3IO APPENDIX 



the subjects which deal with business problems (see Forestry) as sep- 

 arated from forest crop production. 

 Forest mensuration. That branch of forestry which deals with the deter- 

 mination of the volume of stands, trees, logs and other timber products, 

 and with the study of growth and yield of trees and stands. 



G., Holzmesskunde. F., dendrometrie. 

 Forest organization. The branch of forestry wnich concerns itself with 

 the organization of a forest property for management and its main- 

 tenance, ordering in time and place the most advantageous use of the 

 property, with the ultimate aim of securing a sustained yield. 



Syn.: forest regulation. 



G., Betriebsregulierung, Forsteinrichtung. F., amenagement. 



Note: In the past both forest regulation and forest organization have 

 been used indiscrimuiately. In the absence of any English word 

 exactly equivalent to the German "Forste-mrichtung," both terms may 

 well continue to be used. 

 Forest per cent. In finance, the rate of interest earned by the forest 

 capital. Current annual forest per cent (index per cent) and mean 

 annual forest per cent are distinguished. 



In economics, the proportion of land of a given State or country 

 covered by forest. 

 Forest plantation. Forest growth established by setting out young trees 

 or by sowing seed. 



G., Pflanzung, Kultur. F., plantation. 

 Forest planting. The artificial establishment of a forest by setting trees, 

 or with certain species by planting cuttings. In general sense includ- 

 ing also direct seeding (quid vide). Terms of forest planting are as 

 follows: 



Planted and Planting area. Land which has been artificially stocked 

 with forest trees, or is to be so stocked. 



Planting plan. A detailed scheme for forest planting on a given area. 



Planting stock. Trees or cuttings used in forest planting. The age 

 and history of the trees are indicated by figures, e.g., 2-0, two-year-old 

 seedlings, or 2-1, two-year-old seedlings which have remained one year 

 in transplant beds or rows. 



Ball planting. A method of transplanting young trees with balls or 

 lumps of earth around the roots. 



G., Ballenpflanzung. F., plantation en motte. 



