64 ANNUAL REPORT OF 



The annual production of timber and fuel in the Aus- 

 trian forests has somewhat declined of late. Savings are 

 made everywhere to make good former over-cutting. Be- 

 sides, the regulations of the forest laws are now being 

 enforced, and under these enforced laws the utilization 

 of forest produce had to be diminished. In the year 

 1890 the total harvest of timber and fuel from 24, 173,333 

 acres of forest aggregated 29,341,590 cubic meters, or" 

 i'035'758> 127 cubic feet. In the year 1895, on the other 

 hand, there were cut from 23,993,442 acres only 27,523,- 

 241 cubic meters, or 971,570,407.3 cubic feet. 



It may be stated that the smaller figures, representing 

 the area of the forest in 1895, are explained by the fact 

 that the political authorities, whenever they think it fit, 

 after consulting the foresters in charge, approve of a 

 change of forest land into agricultural or pasture land. 

 Besides, the diminished area is partly explained by mis- 

 takes made formerly in the survey of the forests. 



DUCHY OF BADEN. 



STATE FORESTS. 



The aggregate extent of the state forests of Baden is 

 240,304 acres, located in the Black Forest and the upper 

 valley of the Rhine. The prevailing kind of trees is co- 

 niferous. The beech, however, covers the largest sur- 

 face; next follows the fir, then the silver fir and the 

 Scotch fir. The average estimated value per acre, taking 

 the average of the ten years, 1886-1895, is $98.55. The 

 annual aggregate expense of administration is #568,078. 

 The annual aggregate revenue amounts to #1,235,332, 

 and the net revenue is #667, 244. Number of acres an- 

 nually sown to forest is 222, and the number of acres 

 planted is 823. Reforesting is effected by seed from 

 standing trees; also by planting trees; in some rare cases 



