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regulations have greatly contributed to limit the spread- 

 ing of forest fires. 



The State has a High School and two elementary 

 schools which give instructions in forestry. Such instruc- 

 tion is also given by several agricultural schools. 



PRIVATE FORESTS. 



A society has been formed called ' 'Det norske Skog- 

 selskab" (the Norwegian forest society) comprising the 

 whole country with branches in 15 Amter (counties). 

 The society has 18 nurseries and supports about 50 pri- 

 vate nurseries. Two establishments for the drying of 

 seeds are in operation. During the year 1904 the forest 

 societies planted out about six million plants and 

 sowed 415 kil. seed by which an area of about 1800 

 hektar of bare ground is considered to have been culti- 

 vated. During the same year ditches have been dug in 

 bogs or in sour (seepy) ground and brooks cleared in a 

 total length of about 259,000 meters or 259 kilometers. 



' 'The Norwegian Forest Society" publishes a journal 

 for forestry, of which 5, 400 copies have been printed and 

 is published monthly. In addition thereto a review 

 "Forstligt Tidsskrift" is published by two graduates in 

 forestry for their own account, and which is published in 

 quarterly issues. 



In order to assist private people in the management 

 of their forests, 1 1 Amtskogmestere (district inspectors 

 of forests) have been appointed, whose salary and 

 traveling expenses are' defrayed one-half by the State, 

 whereas the other half is paid by the county in question. 



