Part V.] 
Pearson : Note on the Utilization of Bamboo, 
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DIX V. 
Division of the North Kanara Collectorate, Bombay Presidency . 
Mungod Bamboo area.) 
AVERAGE SIZE OF 
ONE STEM. 
Total 
weight 
green, in 
lbs. 
Total 
weight 
dry, in 
lbs. 
Weight 
of dry 
internodes, 
in lbs. 
Weight 
of dry 
nodes 
and saw¬ 
dust, in 
lbs. 
Yield of 
dry in¬ 
ternodes 
per acre, 
in lbs. 
Remarks. 
Length 
in 
feet. 
Mid-girth 
in 
inches. 
38 
8-8 
5-759 
Not 
known. 
3,720 
Not 
known. 
5,461 
38 
I °? 
| OO 
57-6 
37-2 
5,461 
through a second rains. Old stems are those which have passed through two or more rainy seasons. 
DIX VI. 
North and South Malabar Forest Divisions of the Madras Presidency . 
K&noth and Nilambur Bamboo areas.) 
AVERAGE SIZE OF 
ONE STEM. 
Total 
weight 
Total, 
weight 
dry, in 
lbs. 
Weight 
of dry 
internodes, 
in lbs. 
Weight 
of dry 
nodes, 
sawdust, 
etc., in 
lbs. 
Yield of 
dry in¬ 
ternodes 
Remarks. 
Length 
in 
feet. 
Mid-girth 
in 
inches. 
green, in 
lbs. 
per acre, 
in lbs. 
55 
10 
8,765 
5,803 
4,679 
1,124 
6,550 
Taken on undulating ground. 
55 
10 
87-6 
58 
46-8 
11-2 
6,550 
61 
11*1 
12,525 
7,867 
6,487 
1,380 
38,792 
Taken in moist deciduous bamboo forest, few new 
clumps. 
51 
10-3 
7,472 
4,873 
4,197 
676 
21,026 
A fair number of young clumps. 
56 
10-7 
99-9 
63-7 
53-4 
10-3 
29,909 
63 
10-2 
10,995 
7,206 
6,200 
1,006 
25,544 
Taken in heavy bamboo forest. 
63 
10-2 
109-9 
72-1 
62-0 
10-1 
25,544 
made by the Working-Plans Officer over an area of 426 acres. 
through a second rains. Old stems are those which have passed through two or more rainy seasons. 
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