Part VIII] Smythies : Afforestation of Ravine Lands 
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in the near future in afforestation of waste and unculturable lands in 
the Gangetic plain, and one of the principal objects in preparing this 
note has been to expand the circle of recognition, and enable the public 
to appreciate the possibilities of the work. 
APPENDIX. 
Cost of creation and upkeep of Ravine Plantations- 
The following general rates are sanctioned in the Afforestation 
Division :— 
I. Soil preparation— 
(1) Ploughing on flat or undulating ground . 
(2) Making field ridges on ploughed land 
(3) Making ridges with ditches on unploughed 
land, steep slopes, etc., including a little 
cliff breaking and breaking down bumps, 
pinnacles, etc. ..... 
(4) Bandh construction .... 
II. Sowing (including collection of seed) 
III. Tending and weeding in first rains, each weed¬ 
ing Rs. 1-10-6 per acre, or with 3 weedings 
Filling up gaps with shisham cuttings and other 
transplants, planting grass roots, etc. 
IV. Subsequent tending and miscellaneous— 
Thinning (2 to 4 years old) .... 
Fencing with thorns . ... . 
Cattle guards and Forest guards . 
Rs. 3 to 4 per acre. 
Rs. 5 to 6 per acre. 
Rs. 20 to 24 per acre. 
Rs. 5 per acre or 3-8 per 
1,000 c. ft. 
As. 12 to Re. I per acre. 
Rs. 5 per acre. 
As. 10 to Rs. 1-6 per acre. 
As. 8 per acre. 
As. 6 to 9 per acre. 
As. 8 per acre per annum. 
The general cost of creation and upkeep of plantations, excluding— 
(1) Acquiring the land and preliminary demarcation. 
(2) Wire fencing. 
(3) Overhead and supervising charges, may be put roughly as 
follows :— 
Details. 
On flat 
lands with¬ 
out bandhs 
per acre. 
(a) 
Moderate in 
ravine lands 
with bandhs 
per acre. 
(D 
Remarks. 
Rs. A. P. 
Rs. A. P. 
Total initial cost— 
Soil preparation . 
10 0 0 
25 0 0 
1. flat ground Rs. 18. 
Sowing, tending and protec¬ 
tion for 1st year. 
8 0 0 
8 0 0 
2. ravine land Rs. 33. 
Subsequent tending and fill¬ 
0 8 0 
0 8 0 
Total recurring expenditure 
ing up failures. 
(per annum) 
(per annum) 
Rs. 1-8-0 per annum. 
Miscellaneous recurring ex¬ 
0 8 0 
0 8 0 
penditure. (Roads, Tools, 
(per annnm) 
(per annum) 
etc.). 
0 8 0 
0 8 0 
Note.—T he budget allot¬ 
Stuff. 
(per annum) 
(per annum) 
ment for 1920 in the 
Total 
18 0 0 
33 0 0 
Afforestation Division for 
plus 
plus 
1,600 acres is Rs. 44,000 
1 8 0 
(per annum) 
1 8 0 
(per annum) 
or Rs. 27-8-0 per acre. 
These figures should prove useful in preparing estimates for now 
plantations, for financial forecasts and the like. 
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