Indian Forest Records. 
[Vol. 1 
Summary of results of measurements in Forest Research Institute Sample Plo: 
Species— SHOREA ROBUSTA. 
United Provinces, Eastern Circle, Bahraich Division. 
Sample Plot. 
Thinned or 
Unthinned. 
Descriptive 
details. 
No. 1. 
Unthinned. 
Flat alluvi¬ 
al ground ; 
soil, a fer¬ 
tile loam, 
somewhat 
clayey on 
surface, 
becoming 
sandier at 
S' depth. 
Rather 
No. 2. 
Unthinned. 
Period of mea¬ 
surement. 
Total number of 
measurements. 
open, pure 
Sal forest 
of fair 
quality 
but trees 
somewhat 
crooked 
and some 
forked. 
1911-12 
to 
1916-17 
Flat alluvi¬ 
al land ; 
soil, clayey 
loam. 
Pure Sal 
forest of 
fairly good 
quality. 
Sal rege¬ 
neration 
very 
scanty. 
1911-12 
to 
1916-17 
32 
16 
No. 3. 
Unthinned. 
No. 4. 
Unthinned. 
Flat alluvi¬ 
al ground ; 
soil, clayey 
loam. 
Sal forest 
of very 
good 
quality in 
tree stage. 
Some 
young Sal 
regenera¬ 
tion 
appearing. 
1911-12 
to 
1916-17 
32 
No. 5. 
Unthinned. 
Undulating 
ground. 
Sal forest 
of full 
height- 
growth 
and very 
good 
quality, 
lower 
damar 
type. 
Soil, sandy 
loam. No 
Sal rege¬ 
neration. 
Very loose. 
1911-12 
to 
1916-17 
27 
Flat alluvi¬ 
al ground; 
soil, a fer¬ 
tile loam. 
Dense, 
even-aged 
young Sal 
and Sain 
pole forest 
created by 
very heavy 
fellings 
about 
30 years 
ago. Good 
quality, 
fully 
stocked. 
No. 6. 
COMBINEII 
SAMPLE I 
PLOTS 
1, 2, 3, 4 & 
Thinned. Unthinned 
Flat alluvi¬ 
al ground ; 
soil, a fer¬ 
tile loam. 
Dense, 
even-aged 
young Sal 
and Sain 
pole forest 
created by 
very heavy 
fellings 
about 
30 years 
ago. Good 
quality, 
fully 
stocked. 
1911-12 
to 
1916-17 
45 
1911-12 
to 
1916-17 
36 
152* 
1911-12 
to 
1916-17 
Rate of growth in girth. 
Age in years. 
10 
20 
30 
40 
50 
60 
70 
80 
90 
100 
110 
120 
130 
140 
150 
160 
170 
Ft. in. 
0 24 
0 5£ 
0 8f 
04 
44 
o 
3f 
74 
2 11J 
3 3i 
8i 
2* 
8f 
5 7i 
6 0 
Ft. 
0 
m. 
2 * 
0 8f 
1 0* 
3| 
n 
1 114 
2 4“ 
2 9£ 
3 2i 
3 74 
Ft. in. 
0 3f 
0 7f 
1 04 
1 5 
1 9f 
2 2 } 
2 6 | 
2 11 
3 34 
3 84 
4 14 
4 6f 
4 Ilf 
5 44 
5 84 
6 0 
Ft. in. 
0 2f 
0 5f 
0 8# 
1 04 
1 4 
1 8 
2 0 
2 4 
34 
6 0 
Ft. in. 
0 44 
0 91 
34 
Ft. in. 
0 4f 
0 10 
1 34 
1 104 
Ft. 
0 
n. j 
44 
0 94 
3 
n 
i 
i 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 64 
3 114 
4 5f 
4 114 
5 44 
5 9 
to 36"—37 measts., 36" to 48"—32 measts.: 48' 
* 0" to 12"—No. of measts. nil, 12" to 24"—47 measts. 24" 
to 60"—28 measts., 60" to 72"—8 measts.=152 measts. 
Note.—N othing has been added for the time required for the seedling to establish itself. 
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