KEPORT OF THE SECEETAUY OF AGRICULTUEE. 85 



Appropriation 



available, fiscal Expenditure, Unexpended bal- 



year 1923. fiscal year 1923. ance, June 30, 1923. 



Payments to States from national 

 forest receipts for benefit of 

 county schools and roads $882, 204. 01 ' $882, 204. 01 



Refunds to users of national forest 

 resources of moneys deposited by 

 them in excess of amounts re- 

 quired to secure purchase price 

 of timber, use of lands, etc 101, 824. 19 101, 824. 1 9 



Acquisition of lands by National 

 Forest Reservation Commission 

 for protection of forested water- 

 sheds of navigable streams: 

 Provided by agricultural ap- 

 propriation act for 1923 450, 000. 00 



Balances from prior years 1, 458, 455. 35 



1,908.455.35 768, 391. X4 $1,140,063.51 



Expenses of National Forest Reser- 

 vation Commission (pro^'lded by 

 act of Mar. 1, 1911): 

 Appropriation for fiscal year 



1923 25, 000. 00 



Balances from prior years 48, 242. 21 



73, 242. 21 537. 06 72, 705. 15 



Cooperative work, Forest Service, 

 consisting principally of forest 

 road and trail construction (paid 

 from contributions from private 

 Bources): 



Amount contributed during 



1923 1, 517, 467. 46 



Balances from prior years 381, 495. 75 



1, 898, 963. 21 1, 299, 782. 88 599, 180 33 



Farmers' seed-grain loans: 



Appropriations provided by 

 deficiency acts of July 1, 

 1922, and Mar. 4, 1923, for 



collection of loans 75, 000. 00 



Collections during 1923 of loans 



made in 1921 and 1922 1, 388, 194. 40 



Previously collected 693, 173. 64 



2, 156, 368. 04 69, 226. 66 2, 087, 141. 38 



> Paid direct to States by Treasury Department. 



