REPORT OF THE FORESTER. 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Forest Service, 

 Washington, D. C, November 5, 1910. 



Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a report of the work 

 of the Forest Service for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1910, together 

 with an outline of the plans for the work of the Service for the cur- 

 rent fiscal year. 



Respectfully, Henry S. Graves, 



Forester. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES. 



The appropriation act for the Department of Agriculture for the 

 fiscal year 1910 and other acts appropriated for the Forest Service 

 the following sums : 



For salaries a $G0, 200. 00 



For general expenses 3, 986, 000. 00 



For improvement of the National Forests GOO, 000. 00 



Total for the Forest Service 4, 64G, 200. 00 



Available for the work of the Forest Service, under other congressional 

 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture: 



Appropriation for naval stores industry (§1,050.68 

 brought forward from fiscal year 1909, less $4.55 



carried oyer to fiscal year 1911) $1, 046. 13 



Appropriation for paper tests (allotted to Forest Service). . 9, 560. 75 



Total 10, 606. 88 



From other sources: 



Federal cooperation (expenditures reimbursed by other 



federal bureaus) 4, 627. 16 



Private cooperation ($28,674.35 contributed by coopera- 

 tora in 1910; $19,291.25 broutrht forward from 1909; 

 less $1,239.60 returned to contributors) 46, 726. 00 



Total 51, 353. 16 



Total from all sources 4, 708, 160. 04 



At the close of the year there were unexpended bal- 

 ances as follows: 



From appropriation, salaries and general expenses $21,271.42 



From appro})riation, improvement of the National Forests.. 1, 164. 36 



From appropriation, paper te.sts 1. 68 



Unexpended cooperative funds 7, 295. 21 



Total 29, 732. 67 



Amount expended 4, 678, 427. 37 



a In addition to this appropriation for salaries for specified positions, the appropria- 

 tion for general expenses is available for salaries for the purposes set forth in the bill. 



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