THE FORESTS OF SIBERIA, INCLUDING TURKESTAN 



In two pirevious articles, the forest resources of Euro- 

 pean Russia and of Finland have been dealt with, 

 and some indication has been given of their undeniable 

 importance to the Allies in a near future. 



A review of the forest resources of Russia would 

 not, however, be complete without a survey of the 

 enormous forest tracts existing in Asiatic Russia : 

 for portions of the great Siberian forests hold a place 

 which cannot be neglected in the Western European 

 timber markets, e.g. in that of Great Britain — a 

 position which is likely to increase in value in the years 

 to come. 



As yet, however, in spite of the valuable work that 

 has been already accomplished in the exploration 

 and survey of these regions, it is too soon to say 

 definitely how great will be the influence of these 

 Asiatic Russian forests on the world's markets. The 

 areas are so enormous that the forestry resources, 

 that is the number, species, and value of the trees 

 covering a very considerable tract, still remain 

 unsurveyed. 



In the year of the outbreak of the Great War, the 

 Chief Department of Agriculture published a volume 



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