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here and there. As a general thing these old privileges are gradually in course 

 of cancellation by purchase. Clergymen and teachers, independent from the 

 general privileges, are in nearly all places entitled to free wood for fuel from 

 the community forest. 



In most of the German states, Thuringia not excepted, the foresters for 

 communal woodlands are selected from the state forest official corps, and are 

 generally placed on an equal footing with the latter as regards salary and duties. 

 In no case may the communal forester be employed without the consent of the 

 state government to which the community bfelongs. His position, however, 

 if he does not neglect his duty, is a far more permanent and also financially 

 ' better one than that of the private forester. 



Quite a large area of forests in Thuringia are known under the name of 



"SOCIETY OR CORPORATION FORESTS." 



These are, as the name indicates, in the hands of various col^porations or 

 voluntary societies. New possessions of this class are seldom acquired now ; 

 they date from earlier time and are continued by inheritance. The foresters 

 are appointed by the corporation in the same way as in private forests. 



Various charitable institutions in Thuringia have also possessions in forest 

 land which were for the most part allotted to them by the state or by private 

 owners as a means of maintenance. Among the institutions having such 

 possessions may be named : Poor-houses, asylums for the ' deaf and dumb, 

 infirmaries for the aged and sick, &c. 



The following table shows the total area in woodland in Thuringia, and 

 the proportion of woodland belonging to each of the states and to communi- 

 ties, corporations, private individuals, &c : 



States. 



Total area 

 in acres. 



Per cent, 

 underforest. 



Area in 



acres under 



forest. 



Saxe-Meiningen 



Saxe-AItenburg 



Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 



Saxe- Weimar 



Schwarzburg-Sondersiiausen 



Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 



Reuss jiingere T^inie 



Reuss iiltere Linie 



Total 



608,934 

 327.034 

 481,465, 

 892,018 

 213,047 

 232j38o 

 203,854 

 80,551 



41.8 

 27.6 

 30.1 

 25-8 

 30.1 

 43-9 

 34-9 

 37-6 



38.6 



254,581 

 90,365 



145,126 



230,263 

 64,190 



102,156 

 76,839 

 28,177 



991,899 



