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\ acre, two years younger, there were 400 trees calipering 

 5 in. and from 24 to 30 feet high. 



The work, in nearly all cases, has been under the super- 

 vision of the Government Service. 



School Planting. — Before leaving the subject of planting, 

 it is interesting to note the excellent work that is being carried 

 on among schools in the country districts by the institution 

 of planting-days and elementary instruction in the theory and 

 practice of afforestation. 



The Norwegian Forestry Society, who have, since 1890, 

 received an extra grant toward this object, have made arrange- 

 ments whereby the State provides the plants and gives the 

 necessary training to schoolmasters who wish to interest 

 the children in the movement. On one piece of parish land 

 near the west coast, 100,000 plants have been put in by the 

 school-children in three or four years, and are thriving well. 

 The work is rapidly extending to country schools all over 

 the land. 



Forestry Education. — The first foresters received their 

 training in Germany, particularly at the schools of Tharand, 

 Aschaffenburg, and Giessen. Later, many took the course at 

 the Forest Institute at Stockholm. By a Law of 1897, tne 

 Agricultural High School was founded at Aas, and a course 

 in forestry was arranged. Students are entered for the course 

 every other year, and the application for entrance has, from 

 the beginning, far exceeded the accommodation. The rules 

 stipulate that the applicant must be over 19 years old, with 

 a certificate from one of the provincial schools showing 

 efficiency in elementary forestry, and with a year's practical 

 experience. 



The High School course comprises one year's study of 

 general scientific subjects and a second of specialised work. 

 One year's additional practical work is arranged for students 

 who intend entering the State Service. The subjects for the 

 first year include : Rural Economy, Mathematics, Chemistry, 

 Geology, Zoology, Botany, Physics, Book-keeping, and 

 Theoretical Surveying. In the second year — Forest Manage- 

 ment, Valuation and Law, Advanced Book-keeping, Practical 

 Surveying, Levelling, and Map-making. For two months 

 in the summer the second-year class live in the vicinity of 



