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A NATIONAL PLAN FOR AMERICAN FORESTRY 



threatening the profitableness of German forests. The forest owners 

 are demanding that the government curtail importation by increasing 

 the tariff and requiring the use of domestic wood. Since, however, 

 the normal needs of Germany are greater than can be covered by 

 the domestic supplies, imports will undoubtedly continue. 



ITALY 



In Italy the per capita consumption of wood was practically the 

 same (21.6 cubic feet) in 1924-25 as it was in 1909-13 (21.8 cubic 

 feet). Although both imports and domestic production increased 

 after the war, this was accounted for by the addition of new territory 

 and increased population. 



BELGIUM AND NETHERLANDS 



Imports of timber into Belgium after the war were considerably 

 larger than before. The total consumption of fuel wood, which is 

 normally very small, remained at a fairly constant level, but per 

 capita consumption of other timber decreased by about 8 percent 

 between 1913 and 1929. The consumption of wood in all forms, 

 expressed in terms of standing timber, was 32.5 cubic feet per capita 

 in 1913 and 30.0 cubic feet in 1928-29. 



In the Netherlands the trend has been about the same, although 

 the rate of consumption is slightly lower. In 1913 it amounted to 

 23.3 cubic feet per capita, and in 1928-29 to 21.5 cubic feet. 



SWITZERLAND 



In Switzerland, on the other hand, there has been a considerable 

 increase in consumption of both timber and fuel wood since the war. 

 Almost half of the wood consumed in Switzerland is for fuel. Per 

 capita consumption of all classes, in terms of standing timber, was 

 31.1 cubic feet in 1913 and 36.4 cubic feet in 1928-29. 



DENMARK 



In Denmark, both total and per capita consumption of wood 

 increased between 1900 and 1913. After a small decrease during 

 the World War, consumption again rose to almost the level of 1913. 

 Although the rate of use per capita was slightly lower, the increase 

 in population resulted in a greater total consumption. The figure 

 for 1930 is larger than it would have been but for an abnormal amount 

 of building in that year. Table 3 shows the consumption, in terms 

 of standing timber, in different years between 1900 and 1930. 



TABLE 3. Timber consumption in Denmark, 1900-1930 l 



Based on data obtained by Arthur C. Ringland from Prof. A. Howard Gr0n, Copenhagen. 



