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Yield of the German forests according to ownership, 1900. 



The state forests evidently yield the largest per cent of timber. 



Contribution of each class of ownership to total wood production of the German Empire. 



This shows that the state forests, with only 33.7 per cent of the 

 total forest area, produce 43 per cent of the derbholz and 46 per cent 

 of the timber; while the private forests, with 46.5 per cent of the 

 total area, produce only 38 per cent of derbholz and of timber. 



TABLE 18. Timber yield of the German state forests in percentage of the total wood yield 

 and of the yield of material over 21 inches in diameter. 



