FORESTRY IN GERMANY. 85 



HAMBURG. 



REPORT OF CONSUL LANG. 



The state of Hamburg comprises 1,453.4 hectares of forest land; 952.9 

 hectares of this territory belong to the state, 55.7 to separate parishes, 9.1 to 

 societies, and 435.7 to private individuals. 



The parish forests are very insignificant. In the state forests the poorer 

 classes are permitted to gather brushwood, &c. 



The management of the state forests is subordinate to the Board of 

 Finance. An officer possessing technical knowledge is at the head, and has 

 five officials under him. 



Receipts about '. M. 24,000 



Working expenses 11 ,000 



Cost of mani^ement g,ooo 



The forests are in excellent condition. 



Plants for cultinration are raised in nursery gardens. Renovations are 

 principally made by planting plants from one to eight years old, according 

 to the kind of wood and the character of the soil. Premiums are not paid, 

 and schools of forestry do not exist. 



The forests are very selom destroyed — occasionally, perhaps, by game 

 and insects. Everything possible is done to prevent this. 



In Ritzebiittel and Geesthacht about 415 hectares of sand dunes and waste 

 places are being planted with trees. 



The state forests are not able to fill the demand of the' Hamburg wood 

 trade, consequently this business is a very lively one. 



The principal seed dealers are Peter Smith & Co., Ernst and von 

 Spreckelsen, and Otto Wiebalck ; and the growers of plants are Peter Smith 

 & Co., James Booth and Carlson. 



No special forest laws exist ; they are embodied in the general laws of the 

 Empire. 



WM. W. LANG, 



Consul. 



United States Consulate, 



Hamburg, April 14, 1887. 



MANNHEIM. 



REPORT OF CONSUL MONAGHAN. 



FOREST AREA OF BADEN. 



The area of the Grand Duchy of Baden is 1,508,113 hectares. Of these 

 the following may be classed as wood and forest land : 

 Woods and forests under official forest control — 



Hectares. 



State forests 95,025.24 



Town forests 249,021.58 



Corporation forests 18,289.76 



Total 358,336.58 



