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St. Gall, 58, ooofrancsor 59. 62 francs per hectareof forest. 



Schaffhouse, 1 13, 100 francs or 45.33 francs per hectare 

 of forest. 



Argovie, 151,600 francs or 49.73 francs per hectare of 

 forest. 



Thurgovie, 83,000 francs or 65.90 francs per hectare of 

 forest. 



Neuchatel, 58,000 francs or 30.26 francs per hectare of 

 forest. 



The net receipts from towns of their forests in 1903 were: 



Winterthur, 99, 100 francs or 91.07 francs per hectare 

 forest. 



Schaffhouse, 35,000 francs or 77.05 francs per hectare 

 of forest. 



St. Gall, 104,800 francs or 144.36 francs per hectare of 

 forest. 



Coire, 49, 200 francs or 43. 65 francs per hectare of forest. 



On an average about 593 acres of forest have been 

 created annually during the past thirty years, at the ex- 

 pense of the Confederation, the cantons and the owners 

 of the grounds. 



In order to regenerate the forests, both planting and 

 natural seeding are practiced, as may be most effective. 



In the lowest countries, where clean cutting is practiced, 

 planting is resorted to. Where real dangers exist from 

 avalanches, land-sliding, etc., which do not permit com- 

 plete denudation, and where gardening is required, natural 

 modes of regeneration are generally used, and sowing is 

 seldom done. 



Reforesting by the Confederation in high mountain re- 

 gions costs on an average 400 francs per hectare for 6,000 

 to 7,000 plants set in their places. 



The federal and cantonal legislatures prescribe a sus- 

 tained production for the forests of the state, of the towns 

 and of the municipal corporations. If, through winds, 



