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Forest Offices conduct experiments with due enthusiasm, 

 deriving much benefits from the results thereof by applying 

 them in practice in the actual forest industry. Forest work 

 conducted by private individuals also shares in this benefit. 

 Every prefectual government also conducts simple experiments, 

 putting into practice the results thereof to the afforestation in 

 the respective locality 



In conclusion, the sphere of forest experiments has been 

 constantly extended in regard to the forest exploitation and 

 the utilization of forest products etc. and bids fair to attain 

 .a considerable development. 



CHAPTER X. 



FOREST ASSOCIATION AND FOREST 

 CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY. 



Section I. The Forest Association. 



The development of forest industry can not be effected by 

 'the exertion of the Government along, there being a great 

 many things which require the activity of forest associations 

 for the purpose. It is especially the case in Japan where 

 forests are of a different nature and aspects according to locali- 

 ties. Therefore, the necessity of forest associations is keenly 

 .felt in Japan where the forests are at a comparatively incipient 

 stage of development and stand in need of direction and 

 protection for the betternment of their effects. 



