The distribution and extent of India's forest reserves is far from satisfactory from the point of view of the 1894 policy ; to a limited extent only can the State forests meet the requirments of the agricultural community and afford protection against unfavourable climatic influences both of which are essential to the establishment of permanent and prosperous agriculture. [...] In short the general objects of farm forestry in India are :- (a) to achieve the maximum degree of self-sufficiency as possible on the farm ; (b) to utiliSe the land to the best advantage ; to increase the fertility of agrcultural lands by preventing erosion and increasing water storage in the soil ' by mitigating the desiccating effect of hot winds by providing firewood in place of the cow-d [...] Thee establishment of a balanced farm economy will require the sinking of considerable capital in the land both the State and the farmer will contrbute towards this but outlay in terms of money and effort must to some extent be related tc the capacity of the land to respond to a given technique and in the long run to repay the capital and effort. [...] Shelter-belts have been planted but usually for the protection of orchards ; in arid winblown tracts the relics of hedges or low winbreaks are a not uncommon sight and the groing of trees on the boundaries of fields or round wells is a feature of some parts of the country ; the value of the lopping of certain trees for fodder and green manure is understood though it may be practised in [...] The creation of the Land Management Circle in 1945 in the United Provinces once again riveted attention to the exploration of the possibilities of the utilisation of wastelands where underlying pans of kankar defeated us in the past.
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- SARF Document ID
- sarf.120200
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Frontmatter
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i-v | Jagdamba Prasad | view |
Editorial
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83-84 | Jagdamba Prasad | view |
Farm Forestry in India
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84-88 | A.P.F. Hamilton | view |
Thorny Shrubs—a Blessing in Disguise
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88-89 | M.D. Chaturvedi | view |
Castellia Tuberculosa (Moris) Bor in India
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90-92 | N.L. Bor | view |
On Working Plans
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92-94 | E.P. Stebbing | view |
Water-Logged Area in Attock District
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94-95 | Mohammad Said | view |
The Tamur Valley Expedition
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96-101 | J. Banerji | view |
The Importance of the Method of Approach to Problems in Forest Hygiene with Particular Reference to the Experience in the Punjab
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102-104 | A.A. Khan | view |
The Flora of the Karewa Series of Kashmir and its Phytogeographical Affinities with Chapters on the Methods Used in Identification
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105-122 | G.S. Puri | view |
Silviculture of Ten Species of Bamboo Suitable for Paper Manufacture
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122-130 | Jagdamba Prasad | view |
Results of the Editorial Browse
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130-130 | Jagdamba Prasad | view |
Reviews and Abstracts
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131-135 | Jagdamba Prasad | view |
Gazette Notifications
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xv-xix | Jagdamba Prasad | view |
Books and Publications During January 1948
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xx-xx | Jagdamba Prasad | view |