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Where over-intensive use of the forests may be leading to the loss of a centuries-old plant-utilizing industry.
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It was the writer's privilege, in the winter of 1943-44, to study cork production in Spain under the joint auspices of the U. S. Forest Service and the Crown Cork and Seal Co.,2 of Baltimore. The comments and opinions expressed here are the result of actual observation and discussions with Spanish officials and business men interested in cork. The reader should bear in mind, however, that when judgments of so ramified a subject as the cork industry are based on only three months of observation, many mistakes are possible. Any misinterpretations of fact must be charged to the author— not to the hospitable Spaniards who did so much to make the assignment both pleasant and profitable.
On arriving in Lisbon, Mr. Melchor Marsa and Señor E. Mas were awaiting me, and three months later, on my return from Spain, Sr. Mas was again my generous host. Among the many Spanish officials and business men who unstintingly gave of their time and resources that I might have a better understanding of Spain and the cork industry were Señores E. Morales y Fraile, Salvador Robles Trueba, Luis Ceballos Fernandez, and El Marques de Villa-Alcazar, all of Madrid; Sr. Bonal of San Feliu de Guixols; Sr. Domingo Serra and Sr. Haya of Sevilla. Special acknowledgment is due Sr. Rogelio Mont Maruny of Sevilla who throughout my stay in Spain was my mentor, guide, business agent, host and loyal friend.
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Stockwell, P. The culture of cork oak in spain. Econ Bot 1, 381–388 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02858898
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