GERMAN FOREST MANAGEMENT — ALSACE-LORRAINE. 



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The average price per cubic foot was : 



For timber or work wood — Cents. 



Oak 17 



Beech 11 



Conifers , 8.5 



For firewood— 



Oak 5.5 



Beech 6.7 



Conifers 4. 2 



On the whole the State received 7.2 cents per cubic foot for all its timber and -firewood. 

 Among the improvements made during the year the items of roadmaking and reforestation are 

 most conspicuous. 



In the State forests alone about 1,500 acres were seeded, generally at a cost of $2 to $3 per 

 acre, the lowest being GO cents; while in few cases the cost exceeded $4 per acre. About 3,200 

 acres were planted, 1,280 acres for the first time, the rest being corrections of former failures. 

 Planting largely with hardwoods cost on an average about $5.50 per acre. Roadmaking is 

 vigorously pursued, as much of the land is quite rough, and well- planned, permanent, macadamized 

 roads have proven to be among the best investments. In some of the districts forest railways 

 have also been constructed. 



The final results during 1891 were as follows: 



Income from wood $1,523,000 



Other products 22, 000 



Chase 15,000 



/ 



Total 3,560,000 



Of this $54,000 is figured for wood, which was given to persons holding servitude rights. 

 The expenses were: 



Sunning expenses — 



Central forest bureau $2(>, 000 



Oberfoersters 97,000 



Guards 116,000 



Logging 231, 000 



Roadmaking 47,000 



Planting, sowing, drainage, etc 47, 000 



Other running expenses 128,000 



Permanent expenses 60, 000 



Total expenses 752, 000 



Real gross income 1, 522, 000 



Net income 770,000 



The following figures present the course of these relations for the decade ending 1891 : 



Financial results for the State forests in Alsace-Lorraine. 



Year. 



1882 

 1883 

 1S84 

 188 r > 

 1886 

 1887 

 1888 

 1889 

 1890 

 1891 



Gross in- 

 come. 



$1. 337, 000 

 1,370,000 

 1,429,000 

 1,301,000 

 1,284,000 

 1, 308, 000 

 1, 335, 000 

 1, 371, 000 

 1,477,000 

 1,522,000 



Cut per acre and 

 year. 



Wood 

 over 3 

 inches. 



Cubic feet. 



43 



45 

 45 

 48 

 45 

 46 

 49 

 46 



XOticli. 



CubicfeeL 

 55 

 55 

 01 

 59 

 59 

 02 

 57 

 58 

 61 

 56 



Per acre of total area. 



Gross in- 



Ex- 



Net in- 



come. 



penses 



come. 



$3 7 7 



$2. 20 



$1.55 



3.86 



2 04 



1.81 



4 03 



2 04 



1.97 



3 67 



2 05 



1.01 



3. 02 



2.01 



1.59 



3 67 



2 06 



1.59 



3.74 



1 98 



1.74 



3.84 



2 08 



1.74 



4.12 



2 06 



2.04 



4.24 



2.09 



2.12 



Price of 

 v ood per 



cubic 



foot. 



Cents. 



G, 5 



6.2 

 5.8 

 5.7 

 5.5 

 6.0 

 6.2 

 6.5 

 7 1 



