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estecl, but by the acquisition and reforestation, chiefly with native coni- 

 fers, of lands now uncultivated or abandoned. These plantations, 

 scattered throughout the country, would not only prove profitable 

 financially, but would prove more effective in stimulating similar work 

 on the part of other owners than any amount of literary propaganda. 

 Reforestation by communities should be further encouraged by State 

 loans, and the resulting plantations should be subject to the forest re- 

 gim.e. Private owners and forestry societies should be given free ad- 

 vice and other assistance by the State, and plantations established by 

 them should be granted liberal exemptions from taxation until they 

 reach a certain height. 



The conservation of privately owned forests, which constitute more 

 than two-thirds of the forest area of France, is a matter of very real 

 public concern and should therefore be undertaken by the State. Su- 

 pervision of cuttings in such forests should be exercised by the State, 

 without charge to the owner ; while clear cuttings in protection forests 

 should be prohibited, and in other forests should be followed by re- 

 forestation. As to clearings, legislation should be enacted providing 

 that the forest area of France must not be diminished ; prohibiting the 

 clearing of all stands in the zone of protection forests ; and requiring 

 a permit from the Minister of Agriculture for the clearing of all 

 stands outside of this zone. These measures would require an in- 

 creased forest personnel, which could be secured in part by relieving 

 forest officers of their duties as fish wardens. Supervision of private 

 cuttings could also be facilitated by commissioning private forest 

 guards as forest officers. Finally, conservation should be promoted 

 by giving forest owners, both public and private, more adequate pro- 

 tection against trespass by increased penalties. S. T. D. 



Raux, Marcel. Une devise de politique foresticre. Rev. Eaux et Forets, 

 57:248-2.54, 261-274. 1919. 



The following budget of the Prussian Forest 



Prussia's Forestry Administration for the year 1919 refers to an 



Budget for area of 7,538,G()7 acres. The data may be com- 



1919 pared with those given for 1913, before the war, 



in volume 11 at page -l-ll, and those of 19] 6, in 



the. midst of the war, given in volume 9 at page 377. The yield of 



wood was planned to be, in 1919, 400,710,000 cubic feet, of which 



327,452,000 is capable of control. The ordinary income is estimated 



