THE FOREST RESOURCES OF THE WORLD. 



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TABLE 20. Average prices per cubic foot of wood, irrespective of kind or species, in the 

 state forests of the different states of the German Empire. 



These are average prices obtained in the state forests, including 

 the cost of cutting and working up the timber and delivering it along 

 the road. They refer in Prussia and Bavaria to all kinds of wood, 

 including stump wood, in Baden to all wood except stump wood, 

 and in Saxony only to wood having a diameter of 2f inches at the 

 small end. 



FRANCE. 



FOREST AREA. 



The forests of France have increased to some extent since 1840, as 

 may be seen from the following table: 



Increase in forest areas, 1840-1903. 



