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time regeneration methods (just as the selection forest) will not 

 work into such a scheme of budget regulation. 



For the utilization of large surplus stock a special working 

 plan is suggested, in which the budget is so apportioned, that the 

 market may not be overstocked, keeping in mind that new chan- 

 nels of trade do not open at once. The author cites an experience 

 to show this difficulty which would to us seem incredible. Al- 

 though Germany secures now one-third of her consumption of 

 workwood, the author thinks it will take considerable time before 

 it would be possible to dispose of large surplus masses of home 

 product — probably price differences accounting for this. 



At the present time several of the German administrators con- 

 template new forest regulation schemes. 



A similar movement, namely, to increase the cut and reduce 

 rotations was made in Baden, without any result. Here, Oberfor- 

 ster Fieser figured the average rotation at 140 years, and by re- 

 ducing it to no years an increase in the present budget of 73 

 cubic feet by 15 cubic feet as possible. This would mean 140,- 

 000,000 cubic feet extraordinary cut and increase of annual budget 

 by 8 cubic feet. In the legislature, however, the policy of the 

 administration was in every point sustained as correct. 



The administration claimed that the average rotation is 112 

 years, that the actual stock is by over 50 million cubic feet behind 

 normal, while the age classes over 100 years showed a surplus, 

 the next lower age class, 80-100 years, had a corresponding de- 

 ficit. Hence a slow utilization of the old age classes was indi- 

 cated. In 1902, the normal increment was calculated as 76 cubic 

 feet, the actual increment as 70 cubic feet now increased to 73 

 cubic feet, and this, therefore, is set down for the main felling 

 budget. 



Dr. Hausrath discusses the yield capacity of the Badish forests 

 in detail, attempting to answer two questions: Are the accepted 

 normal rotations satisfactory? and are these rotations actually 

 in operation? 



In principle the rotations of Baden are based on silvicultural 

 considerations and use value of material, hence, in the more 

 densely populated districts lower, in the Schwarzwald higher ro- 

 tations are indicated which furnish good saw material. 



It must be admitted that the difference in the price of larger and 

 smaller sizes has lately somewhat decreased, yet the sawmill in- 



