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communal forests not under management; for example, take the depart- 

 ment of Ain : the Federal forests produce more than three times a? much 

 saw timber as fuel, while the private forests produce nine times as much 

 fuel as saw timber. 



A somewhat similar ratio holds for other departments. 



Forest Areas and Per Cent of Species by Departments. — Table 5 

 which follows shows by departments: (a) per cent forested; (6) total forest 

 area, areas under technical management, and areas not under State work- 

 ing plans; (c) for the forests under technical management the per cent of 

 the important species given to the nearest tenth. 



