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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



School of Forestry, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan 



The local forest officers were always 

 most courteous and conducted the 

 excursions to our great benefit, and 

 with credit to themselves. 



Japan is mountainous with numerous 

 volcanoes, the highest peak, Fujiyama, 

 reaching an elevation of 12,370 feet. 

 The mountains are swept by dry winds 

 from the continent on one side and the 

 moist air currents from the Pacific 

 Ocean on the other. Owing to these 



factors the country has a variety of 

 climates varying from a tropical one in 

 Formosa to a frigid climate in Hokkaido. 

 As a natural consequence of the climatic 

 conditions and the great amount of 

 rainfall, Japan has as rich a flora as any 

 country in the world. About 56,125,000 

 acres, or 59 per cent of Japan proper, is 

 covered with forests and the country is 

 said to have not less than 800 different 

 forest trees. Of this number, however, 



