204 FORESTRY ALMANAC 



through offers of prizes and considerable has been accomplished in 

 cooperation with the government, which now provides nursery stock. 



Venezuela 



One hundred million acres approximate the forest area of Ven- 

 ezuela, 70 per cent, in State ownership. Exports and imports are 

 both small. A Forest Service is nine years old, protecting the forest 

 area and administering concessions on it. Experimental stations have 

 been established and regulations of cutting limits are prescribed. 



