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he did every cutting would freshly expose the remaining 

 forest on the side of the cutting to dangers from the wind. 

 Instead of that he would begin on the side opposite the 

 prevailing wind, leaving the forest border, long years 

 hardened to the wind on the windward side, as a protec- 

 tion to the forest. Now, that is a principle of -scientific 

 forestry and is just as applicable in this country as in 

 Europe. Again, a trained forester in Germany would 

 manage the cutting so as to promote natural seeding from 

 the nearest trees left standing, and that principle is just 

 as applicable in this country as in Europe. If a person 

 in this country were to begin to manage a natural forest 

 on forestry principles he would first have it surveyed; he 

 would ascertain the number, contents and situation of the 

 mature trees; he would gradually make necessary roads; 

 he would make a map of his forest and prepare working 

 plans for its administration and ascertain where he could 

 sell the mature trees at the highest price; these would be 

 the essentials that he would perform, and he would be 

 doing just the same as a German forester would do with 

 a forest in Germany. Owing to the denser population, 

 cheaper wages, better roads, and very much higher value 

 of land and forest products, the results of forestry are very 

 much different there from what they are in this country, 

 or will be for many years. But the cause of forestry in 

 this country will be greatly promoted by diffusing a knowl- 

 edge of European forestry; and for that reason I reprint 

 from my last report sketches obtained at great pains and 

 in many instances direct from the respective governments 

 of the forests and forestry of several European states. 

 A few sketches have been slightly abridged. 



