FORESTRY IN POLAND, LITHUANIA, 



AND THE 



BALTIC PROVINCES OF RUSSIA. 



INTRODUCTION. 



IN the Empire of Russia may be studied many of the 

 phases of forest economy. 



In a volume entitled Introduction to the Study of Modern 

 Forest Economy, and in a companion volume entitled 

 Finland: its Forests and Forest Management, is embodied 

 information in regard to what is there called Svedjande, 

 known in French forest science as Sartage, and in some 

 parts of India as Koomaree. 



In another companion volume, entitled Forest Lands 

 and Forestry of Northern Russia, is embodied information 

 in regard to exploitation according to what is known in 

 France as Jardinage, 



In a third volume, entitled Forestry in the Mining Districts 

 of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Russia, information 

 is supplied in regard to what is known as Furetage, and 

 in regard to what is known as exploitation according to 

 La Methode a Tire et Aire, carried on with malversations 

 and abuses, such as in the middle of the seventeenth cen- 

 tury called forth a famous and oft-cited warning from 

 Colbert, ' La France perira en faute des bois ! ' 



And in a volume entitled French Forest Ordinance of 1669; 

 with Historical Sketch of Previous Treatment of Forests in 

 France, is supplied information in regard to stringent 

 measures adopted in France to suppress such malversa- 

 tions and abuses, 



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