observations have ever been taken within the forest 

 itself. The nearest observatory is at Pachmarhi which is about 6 miles east 

 of the eastern extremity of the forest : at this place the average rainfall is 77 

 inches and in the Bori forests it is probably much about the same. The result 

 is that the forest is particularly moist for this part of India. 



ARTICLE 5. Agricultural customs and -wants of the population. 



7. No population or cultivation worthy of the name exists in or around 

 the forest, nor are any cultivators dependent in any way in the forest which can 

 therefore be worked purely from a forest point of view. The only population 

 that exists is found in scattered forest villages and consists almost exclusively of 

 Gonds and Korkus. 



CHAPTER II, COMPOSITION AND CONDITION OF THE FOREST. 

 ARTICLE i. Distribution and area. 



8. The forest forms a single compact block having a total area of 26,960 

 acres exclusive of the Bori forest village which is 188 acres in extent. 



ARTICLE 2. State of the boundaries. 



9. The lofty and almost impenetrable chain of hills which stretches along 

 the north of the forest forms an effective and natural boundary on that side. 

 On the west the Sonbhadra River forms a natural boundary equally distinct. 

 On the south and east well demarcated lines of 30 to 40 feet in width are 

 annually cleared and boundary pillars at suitable intervals are mainta.ined. 



ARTICLE 3. Legal position and rights. 



10. This forest was reserved under Section 34 of the Indian Forest Act, 

 VII of 1878, and was notified as such in Chief Commissioner's notification 

 No. 917-6, dated the 24th February 1879. There are no servitudes or rights 

 of any kind. 



ARTICLE 4. Composition and condition of the crop, 



n. The present condition of the crop is very much in the same state as 

 when Article 14 of the old plan was written in 1897 with the exception, that in 

 coupes i to 5 most of the large trees have disappeared owing to the fellings 

 that took place. The stock map and figures given in the appendix show the 

 distribution and girth classes of teak. Fully mature teak are in a minority : on the 

 other hand there is a splendid crop of middle aged trees which give great 

 promise for the future. Teak reproduces itself freely from seed and is the 

 predominent tree of the forest in parts, especially along river banks, and in alluvial 

 soil 90 per cent of the crop is teak. The only portion of the forest which 

 practically contains no teak is in the extreme east and this area is probably 

 unsuited to its growth : with this exception apparently all other parts of the forest 

 are suitable, but at the same time the fact that some parts do not contain teak, 

 would seem to show that there are unfavourable factors which we are not aware 

 of. The larger blanks in low-lying grounds are easily accounted for by the long 

 rank grass and the winter frosts. The reproduction from coppice, in point of 

 size, is extraordinary ; trees equal in size to seedling trees, i. e., 6" in girth and 

 100 feet in height are thus produced. Aspect or possibly the soil formation seems 

 to have an important effect on teak distribution, the southern slopes of the hills 

 being almost invariably better stocked than the northern slopes. The following 

 are the chief associates of teak, tinas saj, tendu, lendia, dhaora, bija and shisham. 

 All these species and the others common to the Central Provinces mixed forests 

 are found of exceptional size in this forest. Bamboos are unusually numerous 

 and large. In the appendix is given a list of the common species found in the 

 forest which has been taken from the old working plan. 



