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well managed ; they frequently prove such 

 valuable property that the governing bodies are 

 enabled to give substantial reUef in taxation. 

 The forest of Goerlitz, in Silesia, which comprises 

 75,000 acres to a population of 62,000 inhabitants, 

 is a noted instance of a revenue-yielding area of 

 this nature. 



Of the German forest trees. Pine prevails in 

 the north and north-east ; Larch, Spruce and 

 Fir in the south ; Beech and Oak in the western 

 and south-western regions, and mixed forest pre- 

 vails in the centre part. 



Conifers cover more than 65 per cent of the 

 total forest area, and deciduous trees 34 per cent. 

 Of the conifers 42 per cent is Pine, 22 per cent 

 Spruce and Fir, and Larch under 1 per cent ; 

 amongst deciduous trees, Beech covers 14 per 

 cent. Oak 3-5 per cent, and coppice, with stan- 

 dards, covers 6-5 per cent, the remainder being 

 mixed forest and coppice. 



From her forest lands Prussia obtains a gross 

 revenue of £2,800,000 and a net revenue of 

 £1,200,000, and the other States, after paying 

 all expenses, had the following surplus : 

 Bavaria, 2,300,000 acres, £546,000; Wiirtem- 

 burg, 470,000 acres, £247,000 ; Saxony, 416,000 

 acres, £342,100; and Baden, 235,000 acres, 

 £137,000. 



The average cost of management and control 



