. A brief history of forestry in Europe, the United States and other countries [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts; Forêts; Forests and forestry; Forêts; Forests and forestry. Property Conditions. 259 Toward the south, deciduous species are more frequent, oak finally becoming the prevailing timber and formmg forests, with beech, maple, ash and elm as admixtures. As the plains are approached pure deciduous forest mdicates the change of climate. The forest of the Caucasus is principally of coniferous composition. There are six classes of forest property: the govern- ment domain; the apanag
. A brief history of forestry in Europe, the United States and other countries [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts; Forêts; Forests and forestry; Forêts; Forests and forestry. Property Conditions. 259 Toward the south, deciduous species are more frequent, oak finally becoming the prevailing timber and formmg forests, with beech, maple, ash and elm as admixtures. As the plains are approached pure deciduous forest mdicates the change of climate. The forest of the Caucasus is principally of coniferous composition. There are six classes of forest property: the govern- ment domain; the apanage or imperial family (crown) forests; private forests; peasant or communal forests- institute or corporation forests; and forests of mixed ownership m which government and private owners participate. The larger part of the forest area of European Russia IS in control of the Crown or State, namely, T^a" 27\"""'°" ^«^'^- or a little less than two! thirds of the whole, and a similar amount in Asia, besides the so-called apanage forests of 14 million acres set aside for the support of the court. Especi- ally the northern forest is in government controUn some governments (Archangel) the entire area; 67% of the domain forest lies in the two governmente of Archangel and Wologda. Ill the less wooded districts State property, is in- significant The area under government control in Europe and Asia is estimated in the official report for 1908 at around 957 million acres. This is, however, 71 M,.^" *""= "^P^'^y °f **^ Sute; only about 260 million acres are so claimed, the larger balance ir h T-,L'° "!i'"°" ''"'' *'•''='' ^^ *° ^ apportioned to the liberated peasants, 200 million acres in which ; , wk u n i !J ilMfi. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble t
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