Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-23
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES REC AIN
WASTE LAND.

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WASTE LAM
Eufore is connuoring the waste land
piOblem by planting trees. EvcYy vcpr
thousands OF acres Of land are being re-
claimed in this way Is the leading coun-
tries and prt in q condition PREPARATORY
to a profitable timber haryes; n the years
to come.
Not orly many previously forestod
areas which have been cut over have
been planted up. but a number of the
countries are also devoting their energies
10 establishing a forest cover on dunes
and other waste lands. and in fact. on
all land which is more valuble for pro-
ducing timber than for other purposes.
France has been ono of the foremost
Europeau countries in rcforestation. os-
pcciall, in the morntains. where planting
has becn a powerful factor in controlling
torrent. and regulating streamnow. The
State each rnar buys uncultivated lands
IN tho mountain regions and up to Jan
| uarv. 1917. II lad acquired 5G2. 900 acres
in this way. Communes. associations
and private individuals are also assisted
I'm reforcstation work by grants of money,
b. supulies of plants and seeds. Alto
gether $4,000 acres have been planted
i through this public assistance. Complete
exomrtion from taxation for a long Pc
period Of wears is granted in the case Of
plantations made on the tops and slopes
OF mountains. A reduction OF three
fourths for all land planted or sown,
whaever It's situation. is also made.
One Of tho most striking examples OF
the results of planting waste lands is fur
nished by the reforestation of the
"Kars." in Austria. Tie Karst was a
stretch of barren limestone lands COM
or sing some 5000 acres in the billy
country along the Austrian shores Of the
Adriatic sea. For centuries 1t had fur
nished the shin timber and other wood
sunnlies Of Venice. but excessive cutting.
together with burning and pasturing had
lcft Il a waste limos beyond recovery.
1885 the government began to offer help
ia land owners who would undertake
forest planting there. Taxes were remit
ted for neriods OF wears. technical adj
vice was given. and MAN material as we'll
as money were supplied.
AT prerent over 10000 acres. or two
thirds Of the Karst are under forest,
nartlv Us +, rcyult Of plantinC. at a cost
OF airi,t ~. ton dollars an acre and
ro-,,y = c a., rosul. of nrotoc,ton which
made natural remuneration possible. In
1874 Aust-ia also nassed a reforestation
Law tn control torrents This law carries
an auuol annronriation Of $40. 600. and
c.tensiro ,%lantine Wort, has been src.
r~cesfulv carried out under 1t
Cerruarv as q who'll. does have sc
,n,cb waste land which # is ,,occssar,
, onlant Tive Germans have been urac,
,ic,,, roroetrv for co lor- , Time that III.
craoter nav, NJ ,ho avai,qhIa land Is al
,oodv cov.ro1 u.ith ,ornsts Same work
howov.r ie donc along ,hie line Durin,
tine civ vears IRON, 1oa1 10 1900 abou'
2o Oon ,c-os of land suitablo for ~forastr,
r,ors ,co,,tr.d in Prussia although q mar
-, t,,s ,,os ,,,.odv wooded All rosrih,.
.....,oo To- o,so ,ivn, 10 cor,,nu,o
-. ,rtr,+o oc,ers IN n,,rtinc n.o,l, an,
=, tono e,1n coo r,s ,onron,ia+a,, ,or ,hi
rr.a MADAM cudoovors to a,co,r,n
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1 ..a . ta,ds ,astures asia. AVID ~,
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= nn. ,axo,io, for , nnr,oa y, ,wer+
e ,,a-rs IRON, ,be heeinrin. or tbe er.t YEA
= ,,,,,,,y
$ -, Deau,,rr. 80 nxod characterization ,
4 a.. naa,tri,o uoe,a ,ondc IN. I
= e.. ,,., rra,ty-ove ve,r4 over A. 90 acre
.... ..on nurchosed and rcrent,v IN
4 49, 500, %, n~larti,p has omonnto
"a -. .s no Tree uIantinr on IN
II ,,,.. alan. IN. coast Of Jut,ard for IN
$3.50