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main budget and be regenerated, the other coupes were to be 

 gone through every 4 or 5 years in selection fashion to take the 

 dying and overripe timber and free young growth, without limi- 

 tation as to volume. 



This area arrangement the author considers one of the happiest 

 innovations which allowed to harvest the excess stock of old ma- 

 terial. From 1861 to 1894, 147 cubic feet per acre of a value !)f 

 9.2 cents or $13.52 per acre. 



In 1894 a revision of working plans took place and the budget 

 was fixed for 2.35 per cent, of the measured stock, namely all 

 trees over 2.5 feet circumference with the silvicultural prescrip- 

 tion to regenerate, or as the author says "rejuvenate" (rajeunir), 

 a certain number of divisions and select for cultural purposes in 

 the rest in periods of return of 8 years. 



The product under this rule, from 1895 to 1904, was 140 cubic 

 feet worth $13.23 per acre. 



Then again a stock-taking and revision of plans was made. The 

 enumeration showed altogether on the 6,770 acres 629,902 trees 

 of between 25 and 15 feet circumference per acre with 42,832,000 

 cubic feet, or 94.7 trees with 5,705 cubic feet per acre. The 

 budget was then fixed at 2.35 per cent, on this stock, with an addi- 

 tion of the stock considered in excess, or altogether 17 1.6 cubic 

 feet, which is 2.74 per cent, of the total stock. 



During the seven years for which this budget has run, there 

 have been cut 1.2 trees per acre of not quite the full cubic foot 

 content or 2.66 per cent, of the stock, bringing $14.77 P^^ acre, 

 the price for workwood being 11.5 cents. 



To make a satisfactory visit to this interesting forest two days 

 are required, and an itinerary pointing out the matters of inter- 

 est to be seen is given ; also a map showing the subdivisions, 

 roads, etc. 



La Foret domaniale de Levier. Revue des Eaux et Forets. September, 

 1912. Pp. 525-538. 



Those who propose to inspect and under- 

 Travel stand the reboisement work, which has 



in made French forest engineers celebrated, 



France. will do well to read the well illustrated ac- 



count of the excursions made by members 

 of the Societe Forestiere de Franche-Comte et Bel fort, lasting 



