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and Cawnpore Have, almost from the beginning, paid off the annual 

 interest charges on capital through the sale of grass and other 

 minor forest produce. In other more remote localities the interest 

 charges (4 per cent.) may not be met until the tree-crop matures 

 and possibly not till after the first or second rotations. There are 

 also areas so remote and difficult of approach where financial 

 results are problematical and these should be treated quite apart 

 from any consideration of direct profit. The use of the rivers for 

 transport will no doubt be a very important factor and experiments 

 should be made to ascertain if this form of export is practicable. 



For the benefit of those who may be considering the establish- 

 ment of forests on lands similar to those already described, the 

 following schedule of rates, usually paid in the Btawah and Jalaun 

 districts, is given. Near big towns the rates are about 20 per cent, 

 more : 



Cost of creation and upkeep of ravine plantations. 



The following general rates are sanctioned in the Afforestation 

 division : 



I. Soil-preparation 



(1) Ploughing on flat or undulating ground, Es. 3 to Bs. 4 per 



acre. 



(2) JMaking field ridges on ploughed land, Bs. 6 per acre. 



(3) Making ridges with ditches on unploughed land, steep 



slopes, etc., including little cliff-breaking, and breaking 

 down bumps, pinnacles, etc., Bs. 20 to Bs. 24 per acre. 



(4) Bandh construction, Bs. 5 per acre or per 1,000 c. ft. 



II. Sowing (including collection of seed), Be. 1 to Bs. 2 per 

 acre. 



III. Tending and weeding in first rains, each weeding 

 Be. 1-10-6 per acre, or with three weedings, Bs. 5 per acre. 



Filling up gaps with shisham cuttings and other transplants : 

 planting grass roots, etc., annas 10 to Be. 1-5 per acre. 



IV. Subsequent tending and miscellaneous- 

 Tending (two to four years old), annas 8 per acre. 

 Fencing with thorns, annas 6 to annas 9 per acre. 

 Cattle guards and forest guards, annas 8 per acre per annum. 



The general cost of creation and upkeep of plantation exclud- 

 ing 



(1) Acquiring the land and preliminary demarcation. 



(2) Wire fencing. 



