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vii. forestry of sweden.
Wooded, ground, in hectares, per 100 inhabitants.
It will be seen from the previous Table that the whole big
territory in the N. W. of Sweden situated above the coniferous limit, is
considered to belong to the State. Including this territory, 38-1 per cent of
all outfields in Sweden should be State property, l g per cent belong
to hundreds or parishes, and 60-1 per cent should be private property.
Of the territory, on the other hand, which is situated below the limit
of coniferous plants, 24-o per cent is the property of the State, 2-s per
cent other public property, and 73-8 per cent private property.
Of the whole outfield — 36,101,442 hectares — 15,394,325 hectares are
not wooded, of which 6,675,224 hectares owing to their situation above
the coniferous limit, while 8,719,101 hectares below this limit are not
wooded. The wooded ground consequently amounts to 20,707,117 hectares.
These figures still are very uncertain. Of the ground entered as wooded,
not inconsiderable domains have been cut bare of wood or deprived of
their wood-covering from the ravages of fire. On the other hand, the
accounts concerning the extension of the wooded ground, are in many
places too low, especially in Småland and in certain parts of Norrland.
The extension of forests within each one of the Läns of Sweden
was calculated, in 1900, to the compass which is given in Table 61,
page 521.
A presentation in diagrammatical form is given in the map, page 622.
Of all the forests in the Kingdom, two thirds are situated north of the
Dalelfven River. Relatively to the area, northernmost Sweden is not
so rich in wood, because a great part of the country is here situated
above the tree-limit. Richest in wood are the Läns of Vermland,
Kopparberg, Gefleborg, and Vesternorrland, where from 60 to more than
80 per cent of the ground are wooded.
The return of the Swedish forests, or the annual growth, capable of
being used, has been estimated to 27 million cubic meters. Concerning
the consumption, the following calculation has been made out for 1897.
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