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tive fire protection organization of cooperation between State and 

 private owners. Under a forest commission of three the laws of the 

 country affecting her timber resources are administered, controlling 

 cutting by private owners, levying a yield tax and maintaining protec- 

 tion. Forestry is taught in the lower schools, imbuing the young 

 people with the importance of their country's timber resources and 

 higher training in scientific forestry is provided. The forestry move- 

 ment is actively supported by several associations, among them the 

 Swedish Forestry Association. 



Switzerland 



In Switzerland there are 2,320,000 acres of forest land, 100,000 

 acres of which are owned by the republican government and 1,577,000 

 acres by the cantons. The remainder is in the hands of private inter- 

 ests. The war years forced upward the annual cut of Switzerland, 

 carrying it beyond the annual increment in the effort to meet outside 

 demands. For a time an exporter, the country is becoming an 

 importer once more. Its mountainous geography results in placing the 

 bulk of the Swiss forests in the classification of protection stands, 

 thereby regulating cutting to selective methods. Trained foresters are 

 prepared for service at the Polytechnic School and a forest research 

 and experimental station has been established for nearly 40 years. 



Turkey 



The forest area of New Turkey, including Smyrna, amounts to 

 about seventeen million acres, 88 per cent, owned by the State. 

 Exploitation in past years has taught Turkey the necessity of con- 

 servation and it is anticipated that when the political situation has 

 cleared a policy of selective exploitation will be followed under laws 

 providing for strict supervision. , 



Uruguay 



Not geographically a forest country, the forest acreage of Uruguay 

 scarcely totals one million acres, practically all of it in private hands 

 and largely in connection with ranches. There is a large import. For 

 many years the government has endeavored to encourage planting 



