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on the slopes of a hill-side or valley, or on opposite sides 

 of a river) or unlike in some permanent character of the 

 vegetation, as in the case of forests composed of different spe- 

 cies or occupying different classes of soil, etc. The lines of 

 demarcation of such areas thus form the skeleton, so to speak, 

 of the forest, and are permanent land-marks. Such natural 

 sub-divisions, generally bearing local proper names, are in- 

 cluded in the term blocks. 



It will, however, often happen in India that, owin? to the area not having already 

 been opened out, such sub-divisions cannot he formed without cntting artificial 

 lines through the forest. In such cases the management of the forest under the 

 working-plan will necessitate the laying out of new roads or paths for the extraction 

 of the produce, and the lines along which it is proposed or considered likely that these 

 new roads will proceed should be utilized as the boundaries of the blocks. 



Compartment. — The crop in each block or natural sub- 

 division would not usually be uniform as regards its com- 

 position ; and where a more exact inventory of the crop is 

 required it will be necessary to further sub-divide each 

 block (for the purpose of making this analysis) into smaller 

 areas, as far as possible homogenous as regards soil and com- 

 position and age of the crop. These sub-divisions of blocks 

 are called compartments. 



Most of the working-plans hitherto prepared in India have been unnecessarily 

 complicated by the way in which the forests have been permanently sub-divided into 

 more or less minute compartments (so called). 



Coupe. — The area felled over, or that is to be felled over 

 in one year or period, is called a coupe. A coupe may extend 

 over several blocks or a block may include several coupes. 

 In ail cases integral portions are very desirable. Each 

 coupe may include several compartment. 



