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(4) Species of bamboos and mode of growth . 
The common bamboo in these forests is Bambusa arundinacea , which 
grows from 40 to 50 feet in height and 8" mid-girth (see Appendix V). 
Portions of the area are densely stocked with this species and it is every¬ 
where plentiful. It is not extracted to any great extent, the number 
taken out in 1908-09 being 14,500 only. The other bamboo found is 
Dendrocalamus strictus which, as compared with Bambusa arundinacea, 
is not plentiful, though fully sufficient to meet the local market. 
(5) Possible factory site. 
There are two possible factory sites. One is at Bomanhalli, also 
known as Kegdal, which is situated some five miles from the north-west¬ 
ern limits of the area, on the Kala Nadi river. From the bamboo forest 
and leading to this place are several good cart-roads, while from the 
proposed factory site to Alnavar, a station on the Madras and Southern 
Mahratta Railway, is a high road, the distance being 26 miles. A 
plentiful supply of good water is found throughout the year in the Kala 
Nadi at Bomanhalli, so that, in many ways, the place is suitable for a 
factory site. The disadvantages are that it is out of the way and that 
though it is close to the bamboo forests, the distance over which supplies, 
chemicals and coal would have to be carted, is not only considerable but 
might present serious difficulties during the rains. 
The other possible site is Hubli, a station on the Madras and South¬ 
ern Mahratta Railway, an average distance of 35 miles from the centre 
of the forests. Three main roads, running through the area, go to Hubli, 
the gradients over their entire length being in no case excessive or long, 
as the country is everywhere practically flat. This place has several 
advantages over the Bomanhalli site. Hubli is a fairly large station, 
and also has a good climate, besides which, chemicals, coal and labour 
would be far more easily procurable. 
(6) Outturn. 
The outturn is based on Bambusa arundinacea only, as the other 
species are not plentiful, besides being already in considerable demand. 
Five sample plots were taken by Mr. Butterworth, Assistant Conservator 
of Forests, in blocks XIV and XV (see Appendix V) giving a yield of 
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