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CHAPTER VII 



Control of erosion in the mountains 140 



French policy and summary of reforestation 140 



The damage 147 



Corrective measures 153 



Typical reforestation areas 168 



CHAPTER VIII 



Forestry in the Landes 169 



The dunes 169 



History of reclaiming the Landes 173 



Fixing the sand 177 



Management of maritime pine forests 186 



CHAPTER IX 



Government regulation and working plans 206 



Mensuration in working plans 206 



Regulation of cutting 215 



Working plans 243 



CHAPTER X 



Features of French national forest administration 261 



Brief summary of legislation 261 



Administrative organization and education 268 



Protection 275 



Betterments 290 



Sale of timber 293 



CHAPTER XI 



Private forestry in France 315 



General discussion 315 



Examples of the best private forestry 323 



CHAPTER XII 



The American Forest Engineers in France 336 



Timber in modern warfare 336 



The organization of Forest Engineers 338 



The Forestry section of the Expeditionary Force 340 



Sawmills and logging equipment 343 



The production of fuel wood 347 



What the Forest Engineers accomplished 348 



Cooperation with the forest agencies of France 351 



Forest troops loaned to French and British armies 357 



What the American woodsmen learned in France 358 



The war a vindication of French forestry 358 



APPENDIXES 

 A to L 360-536 



