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llie Journal of Forcshy. 



Besides these two establisliments, there is also in the Govei-nmont of St. 

 Petersburg, at the village of Lissino, adjoining the forest, a school of the 

 second class, at which the course of study extends over three years, when those 

 who have completed the course leave with the rank of Forest Conductors, and 

 may receive appointments as forest assistants and as forest officers of the 

 fourth class. 



This is designed for the training of young menTor the discharge of the duties 

 of the inferior classes of forest officers, and for the training of foresters to be 

 employed by private propi'ietors. Pupils are received from 15 to 20 years of 

 age. 



The Agricultural and Forest Academy at Petrowski, near Moscow, was 

 established on its present basis some years ago. On the 1st of June, 1S72, 

 there were 333 students in attendance. Amougst students who had completed 

 their studies there, within the brief period of its existence, 16 had taken the 

 degree of Condidot, which is considered to correspond to the university degrees 

 of Master of Arts ; of these, 3 were students of agricultm-e, 13 students of 

 forest economy. 



Besides these three principal Schools of Forestry and of Agriculture, and 

 others in I\Ioscow, in the Government of Viatcha, in the Government of Mogel- 

 hoff, at Gorka, at Cazan, at Cherkoff, and at Saratoff, where young men are 

 trained to act as agriculturists and as managers of estates — there are minor 

 Forest Schools in different parts of Russia, in which in some cases special 

 attention is given to what may be considered special requirements of the 

 districts in which they are situated. 



In regard to the Steppe Forest School at Beliko-Anadolsk, it is stated, 

 amongst many other things, that the students are to give their attention to 

 the planting of the steppes with trees ; the acclimatisation of several kinds of 

 trees which are named ; scientific meteorological observations, with the bearing 

 of the facts observed upon the climatal conditions of life ; observations on 

 the gi'owth of trees under certain conditions of climate ; and on the effect of 

 the growth of trees on the steppe on the climate of the locality. 



The Central Forest Department is to provide them with forest seeds ; and 

 from certain institutions, subject to the Ministry of Imperial domains, charged 

 with the culture and collection of seeds, they are also to receive seeds free of 

 charge. 



I have had occasion to mention, that in 1858 Baron von Berg, Ober-forst- 

 rath in Saxony, was applied to professionally to examine and report on the 

 state of the forests and the forest managements of Finland. He did so; and 

 amongst other results was this :— 



For the instruction of candidates for employment in the forest service, there 

 was established by decree, dated lOth March, 1859, a forest school at the Crown 

 Park of Evois, in Lampes-socken, in Tavastehus-lJin, in which they might be 

 thoroughly instructed in all that relates to the theory and practice of forest 

 economy. It was opened on the ]5th April in the same year, fully organized, 

 and placed under the superintendence and charge of a director, with three 

 resident lecturers and ens feld instructor. Students desirous of enjoying the 

 benefit of the institution were required to produce a imiversity diploma, or a 

 first-class certificate of the completion of the course of study at one or other 

 of the civil gymnasiums of the country; and there was provided for them 

 free instruction, with free quarters and fire wood. 



In Sweden there was established, in 18"-;8, a Forest Institute; and in 1860 

 it was decided to establish, also at the expense of the Government, Lower 

 Forest Schools in different parts ol the country, so as to provide in the former 

 a higher course of instruction for the education of forest managers, and in 

 jhe latter a more restricted course for the education of skilled foresters and 

 planters. 



The forest schools supported by the Government are located at the following 

 placps : — Tierps, I'psala county ; Ouibergs, Ostergotland county ; Boda, Calmar 

 county; Daniels-Lands, Christianstad county; Hunneberg, El fsborg county ; 

 and Silbre, Western Norrland county. From the report of 1867 it appears 

 that 21,860 pupils in the" folk-school," or common school, received instruction 

 in horticulture and tree-planting ; and the Government offers help to support 



