ijo C. A. SCHENCK. 



DENMARK. 



1805 High forests must not be cleared away. Intensive affore- 

 station on sandy tracts and heathy land, ever since 1810, 

 by governmental efforts and assistance. 



1910 Private forests comprise 505,900 acres; State forests 142,140 

 acres. Almost 500/o of all forests stock on land originally 

 barren and waste. Forestry Academy at Copenhagen. 



HUNGARY. 



1880, Clearings on light sandy soil prohibited; reforestation in 

 protective zone provided for; management of protective 

 private forests regulated. 



SWITZERLAND. 



1874 New constitution empowers the confederation to stop, on 

 cantonal territories, turbulent creeks and to assist refore- 

 station at head waters. 



1876 Law specifically designates the cantonal districts within 

 which the confederation may assume general control over 

 protective forests, cantonal and communal forests (which 

 make up about 65o/o of total forest area). 

 Forest utilization in private forests of non-protective cha- 

 racter is subject to cantonal regulations, independent of 

 federal influence. 



1897 Confederation obtains by public referrendum the right 

 of inspection of forest police over the whole of Switzer- 

 land. 



1910 The total forest area aggregating 2,105,200 acres (equaling 

 20o/o of the country) is composed of: 



Municipal forests, 1,403,700 acres. 

 Cantonal forests, 91,600 acres. 

 Private forests, 609,900 acres. 



Splendid technical school at Zurich, where superior staff 

 is trained. 



SWEDEN. 



1910 Only 7^ of the private forests aggregating 58,715,000 

 acres (worth $5. per acre) is conservatively managed. 



