Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-03

In Germany the various governments
own and MANAGE in conservative
spirit about third Of tho forest
arcs1 and they also control the manage.
mcnt of another sixth. which belongs 10
villages cities and public institutions,
in ~ far rs these communities aro
Obliged to employ expert forosters and
must submit thoir working plans to tho
government for approval, thus prevent
ing improvidout and wastoful methods
The other half Of the forest property,
IN the hands of private owners, is man
aged mostly without interference, III
though upon methods similar ~ those
employed by the government and by
trained forrStorS, who receive their edu
cation in ono of the eight higher and sew
eral lower schools of forestry which tho
various governments havo established
Tho several states diffoT in their laws
regarding forest property, or the pri.
vato forests 20 ptr cent are without any
control whatever, while 20 per cent arc
subject ~ supervision. ~ far rs clearing
aud devastation ARE concerned
Tho tendency on the part of the gov
ernmcnt has hocn rather toward persun
Sivr measures Thus in addition to buy
ing up or acquiring by exchange and ro-
furosting waste lands--some 500, 600
acres havV been 50 roforcStca during tho
last 26 ycars--thc government gives AS
SiStanCo to private uwnors III roforeSting
their waste land. During tho last 10
years $500, 600 was granted in this way,
In Austria by n law adopted IN 1882,
not only nro tho state forestS--compris
ing lcss than 30 per cont ot thl total
forest Internationally managed, and
the management of tho communal for
eStS--noarly 10 per cont--oiliclally su.
pcrvisod, hut private ownors-holding
about 70 per cont---aro prevented from
devastating their forest property To tho
| dotrimont II aajoinora No clearing for
agricultural usc can he mado without
the consent of the district authorities,
from which, however,, IN appeal to
civil judge il possible, who adjusts the
conflict uf interests.
ANY clcarcd or cut forest must bo re-
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On sandy soils and mountain sides clear
ing is forbidden and only oulling OF tho
ripe timber Is allowed
In Hungary, also, whore liberty OF
private property rights ard strong oh.
lection to government interference had
boon ionlously upheld, n complete reac,
ton set In somo 10 years ago which led
| g., Ia 20 1904 ,yi,Ft,,r ihn pto IN
troll Of private forest property M in Aus
| trin
Under law adopted in Italy in 1888
the department. Of agriculture, In coop
Grafton with the department. of public
works and in consultation with the for
estal committee Of the province and tho
respective owners Is to designate tho
territory which for public reasons must
| be rcforcsted under governmental con-
| troll
Tho owners mny associate themselves
for the purpose of ruforCstntion and for
the purpose may then borrow money ut
| low interest from the state Soil Credit
institution, tho forest department con.
tributing three .nfths Of tho cost of ro.
forcstation upon condition that the work
is done according to splans and within
the timo specified by the government
In Russin until lately liberty to cut,
burn, destroy and dovastnto was unre-
strictcd. bnt in 1883 II comprehensive
aud we'll considered law cut Off, 30 far
as this can bo done on paper, this liberty
of vandalism For autocratio Russia
| L. tt4,,il aud Ia In ibI
turc Of compromise between commu-
nal and private interests, IN which much
| if not all depends on the good viii Of
! the private owner
A federal law was adopted III Switzer'
land in 1870 which gives tho federation
control over tho forests Of the mountain
region embracing eight nntfro cantons
and parts Of seyon others, or over 900,
600 acres Of forest Tho federation itself
does not own any forest land, and tho
cuntons hardly 100, 600 acres, somewhat
over 1 per cent Of tho forest area, two.
thirds Of which IL hold in communal
ownership and tho rest by private own
| err
The federal authorities have Hupcryi-
sion over al cantonal, communal and
private forests, 80 far as they are pro.
toctivc forests, but tho execution OF the
law rests with the cantonal authorities
under the inspection OF federal officers,
IN Franco not only docs the state man
age It's own forest property, onc.ninth
Of tho forest area, In approved manner
and supervise the management Of for.
ests belonging TO communities and other
public Institutions, double tho area Of
state forests, in manner similar 70 tho
regulation Of forests in Germany, but IL
extends It's control over tho large aroa of
private forests by forbidding any cloar-
Ing except with tho consent OF tho forest
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