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area of forests is 620,000 desatins, of which 308,883 

 desatins belong to the crown, equivalent to 12'9 desatins 

 of forests, or 6 '5 desatins of crown forests, to the square 

 verst ; and to 0'42 desatins of forests, or 0*2 desatins of 

 crown forests, to each inhabitant. The annual fellings in 

 the crown forests yield 37'8 cubic feet, and the revenue is 

 148'8 kopecs per desatin. 



The government of Poltava lies immediately to the 

 west of the government of Kharkov. In this government 

 the area of forests is 310,000 desatins, of which 39,142 

 desatins belong to the crown, equivalent to 7 desatins of 

 forests, or 08 desatins of crown forests, to the square 

 verst; and 0'2 desatins of forests, or 0'02 desatins of 

 crown forests, to each inhabitant. The annual fellings in 

 the crown forests yield 105'1 cubic feet, and the revenue 

 is 228 2 kopecs per desatin. 



In the government of Tchernigov, which lies to the 

 north of Poltava, there are 928,000 desatins of forests, of 

 which 261,697 desatins belong to the crown, equivalent 

 to 20' 1 desatins of forests, or 5*6 desatins of crown 

 forests per square verst ; and to 0'6 of forests, or 02 

 desatins of crown forest per inhabitant. The annual 

 fellings in the crown forests yield 21 cubic feet, and the 

 revenue is 30*1 kopecs per desatin. 



In the government of Kiev, which lies to the west of 

 the government of Poltava, the area of forests is 1,555,000 

 desatins, of which 272,739 desatins belong to the crown, 

 equivalent to 26'2 desatins of forests, and 6'1 desatins of 

 crown forests, per square verst ; and to 0'6 desatins of 

 forests, or 01 desatins of crown forests, per inhabitant. 

 The annual fellings in the crown forests yield 21*2 cubic 

 feet, and the revenue is 50'8 kopecs per desatin. 



In the government of Tchernigov is the town of 

 Baturin, a beautifully situated and well-built town on the 

 banks of the Segma, named after its founder, Etienne 

 Batori, King of Poland. It was formerly the residence of 

 the Hetmen of the Ukraine. In 1703 it was the 



