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transplanting; fpr whicli ;tlfe r£^tef,fised inqliifleSj tjie c^s^.pf 

 (a) taking out plants ifrqm the , nursery, ":(?!), ^^jBjp^ 

 tile-pots to tlie nursery, (c) filling _in of pits, (^), ip^p^^^ilipg 

 and (e) watering t^e plants, put out, if ,nepessaFy. , - 



15. Weeding, — Weeds should /l?e',remo,y,ed', jm5jedia4iely 

 around the young ijrees once pr , twice a , year, ,so iiat ibe 

 growth of the latter may , not be chpjfeed, TEe.,^vir^e soil 

 might he advantageously ptirred up , at , the ..sjipae, tigie., 

 This weeding should he, continued for %4 or,,^fe?^ vj^ft''?*, 

 when the young trees will have, grown to a size. .jgumciB.p.'t 

 to create a shade which .will,,eitjier..snppjress or ^ill f^^e 

 weeds. In addition to keeping w^eeds ^ijdT ,^ass down ipi- 

 mediately around the trees^ it is necessary to ^ keep t|je 

 whole field clear of. extraneous growth, e?:cqpt grass,.. fpi; a few 

 years, or until the Casuarina suppresses underj_, scrub, by , the 

 density of its own growth. 



16. Pruning. — In the 3rd or 4th year, iijie , IpTj^er 

 branches of the trees phould be carefully sayn^pff, tO; adfl^t 

 light and facilitate a free passage of air. i 



This operation should be ajttended to , with the. greatest, 

 care, and is on no account to be entrusted,. ;to. ignprantjfpr 

 unskillful subordinfites. In fact itj^^'di}etterl,bej,le£t;ancl^ft,e,- 

 than be done badly or roughly. -■'"■- ^ ^ ... ^. 



17. Trenching and /hedging. — A tjrench 3' X 3'j,w,ill be 

 dug all aroi;nd ' the plantation, aij.d,.jpii ,^hp;,earyi ridged, 

 on the outer , tank, '_ aloes, (^jra^e amenpaw^)\',wili ^jail^.p^^'g^ 

 to form a prptectyve fence against .fixe,,,. cattie, ang^ig-^ec^, 

 lopers. Where the . cpmpion , aj^e, is,j.npt ^piMcuraJjJe,' ' 3Pfi(pas 

 Kattali' and 'Bonte Ealli' a^Eprd^gpoi jnaJeiMi[||or ipw^V 

 18. Working plfin and, plan of Oj3eraiiVws.-r-!^0) pJiint^tipu^ 

 unless it is a very small one which can be ^Siwed- ia a, 

 year, should be opened witkout a .woddng. plan.. -fThe, ad- 

 vantage of having such is, thai; regular ..wor^iig is .en^siirjed, 

 and a complete check exercised. . ^aless. a planiajnade ,ajicl 

 adhered to from the beginning, .irregulajri|tie3,-\vri.lt^.e. .s^rf 

 to creep in sooner or later. , Confiised .work, on ^e,.^ld,-,is 

 certain to be follow;ed by confusion in, tie . accounts ; ..^gd, 

 work cannot be detected from ' tJie,b»^,V^B.A i a,f|er . a j|te^ 

 years it becomes imppssible to say , what Jp^penditvire nas 

 been profitable, or the reverse. An aniijaal pl^n^ of „ ^P^r- 

 atipns for each plantation will be prepared by J tlie,J^pr^st 

 'Officer and issued to tte Ranger for gi;i^d|ance -and ejjeeiMJpii.5 



About 20 acres is a convenient size for a,p|aa]L£afioifr|Cp:^'. 

 partment, while a line 11 yards in width/and. q^e^d. of j^l^ 

 vegetable growth, should separate the,, comj'ar^mtiB,^ pro, 

 tect the plantation from fire. V 



19. How work is done and ^cdd for^-rAll work in.pia,fat.i 

 atione ia to jae done on; the P^^tcao^ ii^Btei^ tla;<)Bgh Jl4pBtii» 



