"The actual forest area of Switzerland cernprisea 

 2,i2OG,508 ^vcr^s, 21,40 per ont of the entiro surface of the 

 country, 77,004 of which "belong to the state and 2,120,504 to 

 tho cantons, coronurtos, municipalities, and private corporations.. 

 Seven hundred and oihty-ne acres of the state forest are set 

 aside as a nursery. Tron this nursery i:i 1903 over 22,000,000 

 young treos were talcen and transplanted in the various forests. 



"Swiss forests are classed as 'protected 1 and 'non- 

 protected. 1 The former are those which are situated on moun- 

 tain slopes whore- the insinenoe of washouts, stone and ice chutes, 

 landslides and avalanches calls for the constant exercise of 

 extraordinary care and attention. The 'non-protected 1 are those 

 on cor-rp'Arativoly level ground requiring only ordinary attention 

 to keep thorn in rood condition. Be en, use of the character of 

 the country, the great na.lority of the forests are 'protected. 7 



M lhe law provides that ! tho forost area shall not "be 

 diminished 1 and that all forests shall "be maintained in a fairly 

 dense condition. 3ven in private forests close cutting or clear- 

 ing up is strictly forbidden, especially in exposed places, with- 

 out the consent of the federal authorities, and then only in 

 sL^all areas and when prompt reforestation is ^uaranteod. Trees 

 for cutting are carefully selected "by for a ? try experts. 



"Through tho forests there are excellent roads, made 

 largely "by the cantonal authorities* The year 1CG8 was marked 



