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Forest Mensuration — Yield Tables, etc. — ; Baden, and recently 

 Bavaria also, are exponents of Heyer's formula. 



In Forest Technology, Germany offers little aside from the 

 great strides made in wood chemistry (Prof. Dr. Wislicenus, 

 Tharandt near Dresden). 



Austria. 



In general, Austria is of especial interest because of the great 

 variety of conditions it presents, grading from mere exploitation 

 of virgin stands to the most intensive management. 



In Silviculture, Austria offers many examples of skillful adap- 

 tation to varying conditions. Thus, under more intensive methods 

 the natural regeneration in fir, spruce and beech by shelterwood 

 cuttings is noteworthy (Austrian Alps, Lower Carpathians) and 

 the clear cutting and planting (chiefly spruce) on large areas 

 where conditions are extensive, these areas becoming constantly 

 smaller as economic conditions improve (Alps and Carpathians). 

 The leaving of larch as scattered seed trees on clear cut areas 

 (Alps, especially Steiermark) is particularly successful in secur- 

 ing admixture of larch into the otherwise artificial restocking. 



In planting and seeding and nursery practice, Austria has a 

 specialist of international fame — Oberforstrat Reuss in Mahrisch 

 Weisskirchen, 3I hours North of Vienna. Reuss' natural method 

 of planting is particularly valuable; his pamphlet on root damage 

 because of poor technique in planting is well worth reading. 



Instances of successful planting on adverse sites are numerous 

 in Austria. Perhaps the reforesting of the Karst near Triest is 

 the most remarkable, though of course too intensive to be appli- 

 cable in America. 



In Forest Protection, Austria offers excellent examples of flood 

 control in the Austrian Alps, Tirol and in Galicia (Carpathians). 

 The control of drifting sands on the shores of the Adriatic and 

 at Hungarian Hradisch one hour North of Vienna, is also worthy 

 of note. 



In Lumbering, Austria alone of the European countries has 

 something to show in the exploitation of remote stands in the 

 Alps and Carpathians (and Bosnia). The government policy of 

 timber sales in the latter (Bukowina) is also of especial value to 

 the American federal forester engaged in similar problems of 



