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The Study’s subject: Forestry is besides the Agriculture one of the most important form of land use by area. Wood harvest indicates the intensity of use of forestal products. Data of wood harvest are the basis for the analysis of forestry profitability. The lumber industry is the forestry’s most important income source, therefore the harvested lumber is sorted in different intended use groups and assessed by a statistical classification. Another important task of forestry is the maintenance of the forest. In this way a fundamental contribution to the care and conservation of the agricultural landscape is made by forestry. These requirements for the forestry should be described by selected statistical indexes and parameters, supplying information about - the forestry entrepreneurs and forestry area, - the development of wood harvest and therefore the intensity of forest use, - the usage of wood as lumber for industry , - damages of the forest by forest fires, - finally, the total balance-sheet of forestry and foreign trade balance of wood. The description of forest enterprises, forestry areas, and logging is made according to the type of tenure in forestry. There are the following three types of tenure: (a) State Forest (Forest owned by the single federal German States, Forest Trust and the National Forest owned by the German federal government) (b) corporate forest (c) private forest (a) State Forest: This forests are designated as state-owned National Forest. The forest owned by the Federal Republic of Germany, although the state forest, usually referred to as the Federal Forestry. The forests owned by the state are supervised by the Federal Forest Service. The National Forest covers 3.7 percent of the forested area and is located mainly in military used areas and along federal waterways and highways. Federal forests therefore are usually subject of a special purpose. The forests owned by the German federal states predominantly stems from...