Translations:Manfred Klett: Von der Agrartechnologie zur Landbaukunst/343/en

It must be seen together with agriculture as a whole. Yes, strictly speaking, it belongs to agriculture, like all the aforementioned functional members of the living organisation. The forest often surrounds the farm and village bounds; it connects and links them. Within the cultural landscapes, the forest fulfils a superordinate, enlivening function. In addition, it has a climate-balancing effect and, over the ages, together with the farm and village bounds, preserves and shapes the character of the cultural landscape at large.