136 Indian Forest Records. [Vol. iVTlt 
Chattisgarh Feudatory States. 
The States fall into three natural divisions, north, central, and 
south, and contain very important lac areas ; they are still more im¬ 
portant as potential sources of increased supplies. 
The northern States, Changbhakar, Korea, Sirguja, Jashpur, 
Udaipur, Raigarh, Sakti, Sarangarh, and the central States, Kawardha, 
Chhuikhadan, Khairagarh, Nandgaon, are mainly Palas areas. The 
southern States, Kanker and Bastar, produce mainly Kusum lac. 
Subject to this generalization, both varieties come in varying propor¬ 
tions from all areas. 
Yields are at present difficult to estimate, but the following is a 
fairly close, though conservative, annual estimate in maunds :— 
Kusmi. 
Jethwi. 
Baisakhi. 
Katki. 
Changbhakar 
... 
... 
Very 
little 
at present. 
Korea 
... 
200 
loo 
10,000 
6,000 
Sirguja 
... 
5,000 
3,200 
Jashpur ... 
... 
... 
50 
50 
... 
Udaipur ... 
... 
Very 
little 
at present. 
Raigarh ... 
... 
... 
1,200 
800 
400 
600 
Sakti 
Very 
little 
at present. 
Sarangarh 
... 
40 
30 
Kawardha 
... 
100 
50 
IOO 
50 
Chhuikhadan 
Very 
little 
at present. 
Khairagarh 
125 
200 
Nandgaon 
10 
10 
20 
20 
Kanker ... 
2,000 
1,000 
... 
... 
Bastar ... 
... 
... 
500 
200 
Total 
4,060 
2,210 
I tO 
1 00 
1 ^ 
1 ~ 
1 
9,090 
The important States are :— 
Korea 
Sirguja 
Raigarh 
Kanker 
Bastar 
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