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tion of the larger private forests, are managed according 

 to true forestry principles. The administrations of muni- 

 cipal, town and village forests, also the administrations of 

 the private forests are not controlled by the state, but the 

 bureau of forest working plans at Dresden, prepares the 

 working plans for the larger of these 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. Gener- 

 ally speaking, the yield of private and communal forests 

 is considered to be lower than from state forests. Wher- 

 ever there are working plans the cut is steady, and even 

 during the period over which the working plan extends. 

 Where there are no working plans, the cut depends en- 

 tirely on the pleasure of the owner. 



Small holdings of forests, especially those of the peas- 

 antry, are deteriorating. Parts of such forests are changed 

 into fields or meadows; other sections are purchased by 

 the state; communities or wealthy private individuals. 



GRAND DUCHY OF SAX-WEIMAR. 



The area of state forests is 110,910 acres, of private 

 forests 120,510 acres, in the aggregate 231,420 acres, be- 

 ing equal to 25.6 per cent of the total area of the state. 

 The state forests comprise 37 units of administration, in 

 charge of 37 superior forest officers, trained at the forest 

 academy of Eisenach. 



The control of the local forest administration is effected 

 through six forest inspectors, the highest authority in for- 

 estry matters being represented by a forestry bureau, at- 

 tached to the office of the secretary of finances. Forest 

 working plans are prepared and their execution controlled 

 by the "Commission of Forest Working Plans," at Eis- 

 enach, the director of the forest academy being at the 



