30. Nature and mode of executiny the fellings. 



(a) The laying out of the annual coupes. 



The boundaries of the coupes should be surveyed, and marked on the 

 ground by blazing the boundary trees and painting a red ring round them at 

 breast height. Small heaps of stones should be placed at each corner, and a 

 single stone fixed at every chain along the boundary. The stones should be 

 daubed with red paint. 



The demarcation between blocks and coupes will consist of 30 feet lines 

 which will be cleared by the contractor before starting felling operations. They 

 should be kept clear afterwards by the beat guards. * 



(b) The work of marking the standards for reservation should be carried 

 out early in the season to allow the Divisional Forest Officer to check it and 

 correct mistakes. 



(c) Evergreen forest has been roughly shown on the maps. No evergreen 

 forest must be cut. The area of evergreen as given in the coupe lists is only 

 approximate and the total workable area should be verified on the ground 

 before putting the coupe up for sale. 



(d) A few coupes consist partly or almost entirely of scrub jungle. As a 

 rule the growth will be benefited by being cut over. If suoh coupes cannot be 

 sold separately they can be added to the coupe of the following year, but must 

 not be carried over more than one season. 



(e) The coupes should be sold standing in June and felling work should 

 begin at once. All material must be cleared from the coupes by the 31st 

 March. 



(f) Stools should be trimmed within 3 clays of felling. 



(g) Bamboos will be the property of the contractor. 

 (A) Sandalwood will be cut departmentally. 



31. Forecast of the condition of the crop at the end of the first rotation. 



The condition of the forest will improve. The periods of closure will give 

 those parts, which are now overgrazed and over-exploited, time to recuperate, 

 and the patches of poor badly grown forest will benefit by being cut over and 

 coppiced. 



SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS. 



32. Cleanings, thinnings, or improvement fellings. 



When the crop is about 20 years old, a thinning, though not absolutely 

 necessary, would probably do good, and if there be a demand for the material 

 such thinnings should be carried out. 



33. Regulations for grazing and privileges. System of closure. 



As each part of the forest will in turn come under working, it is clear 

 that no part can be kept per manently open for the exercise of privileges and 

 for grazing. There must be periodic intervals of closure to allow the youn 

 crop to establish itself and to prevent the more accessible parts from being 

 over-grazed and ruined by excessive cutting under privilege rules. 



In some instances also, it has been laid down in the Settlement Reports 

 that so many acres of Forest Proper must be opened to grazing in addition to 

 the Minor Forest, and in others that so many acres of Minor Forest may be 

 closed to grazing. 



The permanent classification of the forest into Eorest Proper and Minor 

 Forest has, therefore, little practical value and the demarcation lines only 

 create confusion. 



As all parts will in turn be closed it will be best to class the whole forest 

 as Forest Proper, and ptrmit grazing and privileges under the prescriptions of 

 the Working Plan as laid down in the following paiagraphs : 





