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Thus were found about 300 trees left per * 'tunnland' ' 

 of about 5,300 cubic feet, which, according to an average 

 age of 133 years, shows a yearly average growth of 40 

 cubic feet per "tunnland" (1.22 acres). If, on the other 

 hand, timber cutting is done once or twice before the 

 final cutting, as is usual, the number of trees at the last 

 is much less. To prevent forest fires, during very dry 

 weather, strict watch is kept by 30 forest guards and by 

 extra ones, and in addition all of the company's depen- 

 dents are obliged, when a forest fire breaks out, to send 

 notice to the forest guard or forest manager and assist in 

 extinguishing it. Generally the precautions are effective 

 in preventing such fires. No forest fire worthy of men- 

 tion has occurred in twenty years. 



The company's land has been used for forest more than 

 100 years. It cannot be said what the net revenue is per 

 acre, as the greater part of the product is used at the 

 works in form of coal or fuel. The average yearly growth 

 per ' 'tunnland' ' ought to be 40 cubic feet, of which one 

 fourth, or 10 cubic feet, should be saw timber of the net 

 value of 1.50 kronor; 10 cubic feet of building timber, 

 worth i kronor; 20 cubic feet of wood, worth 0.70 kronor, 

 or, for the 40 cubic feet, 3.20 kronor (equal to $0.85). 



The income from game is not large. There are shot 

 annually 1 2 elks, many hares and game birds. 



SWITZERLAND. 



The Swiss Confederation is composed of twenty-two 

 cantons, which are separate and sovereign states; and 

 while each canton has legislative authority over forests, 

 the Confederation also exercises legislative authority over 

 them in certain regards. In conformity with the prescrip- 

 tions of the federal law of October n, 1904, all forests of 

 Switzerland are placed under the supervision of the Con- 

 federation. 



