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ist of October, 1905, there were employed, altogether, 

 844 workmen. These workmen are domiciled, usually, 

 in the nearby villages. 



SAXONY. 



STATE FOREST. 



The aggregate area of the state forest is 442,000 acres. 

 The forests are scattered over the Erz mountains them- 

 selves and over their outskirts. They are further situated 

 in a few smaller and separate mountain ranges and in the 

 plains. The altitude at which the state forests are found 

 ranges from 100 to 1,200 meters, or from 328.1 feet to 

 3,637.2 feet, above sea level. The first group of forests, 

 in the Erz mountains, is pretty compact and comprises 

 235,000 acres. The second group, in the outskirts of the 

 Erz mountains and in some smaller distinct mountain 

 ranges, comprises 113,000 acres; and the third group, in 



the plains, comprises 94,000 acres. The soil consists of 

 decomposed granite, granulite, gneis, mica-slate, clay- 

 slate, grauwacke, porphyry, sandstone and some basalt. 

 In the plains there is diluvium and alluvium. Only a 

 very small portion of the forest area might be deemed fit 

 for agricultural use. 



The principal tree species are spruce, picea excelsa 

 (Link); Scotch pine, pinus silvestris (L.); silver fir, abies 

 pectinata (D. C.); larch, larix europaea (D, C.); rotbuche, 

 fagus silvatica (L); oaks, quercus pedunculata (Ehrh.), 

 and qu. sessiliflora (Sm.) hornbeam, carpinus betulus 

 (L.); ash, fraxinus (L.); several maples, namely: acer 

 pseudoplatanus (L.), a. platanoides (L.); further, several 

 species of elm, ulmus; of birch, betula; and of linden, tilia. 

 The prevailing species is spruce. 



