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far the prescriptions of the working plan have been fol- 

 lowed and whether deviations might be advisable. 



The sale of the forest produce (timber, fuel, bark, 

 stones, etc.) is done by the superior forest officer with 

 the help of a local state cashier, who is holding an office 

 absolutely independent from the forestry service and is 

 directly subordinate to the secretary of finances. This 

 arrangement makes embezzlements practically impossible. 

 The sale of timber and fuel takes place, after they are 

 cut and piled up, by means of public auction. The cut- 

 ting and piling of timber and fuel is done by common 

 hands working under a contract. Any planting, on the 

 other hand, is done by day workers, under the super- 

 vision of the local rangers, so as to warrant careful work. 



PRIVATE FORESTS. 



According to a statement made for the year 1893, the 

 total area of the private forests in Saxony is 539,000 acres. 

 All forests owned by municipalities and villages and other 

 corporations, and a considerable fraction of the larger pri' 

 vate forests, are managed according to true forestry prin- 

 ciples. All administrations of municipal, town and vil- 

 lage forests are controlled by the state. The working 

 plans for these forests are prepared by the bureau of for- 

 est working plans at Dresden. In these cases, the for- 

 est working plan is approved of by the secretary of the in- 

 terior, and not by the secretary of finances, as would be 

 the case for state forests. 



It is impossible to give any data as to the average value 

 per acre of communal and private forests. Neither are 

 data available as to their average annual yield. Generally 

 speaking, the yield of private and communal forests is 

 considered to be lower than from state forests. Wherever 

 there are working plans the cut is steady, and even dur- 

 ing the period over which the working plan extends. 



