314 Norway. 



Institute at Stockholm; but in 1879, a chair of forestry 

 was instituted in the Agricultural college at Kristiania. 



In 1881, the first forestry association was formed, 

 which by 1898 had over 500 members, and then was 

 re-organized with a special view to elevate private 

 forestry practice. It has now (1907) 1,500 members, 

 and employs a forester paid by the State, to give 

 professional advice, and works with State aid. It 

 has set out over 50 million trees besides sowing 

 8,000 lbs. of seed. It publishes a journal Tidskrift 

 for Skogsbritk, and a Yearbook. There is also another 

 journal, Forstligt Tidskrift, and a professional Society 

 of Foresters. 



Altogether forestry is not yet on a high level in this 

 country, but the subject is now being brought even 

 into the primary schools, and the efforts to improve 

 conditions are widespread. 



DENMARK. 



Forestry in Denmark is of interest especially on 

 account of the intensive methods developed on small 

 areas, and of the efforts at reforestation of sand dunes, 

 moors and heaths. 



Greatly curtailed in area when, as a result of the 

 war of 1864, Prussia detached the provinces of Schles- 

 wig and Holstein, Denmark now has an area of 15j36Q. 

 square miles with 2.5 million people (or 163 to the 

 square mile). It is largely a farming country, 80_jger 

 cent, being productive, only Q.jjjper cent, of it, or less 

 than 600,000 acres being under forest, and this also 

 mostly on soil capable of farm use; hence an import 



