Central Europe . of the whole German Empire;while in the woods of Austria the fir {abies) and the pine,with percentages of 49 and 19 respectively, far exceed theScotch fir, the percentage of which is but 3. The forestsof Hungary are very different. In them, even at the pre-sent day, the conifers, with a percentage of 18, fall farbehind the beech with its 52, and the oak with its 28 percent. With the greater utilisation of the forests, laws havebeen made for their preservation, and many landlordsnow enclose their woods like gardens and prosecute any ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 165 person who sets foot u
Central Europe . of the whole German Empire;while in the woods of Austria the fir {abies) and the pine,with percentages of 49 and 19 respectively, far exceed theScotch fir, the percentage of which is but 3. The forestsof Hungary are very different. In them, even at the pre-sent day, the conifers, with a percentage of 18, fall farbehind the beech with its 52, and the oak with its 28 percent. With the greater utilisation of the forests, laws havebeen made for their preservation, and many landlordsnow enclose their woods like gardens and prosecute any ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 165 person who sets foot upon them without special per-mission. The greatest landed properties of Central Europenaturally belong to great forest regions. In Upper Silesiaone-fifth of the whole country, an area of 1040 squaremiles, belongs to seven owners. None of these, however,can be compared, as to extent of possessions, with CountSchonborn-Buchheim, who owns the domain of Munkacs,extending over 513 square miles, or a third part of the. Fig. 28.—Northern Limits of Maize, the Beech, and the Vine. County of Bereg, still less with Prince Schwarzenberg,whose property in South-East Bohemia covers 686 squaremiles. His ancestor was able, as long ago as 1788, todeal with his immense woods like a sovereign by openinga canal 33 miles long to float his timber from the Moldaubasin into that of the Danube, and so to bring his domaininto touch with the Vienna market. Great institutions or monasteries have frequently drawntogether large forest districts under a common benefits that result to agriculture in general, when 166 CENTRAL EUROPE woods remain upon the mountains and assist in distribut-ing the moisture given out by the atmosphere, has oftenbeen pointed out. But there are many areas of forestof which we are compelled to ask ourselves whether theyhave any right to go on existing where space is beginningto be insufficient for a growing population. Even in the oldest historical times, the great f
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