390 Indian Forest Records. [Vor.. t. 
to the results obtained by the enumeration survey, the total available stock 
at present on the ground has been calculated as follows : — 
Kind of trees. 
Class. 
Number of trees 
counted. 
Contents in 
maunds of 
100 lbs. per 
tree. 
Total maunds 
of 100 lbs. 
r 
I 
928 
90 
83,520 
II 
1,366 
40 
54,640 
Tilonj . . . .-^ 
I 
III 
2,459 
15 
36,885 
1 
L 
IV 
9,311 
4 
37,364 
r 
I 
1,082 
90 
97,380 
1 
II 
1,342 
40 
53,680 
Banj . . . .-^ 
1 
III 
2,048 
15 
30,720 
1 
L 
IV 
6,222 
4 
24,888 
r 
I 
352 
35 
12,320 
1 
II 
695 
18 
12,510 
Ayar and brons . 
1 
j 
III 
1,594 
n 
15,143 
1 
IV 
2,866 
6 
17,196 
r 
I 
787 
35 
27,545 
i 
II 
1,239 
18 
22,302 
Miscellaneous . 
1 
III 
2,697 
9^ 
25,621 
I 
1 
IV 
8,231 
6 
49,386 
Total available stock 
601,100 
The object to be attained is, whilst utilising to the full all that the forests 
are capable of yielding without deteriorating, to ensure the permanence of the 
forest estate, to enrich it, and bring it into a normal condition with all ages 
represented in due proportion, and in as complete a state as possible. In the 
better stocked portion of class A we shall be justified in utilising an amount of 
material approaching the annual production. In the poorly stocked areas of 
class B it must be our aim to preserve the existing stock most carefully, and 
to endeavour to encourage the growth of forest vegetation over places where it 
is at present absent. 
The forests are naturally “ high forests,” reproducing themselves from 
seed, and when in a condition of completeness will yield the highest possible 
amount of material which the ground is capable of pi-oducin<^. The slopes are 
nearly everywhere steep, and the forests are much exposed to violent storms 
both of wind and snow; landslips are to be feared; and the method of ” selec- 
tion ” or “ jardinage ” is certainly the most suitable to apply. We have seen 
however that there are a considerable number of injured individuals, damaged in 
