250 Forestry Quarterly. 



tants, makes and every ten years revises working plans. More- 

 over, four forestmasters devote their entire attention to the study 

 and application of methods of culture of moor soils. 



For the purpose of utilizing less valuable products the adminis- 

 tration runs three small sawmills, besides several cord-cutting 

 mills. 



The total cost of the forest administration amounts to about 

 $225,000. The small personnel is explained by the fact that the 

 wood is mostly sold on the stump, to be removed by the purchaser 

 in two years, the trees to be cut being marked. Only the small 

 amounts needed for the State mills is cut under direct supervision 

 of the foresters. 



The net revenue resulting amounts at present to around 2.5 

 million dollars. 



Besides the large forest property, the State owns a considerable 

 number of farms, which are rented, and the woodlots are man- 

 aged under working plans mostly by area allotment. Although 

 the cutting is inspected by foresters of the government, much 

 abuse is being complained of, especially where permission is given 

 to thin out by selection cutting with a view of securing or im- 

 proving pasture. A seed tree management is mostly in vogue, 

 which, on the whole, where properly carried out is satisfactory 

 enough. 



The export of forest products has continually increased in the 

 last 25 years, namely from a little over $8 million yearly average 

 in the quinquennium 1886-1890 to %2>7 million in 1906-10, and to 

 $48 million in 1912. 



The main items of export are, of course, wood and manu- 

 factures of wood with nearly $35 million, and woodpulp and paper 

 with $13 million, leaving about $300,000 for other products, char- 

 coal, tar, etc. 



Finska Forstforeningens Meddelanden. January, February, 1913. Pp. 

 50-55; 106-109. 



Estimated area of national forests is about 



Forests 7 million acres, in addition to this there 



in are about 30,000 acres of planted forest. 



Chili. The Government is taking measures to stop 



destruction of timber and to plant regions 



where little wood of any kind exists now. Most of the Chilean 



