. Impressions of European forestry : letters written during a six months' visit to England and to the continent . Forests and forestry. Ordinance of 1660 had a profound effect. It was the forerunner of modern conservation laws. When Colbert came into power he found that inefficiency and corruption in the then forest service had resulted in disastrous inroads upon the forest capital of the nation. His famous dictum, "France will perish for lack of woods," has become one of the classic utterances. But Colbert did not stop with a well turned phrase. At his insistence an investigating co
. Impressions of European forestry : letters written during a six months' visit to England and to the continent . Forests and forestry. Ordinance of 1660 had a profound effect. It was the forerunner of modern conservation laws. When Colbert came into power he found that inefficiency and corruption in the then forest service had resulted in disastrous inroads upon the forest capital of the nation. His famous dictum, "France will perish for lack of woods," has become one of the classic utterances. But Colbert did not stop with a well turned phrase. At his insistence an investigating commission was set up with drastic powers to remedy mat- ters. The commission did its worli without fear or favor and made a most thorough house cleaning. The result was the new order of things that followed lasted down to the polit- ical upheaval which accompanied the French revolution. It is true not all of the provisions of the Forest Ordinance of 1669 were con- SOME FEATURES OF FRENCH SILVICULTURE From the standpoint of silvicultural manage- ment one of the most interesting things about French forestry is the conversion of coppice, or sprout woodlands, into "high" forest; that is, stands where the trees originate from seed. Naturally enough the average private forest owner in France inclines to the method of cop- pice. Reproduction is easy, the rotation is short and he can receive his income at shorter in- tervals. But from the standpoint of the state high forest is distinctly preferable. Only from the veterans which develop from seedling trees can be secured the large sized and mature tim- ber of high quality that the requirements of certain industries demand. The state is in busi- ness for all time and can afford to take a lower VIEW OF MONT PELE, A FORESTED RIDGE IN THE FOREST OF SENONES, V^OSGES, TAKEN IN DECEMBER, 1918— SCENE OF GREAT BATTLE. sistently observed, but in general the broad policy was carried out. Under Napoleon the essential features of the old
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