A NATIONAL PLAN FOE AMERICAN FORESTRY 101 1 



he is not interfered with. If he does not do so, the State will carry 

 out such measures as may be necessary to insure restocking, at the 

 owner's expense. Most of the forests are classified as "protected" 

 forests, which may not be cleared. Other forests may be cleared, but 

 must not be devastated so long as they remain forests. 



A purchaser may not cut timber, except for his personal use, within 

 10 years after buying a forest unless he gets permission from Govern- 

 ment inspectors and has the trees which are to be cut marked by them 

 (at public expense) . This is to prevent speculative purchase for the 

 purpose of exploitation. After 10 years he can cut as he pleases, so 

 long as he keeps the forest productive. 



Forests may not be divided into tracts of less than 50 hectares (125 

 acres) nor may large forest estates be broken up into holdings of less 

 than 600 hectares (1,500 acres). This restriction aims to insure the 

 continued employment of trained foresters, which would not be feas- 

 ible with small tracts. Owners of less than 50 hectares may form 

 cooperatives and employ foresters, half of whose salaries will be paid 

 by the State. 



EL SALVADOR 



An owner in El Salvador may not clear a forest for the purpose of 

 cultivating the land without permission of the Departmental Gov- 

 ernor; land cleared without permission must be reforested within 2 

 years. Permission to clear land may not be refused, however, except 

 in case of protection forests, the conservation of which is necessary 

 for the protection of soil on mountains or slopes, prevention of 

 erosion by rivers, lakes, and torrents, stabilizing the flow of springs 

 and streams, fixation of dunes, national defense, and public health. 

 In these forests cutting must be done in such a manner as to maintain 

 a reasonably continuous forest cover, and the trees that are cut must 

 be replaced by others of the same or better kinds within 1 year. 

 Outside of the protection forest areas, every owner of more than 45 

 hectares (about 110 acres) is required to establish a forest at the rate 

 of 1 hectare for each 50 hectares of land. This is not required where 

 the land is too sterile for trees, or where all of it is utilized for more 

 productive purposes. 



ESTONIA 12 



Prior to the war, most of the forests of Estonia were in large estates. 

 Upon the establishment of the Kepublic all private forests of more than 

 50 hectares (about 125 acres) in area were confiscated by the State. 

 The remaining private forests are under the general supervision of 

 State forest officers. 



FINLAND " 



More than 60 percent of the forest of Finland is owned by indi- 

 viduals and corporations. Sawmill and pulp companies own con- 

 siderable areas, but are not allowed to acquire forests within agricul- 

 tural districts. There are a few large individual holdings, but small 



; 'Die Waldungen Estlands, ihre Bewirtschaftung und der forstliche Unterricht in 

 Estland." In Actes Congres International do Sylviculture, vol. 2, p. 32^7. Rome, 1 

 is Lakari, O. J., " Measures for insuring sustained forestry in Finland." 26 p. %*IUI 



Cajander, A. K., "The organization of forest administration in Suomi " Silva J^SS^Bt 

 Loi no 161 concernar.t les fortts appartenant aux particulars, 11 mai 1928. In Annuaire 

 de Legislation Agricole, 1928, p. 333-338. Internatl. lust. Apt, Rome, 1929 



