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these observations. Whatever the form in which this record is 

 kept, it must describe, firstly, every kind of exploitation made^ 

 together with all concomitant circumstances of an economic nature ; 

 and, secondly, the improvement works properly so called and all 

 phenomena connected with the growth of the forest. From both 

 these points of view, the keeping of a complete record is secured in 

 a very simple manner by allotting to each compartment separate 

 space in the record. What could be more simple than to assign to 

 each compartment two opposite pages of a Register, one to contain 

 facts connected with the produce obtained from the compartment, 

 the other the phenomena relating to the growth of the living stock ? 

 Each year it would be enough to enter all facts, that may have occur- 

 red, on the proper page of the Register. In a short time this Re- 

 gister would furnish a complete and connected history of the forest. 

 A specimen form for the Regiatef is given below : — 



