126 Indian Forest Records. [Vol. IV. 
APPEN 
Experimental Sample Plots taken in the East Kanara Forest 
(These figures refer to the 
Locality. 
Area of 
sample 
plot, 
in acres. 
Type of forest. 
SPECIES. 
No. of experimen¬ 
tal stems cut. 
Bambusa arundinacea. j 
No. of 
clumps 
counted. 
No. of 
new stems 
counted. 
No. of 
old stems j 
counted. 
Mungod Forests, East Kanara Forest 
Division. 
5 
Dry deciduous bam¬ 
boo forest. 
404 
429 
3,239 ! 
100 
Average per acre .... 
1 
81 
86 
648 
Average of one 
stem. 
Note I.—These are the averages for 5 separate sample plots. 
Note II.—These sample plots were taken by Mr. Butterworth, Assistant Conservator of Forests. 
Note III.—New stems are those which have come into existence in one monsoon but have not passed 
APPEN 
Experimental Bamboo Sample Plots in the South Kanara and 
(These figures refer to the Uppinangadi. 
SPECIES. 
Locality. 
Area of 
sample plot, 
in acres. 
Type of forest. 
Bambusa arundinacea. 
No. of experimen¬ 
tal stems cut on 
j which the yield 
is based. 
No. of 
clumps 
counted. 
No. of 
new stems 
counted. 
No. of 
old stems 
counted. 
Compartment II, Coupe 4, Uppinan- 
gadi Range, South Canara 
Division. 
2 
Moist deciduous with 
many Bambusa 
arundinacea. 
26 
82 
198 
^100 
Average per acre .... 
1 
•• 
13 
41 
99 
Average of one 
stem. 
Kumari Forest, Kanoth Range, 
1 
Ditto 
30 
160 
438 
100 
North Malabar Division. 
Ditto ditto 
1 
Ditto 
50 
m 
331 
100 
Average yield per acre . 
1 
•• 
40 
165 
384 
Average of one 
stem. 
Porkado Forest, Nilambur Range, 
1 
Ditto 
45 
125 
287 
100 
South Malabar Division. 
Kanakatha Range, South Malabar 
1 
Ditto 
46 
131 
248 
" 
Division. 
Average per acre . 
1 
45 
128 
267 
Average of one 
stem. 
Note I.—The yield is not based on figures derived from these enumerations but on the enumerations 
Note II.— New stems are those which have come into existence in one monsoon but have not passed 
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