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PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN FORESTRY. 



the present deplorable situation here, it shows us that 

 the trouble we are suffering from is a common one, that 

 will right itself with increased population and proper 

 education. Previous to 1700 the forests of Germany were 

 in much the same condition as those here at present, and a 

 square mile of forest land could be bought for the present 

 price of one of the oaks planted at that time. Our people 



Fig. 71. — Schonmunzack in the Black Forest, Germany, showing 

 a combination of forestry, farming, and manufacturing 



are simply uninformed as to the possibilities of our forest 

 land under proper conditions. 



Like any Other Business, Forestry Requires Capital. 

 This is partly in land and partly in the growing crops of 

 wood. Capital in wood may often exceed that in land. 

 Income from forests comes as timber, fuel, bark, and in 

 items of smaller importance, such as grazing, fruit, medic- 

 inal plants, hunting, etc. 



Forests Should be so Managed as to yield an annual 

 increase, as in this way the conditions for most successful 



