Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-04-25
Norway
FORESTRY
Forest Area and Yield

Forest Area ana Yield
The forests of Norway cover
about 1s.5 million acres or 1 a of
the total land area. OF the wood
and land area about 10 million
acres, or 70Te consists of confer
Gus trees. Part of the woods are
typical mountain forests, which
are not suitable for commercial
operations. The total Of 1875 mil
lion acres therefore is a maximum
estimate = the area of the really
productive forests being about 10
per cent lower.
The total cubic content of the
productive forests amounts to
about 800 million cubic meters,
and the yearly increase amounts
to 1913 million cubic meters.
The output of timber was 10
million cubic meters for the year
1916 AT. 17% of the forest area
is owned by the state and mu-
inequalities, and 500 is private
property. The rest consists of the
so-called Parish commons, joint
ly owned by the farmers using
them. Forestry and forest pro-
ducts have always played an i'm
portant part in Norway's national
economy. The export Of processed
timber saw-mill products played
considerable part of the export
trade of Norway during the 18th
century. Later these exports have
decreased, but considerable ex-
port has been built up of paper
and paper pulp. About "A of the
export of Norway consists of these
products. After the last war there
has also been an increasing home
demand for building timber for
reconstruction and private house
building.
Organizations
NOrges SkOgeierforbund Nor
wegian Association of Forest Omn-
ers), Stortingsgt, 30, Oslo.
bet norske SkOgselskap THE
Norwegian Forest Society
society founded with the purpose
of furthering the Norwegian sylvi-
culture. The society has branches
in the different parts of the coun-
try. Adr. Wergelandsveien B,
Oslo.
Administration
The State administration of
forestry is centralized in SkOg-
direktoratet 1.-THE Directorate of
Forestry, a section of the Minis
try Of Agriculture. The local ad-
ministration is performed by Skog-
inspektorer forest inspectors) and
fylkes-skogmestre County forest
inspectors).
About u of the population of
Norway is occupied in agriculture.
The total agricultural area
amounts to PSI million acres.
About Il consists of tillage land.
The rest is artificial or natural
meadow. Norwegian agriculture is
based on small farm units. 45%
of all farms consist Of small hold
ings. which on the average have
cultivated area of SO acres, and
stock Of about 3 cows, sheep
and goats and s hens $50 are
farms of medium size, with an
AVERAGE cultivated area of ~
acres and an average stock of IL
horses, 8 cows, 10 sheep and gots,
2 pigs and Is hens The last class
represents 1871 Of the cultivated
area and 1871 Of the total stock
Of domestic animals.
Really big farms are very few.
Most Of the farms are owned by
the farmers, who personally work
on the farm together with their
families. Only 20% of the annual
farm work is done by hired labor.
An important feature of Nor
wegian farm economy is the COM
bination Of agriculture with fish
ing In the coastal districts and
with forestry in the interior. An
other source Of income for the
farmers il found In fur-animal
farms. with total stock of 217,-
600 silver fox, 107 900 blue fox and
1000 others mink etc).
Owing TO climatic and economic
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