Forestry in Norway and Denmark 
Methods of Dealing with Privately Owned Forests—Government Supervision 
An earlier letter in this series has set forth 
the impressions made upon the writer by what 
he saw of the forests and the forestry work 
in Sweden. The present contribution has to 
do with the two other Scandinavian countries, 
Norway and Denmark. Racially similar, the 
people have much in common but the two 
countries differ markedly in character, location, 
climate, composition of the forests and in eco- 
nomic ways. They must be considered sep- 
aratciy, but in each there are points of forest 
interest that appeal to the visitor from Amer- 
ica. 
FORESTRY IN NORWAY 
Quite apart from the interest that attaches 
to its forests, Norway is preeminently a coun- 
try for the tourist. The combination of moun- 
tain and sea, the wonderful trip through the 
fjords, the snow capped peaks and the glaciers 
at the higher elevation, not to mention the ex- 
cellent automobile roads, the good hotels and 
the comfortable railroad service, all unite to 
make Norway a country where one can enjoy 
a delightful vacation. The Norwegians have 
frankly capitalized the scenic value of their 
country. And why should they not? It cer- 
tainly has much to offer. 
While in Norway the writer departed from 
his forestry schedule and for a time became a 
tourist. He would advise other visitors to do 
likewise, and in their travels not to omit from 
their itinerary Balestrand, Gudvangen and 
Stalheim on the Singe Fjord, north of Bergen. 
A journey by rail over the mountains from 
Kristiania to Bergen is also to be recommend- 
ed, with enough time to see those two cities. 
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tommcarse A tng ne 
& ee ae: 
A GOOD NORWEGIAN FOREST SHOWING 
A FINE GROWTH OF MATURE PINE OF 
MERCHANTABLE SIZE 
AL BIRCH FOREST NEAR HAMAR, NOR- 
WAY. THIS IS SAID TO BE THE FINEST 
STAND OF BIRCH IN EUROPE 
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