1 4
2 The total outlay on these plantations was Rs. 9,825—4—8; and the Conservator
3 considers the results unsatisfactory, the number of casualties among the seedlings that
4 were planted out having been very large. eis further of opinion that the cost of
5 establishing this class of plantations successfully, will be far heavier than has been anti-
6 cipated, which will probably prove to be the case.
7 The mere enclosure of these tracts, and the prevention of their being grazed over by
8 cattle, or devastated by fires, can hardly, however, if aided by breaking up the ground
9 where practicable, fail to result in them becoming more or Jess stocked by natural repro-
10 ductions ; and with the examples on this head that alrcady exist in various parts of the
11 District, thero can be no reason to droad ultimate failuro in this matter.
12 The bamboo should be freely sown in favorable spots in all these tracts, and indi-
13 genous trees which spring up of themselves almost everywhere, and many of which are
14 suitable for fuel and small timber purposes, should be protected from injury, and
15 encouraged to establish themselves wherever they appear.
16 FIFTH SECTION,
17 Actua Y1ELD oF THE Forests, DisPosan or Timper, &o.
18 11, In the Nagar Range the follings amounted to 2,974 teak, and 2,552 jungle-
19 wood logs, and 7,300 bamboos.
20 The fellings in the Soraba and Chennagiri Talooks were necessarily large, the
21 Department being bound to complete them within one year from the date of settlement
22 of these talooks by the Revenue Survey, at the expiration of which term under the Survey
23 Rules, all unfelled trees on occupied lands, become the property of the holder.
24 The sales of the depots realized Rs, 24,692.
25 An experimental sale of 5,018 cubic feet of teak at Bellary was successful, and will
26 be repeated durmg the current year.
27 The collections of sandalwood amounted to 431 tons, at an average cost of
28 Rs, 28—4—3 per ton.
29 The sales were 377 tons of good, and 93 of waste-wood; the rates realized Deing
30 Rs, 318 per ton on the former, and Rs, 14—6—4 on the latter. As contrasted with the
31 previous year, the costs of collection were Rs. 16 per ton legs, while the rates realized
32 were Rs. 12 per ton mgher.
33 12, Inthe Ashtagram Range the fellings amounted to 9,194 cubic feet, and 5,654
34 poles and pieces of teak; and.16,710 cubic fect, and 361 poles and picces of jungle-woud,
35 The sules at the depots realized Rs, 39,073.
36 Tlie collections of sandalwood aggregated 280 tons, at an average cost of Rs, 41-5-0
37 per ton. The sales were 206 tons of good, and 106 tons of inferior and waste-wood ;
38 the rates realized beng Rs. 373—15—11 per ton on the former,and only Rs. 9—11—4
39 on the latter. As contrasted with the previous year, the costs of collection were Rs.
40 2—3—0O per ton, lower, while the prices realized were Its. 31—9—0 per ton, highor.
41 13. In the Nandidroog Range there were no follings of .timber ‘The collections
42 of sandalwood aggregated 179 tons, at an average cost of Its. 37-—1—4 per ton.
43 The sales were 149 tons of good, and 43 tons of waste-wood, the prices realized
44 being Rs, 280—5—8 yer ton on the former, and Rs. 3—1—1 on tho latter. As con-
45 trasted with the previous year, the costs of collections were Rs. 1—4—0 per ton, lower ;
46 but the prices realized were less, by the large sum of Its, 98—8—0 per ton.