. Impressions of European forestry : letters written during a six months' visit to England and to the continent . Forests and forestry. FOREST ROAD THROUGH A BEECH STIND IN THE SIH1.\, SAWTZER- LAND- CITY FOREST OF ' ZURICH the remnants of the land that in pre-feudal times was held for the common use of all the people of the tribe or community in a given locality. More have their origin in prescrip- tive rights that were secured by tlie common people during the Middle Ages, under the feudal system. Others, of more recent date, have been obtained through gift, or purchase, or as the result
. Impressions of European forestry : letters written during a six months' visit to England and to the continent . Forests and forestry. FOREST ROAD THROUGH A BEECH STIND IN THE SIH1.\, SAWTZER- LAND- CITY FOREST OF ' ZURICH the remnants of the land that in pre-feudal times was held for the common use of all the people of the tribe or community in a given locality. More have their origin in prescrip- tive rights that were secured by tlie common people during the Middle Ages, under the feudal system. Others, of more recent date, have been obtained through gift, or purchase, or as the result of land adjustments made at the conclusion of a war. But, however they came into being, forests of this class are now distinctly a factor to be reckoned with in all the European countries. Mention has been made, in an earlier let- ter in this series, of the servitudes, or rights of user, that have so much bothered the Eu- ropean foresters in times past, especially during the middle of the nineteenth century, when by purchase or compromise most of. MATURE SPRUCE AND SILVER FIR IN WINTERTHUR FOREST, SA\^TZERLA^'». TREES 120-140 YEARS OLD, 12,5 FEET TALL, DIAMETER 24-26 INCHES (63). 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 the original Hosmer, Ralph S. (Ralph Sheldon), 1874-1963. Chicago, Ill. : The Lumber World Review
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