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which have been substituted for cows in consequence of the higher 

 price of qhi. The buffaloes, however, depend to a very small extent 

 on the grazing obtainable in the ravines and are almost entirely 

 stall-fed. 



9. The members of the committee expressed their agreement 

 with the resolutions nos. 3 7, 10 and 11 of the Agricultural Con- 

 ference held at Luckaow on 9th/llth August, 1909. 



10. The resolution arrived at was that it is most desirable 

 that any measures considered practicable be undertaken to increase 

 the productiveness of the ravine tract for grazing purposes and the 

 production of fuel. 



11. The committee further resolved that it is impossible to rely 

 on private enterprise to effect improvement, that the landholders 

 are not in a position to make it possible for them to carry out 

 any measures of importance, and that it is obviously necessary 

 that any measures to 'be adopted should be undertaken, at any 

 rate by way of demonstration, through the agency of the Forest 

 department. 



12. The scheme outlined by the Forest officers was explained 

 in detail to the committee, figures being given for Sandaus, one of 

 the areas now in question, to show the working of the proposals 

 throughout the suggested cycle of twelve years. It was recognised 

 that no hard and fast rule could be adopted for the entire tract, 

 as development could not take place evenly throughout an area 

 exhibiting marked variations of soil and physical conditions, and 

 that consequently any scheme of rotation must be sufficiently 

 elastic to admit of modifications in particular areas depending on 

 the extent of land available for development and the incidence of 

 the locality. 



13. The Committee consider that treatment on the lines 

 indicated is likely to effect a material improvement in the produc- 

 tiveness of the ravines. The experience afforded by the treatment 

 of rav ine land at Agra and Kalpi and by the closing of certain 

 tractscn the Rainpura jagir warrants the belief that it is possible 

 to senure a good growth of fodder grass in many places which at 

 present are wholly bare. It was resolved that the block system 

 with losure of fractional portions in rotation is the only system by 

 which success can be expected ; and while it is noted that difficul- 

 ties are likely to arise in connection with the arrangement of blocks 

 so as to provide accessible pasturage for the cattle of every village 

 at all periods of the rotation, it is held by the Committee that these 

 difficulties are not in anyVay insuperable. 



14. The Committee accept the general principle that one- 

 fourth of each block should be closed to grazing at one time, but are 



