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STATISTICS AND HISTORY. 



The volume of wood exported from Sweden 

 Export reached its cHmax in 1900. Since 1906 the 



Data. (lecHne has been especially rapid until 1910 



showed an increase of 16% over the exports 

 of the preceding year. Great Britain is the largest consumer of 

 Sweden's exports and determines export prices. France, Ger- 

 many, Denmark and Holland follow in order of the amount re- 

 ceived. 



The wood exported from Roumania goes largely to Germany 

 and to the nearer Orient especially Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece. 

 Germany imports mill run material and her lead among European 

 countries is largely due to her readiness to accept mixed ship- 

 ments. Roumanian wood competes in the German markets with 

 that from the neighboring Austrian province of Bukowine and at 

 a decided disadvantage, because it does not enjoy the special rates 

 and through shipping facilities accorded the home product by the 

 Austrian State railways. Cars are very scarce and much wood 

 checks, stains and rots at the stations. Galatz is the principal 

 market and shipping point for wood. 



Russia's chief export consists of cereals, and wood follows 

 in importance with 34% of the whole value. In 1902 the wood 

 exported was valued at $42,700,000. By 1908 its value had 

 doubled and by 1910 had further grown to $106,000,000, Ger- 

 many took 42% of the amount exported, while 29% went to Great 

 Britain, Holland, France and Belgium took most of the remainder. 

 In 1909 7,620,000 tons were exported ; this amount fell to 7,470,- 

 000 tons in 1910 but the price rose so that there was an increase 

 in the value of 9% in spite of this drop in amount of 2%. 



Silva, IV. April, May, 191 1. 



POLITICS, EDUCATION AND LEGISLATION. 



In these days of standardizing teaching in 



Forestry the United States it may be of interest to 



Education state the newly announced curriculum at 



in the L'niversity of Munich, which is sug- 



Bavaria. gested to students as fully satisfying the 



needs and following in proper sequence. 



Semester i. Introductory course, with excursions. Inorganic 



