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ground and thus retard decay by removing them from contact with 
debris, soil, moisture, etc., and permit a circulation of air around 
each log. During prolonged storage the logs should be skidded above 
the ground at both ends, but for temporary storage one end of the log 
only need be placed on skids. 
(b) Sheltering. — Whenever possible, logs should be skidded under 
the protection of a shed which will shelter them from the sun above 
and at the sides and break the force of hot dry winds. 
When suitable sheds cannot be provided, improvised shelter, such 
as heavy thatch, should be laid over and slightly above the logs on 
the skids to protect them from the elements above and at the ends. 
This kind of protection is not required in dense forests in the 
moist regions, but is necessarj’ and should prove easily possible in 
timber depots and storage yards, along the hnes of transport, and 
for prolonged shipments by rail during the hot season. 
(c) Girdling. — (When logs must be stored prior to conversion). 
Of the species which probably can be girdled without excessive 
damage by insects, it is recommended that the following be girdled 
in the cold weather in most localities, 12 — 24 months prior to felling : — 
Aegle Marmelos. 
Anogeissus latifolia. 
Anogeissus pendula. 
Careya arborea. 
Chloroxylon Swietenia>. 
Diospyros Melanoxylon. 
Greivia tiliaefolia. 
Lagerstrbmia parviflora. 
Tectona grandis. 
Tcrminalia Arjuna. 
Unless the local officers have better proof than is provided by these 
experiments that the timber would be severely damaged by insects 
in their respective locahties, the following species should also be 
girdled if the logs cannot be converted promptly or stored under 
water ; — 
Bursera serrata. 
Cedrela Toona. 
Cleistanthus collinus- 
Dalbergia Sissoo. 
Dillenia pentagyna. 
Eugenia Jambolana. 
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