10 NOTE ON SAIN OR SA.K 



Mr. N. D. Satarawala gives the following figures in his Working- 

 Plan for the Khanapur Fuel Reserves, Belgaum, Bombay : 



Average girth at 40 years, 22'95 inches. 



Age of coppice shoots and mid -girth in inches 



1 year 4'0 inches. 



2 years 4'5 



3 5-3 



4 6-8 



5 8'3 



6 9-2 



7 8-8 



8 9-3 



9 11-9 

 10 11-1 



12 11-1 ", 



13 10-6 



14 13-6 



From countings made in the Nallamalai forests, Kurnool, Madras, 

 the average number of rings to each inch of diameter was found to be 5. 



In the Begur forest, North Malabar, Madras, 25 trees were measured 

 and gave the following results : 



Average age at 6 inches diameter 28'5 years. 



19, P.7-Q 



J-fl 5 J/ O t 1 



18 85'3 



24 116-6 



In the Chedleth Range forests in the same district 7 7 trees gave the 

 following results : 



Average age at 6 indies diameter 26'05 years. 



12 48-02 



18 72'35 



24 lOO'Ol ,> 



Mr. H. Murray records the following measurements of Coppice 

 shoots in Belgaum, Bombay -. 



Age. Height. Diameter. 



Feet. Inches. 



6 11 2-3 



10 19 4-1 



15 25 5'1 



20 30 6-1 



25 35 6-9 



30 40 7-7 



35 45 8-4 



40 50 9-0 



