X History of Forestry. 



of development of forest policies and forestry practice, 

 which, with more or less variations must be repeated in 

 other countries. 



Especially the growth of the technical science and art 

 of forestry, which has been developed in Germany for a 

 longer time and to a more refined degree than in other 

 countries, has been elaborated in the chapter relating to 

 that country. 



For some of the other countries available sources of 

 information were quite limited. The writer believes, 

 however, that for the purpose of this brief statement 

 the data collected will be found sufficient. 



In order to make conditions existing in the different 

 countries, and their causes more readily understood it 

 appeared desirable to give very brief historic references 

 to their political and economic development and also 

 brief statements of their general physical conditions. 



Present conditions of forest policy and forest adminis- 

 tration have sometimes been enlarged upon beyond the 

 requirements of historical treatment. 



Ithaca, N. Y., May, 1907. B. E. Fernow. 



The desire of several Forest Schools to use this vol- 

 ume as a textbook necessitated its publication in incom- 

 plete form, namely before the last chapter, on the United 

 States, had been written ; the author being prevented by 

 other work from completing it until two years later. 



As a consequence the history of the United States and 

 of Canada could be brought forward to a later date than 

 that of other nations. For advances in these, the For- 

 estry Quarterly may be consulted. 



Toronto, October, 1909. B. E. F. 



