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essential points of the industry will spread, and thus render 

 landed proprietors more and more inclined to put their waste 

 lands to more profitable use than has been the case in the 

 past. No doubt, the British landed proprietor does not 

 like investing money in an undertaking which, in the nature 

 of things, cannot be expected to yield a return for a number 

 of years. At the same time, if he becomes convinced that his 

 money will bring him or his children a fair, even if delayed, 

 interest, and that the investment is a secure one, he will not 

 hesitate to make it. 



Section IV, — Notes on Some Types of British Woodlands. 



In the previous pages the afforestation of additional areas 

 has been dealt with, and it has been shown that a fair interest 

 on the invested capital may safely be expected. The author 

 cannot close this volume without offering a few remarks on the 

 subject of improving the returns from some of the existing 

 woodlands. As already stated, the management of these woods 

 is subject to special demands on the part of the proprietor 

 which frequently reduce the income ; nevertheless, the latter 

 can be considerably increased, if the management is more 

 systematised in the manner now to be indicated. 



1. The Treatment of Game Preserves. 



British woods consisting of broad-leaved species are used as 

 game preserves, especially for the rearing of pheasants, and 

 the latter object is, in the majority of cases, paramount. On 

 most estates, the gamekeeper's duties are entirely separate from 

 those of the woodman, and in only too many cases the two men 

 prosecute different objects. 



If antagonism has hitherto existed between the two officials 

 of an estate, it is, at any rate in many cases, just as much the 

 fault of the forester as of the gamekeeper, because the former 

 has not succeeded in managing the woods in such a manner 

 that they lend themselves to the preservation of game and yet 



