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ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The total expenditures for the work of the Forest Service were, 

 therefore, $4,678,427.37. The objects of that work were to admin- 

 ister, protect, and improve the National Forests, and to promote 

 the practice of forestry generally througli cooj^erative and investi- 

 gative work and through the dilfusion of knowledge of the results 

 of investigations. Prorating among the various lines of work such 

 general expenses as the salaries of the Forester and Associate For- 

 ester, rental of quarters at Washington, etc., and grouping the cost 

 of these various lines according to the object sought, the total ex- 

 penditure may be subdivided as follows: 



Administration and protection of the National Forests $3, 752, 3*10. 91 



Permanent improvements, National Forests 598, 835. 64 



Cooperative and investigative work and making known results 327, 274. 82 



Total 4, 678, 427. 37 



There were also made under the direction of the Forest Service 

 the following miscellaneous expenditures: 



National Bison Range, Montana: 



Pm-chase of land. $29, 896. 48 



Construction of fence and sheds 17, 494. 74 



$47, 391. 22 



Refunds to depositors, excess deposits (34 Stat. , 1270) 48, 966. 86 



Payments to States and Territories, 25 per cent of receipts from National 



Forest resources for fiscal year 1909 438, 702. 81 



Payments to Indians on account of timber receipts on former Uinta 



Indian lands (33 Stat., 1070) 1,113.47 



Cooperative funds returned to contributors 1, 239. 60 



Total 537, 413. 96 



The following statement shows the amounts paid to States and 

 Territories, to be expended for roads and schools, from the National 

 Forest receipts of the fiscal year 1909, and the approximate amounts 

 that will be paid from the receipts for the fiscal year 1910: 



state or Territory. 



Arizona. . . 

 Arkansas. 

 California. 

 Colorado.. 

 Florida... 



Idaho 



Kansas . . . 

 Minnesota 

 Montana.. 

 Nebraska. 

 Nevada... 



Amount 

 paid fiscal 

 year 1909. 



$38,313.45 



1,580.74 



47, 657. 71 



49,521.21 



None. 



48, 892. 79 



1,173.25 



25.37 



78,172.37 



2,837.34 



15, 988. 74 



Amount 



payable 



fiscal year 



1910. 



$51,229.38 



2,904.44 



60, 752. 91 



50, 300. 19 



706. 38 



66,074.55 



1,004.67 



457. 37 



83,678.38 



2,820.25 



16,314.33 



State or Territory. 



New Mexico. . 

 North Dakota 



Oklahoma 



Oregon 



South Dakota 



Utah 



Washington. . 

 Wyoming 



Total... 



Amount 

 paid fiscal 

 year 1909. 



$26, 769. 64 

 None. 

 584. 84 

 33, 120. 47 

 10,501.08 

 33,293.40 

 16.017.56 

 34,246.85 



438, 702. 81 



Amount 



payable 



fiscal year 



1910. 



828, 529. 53 



63. 64 



026. 10 



39, 635. 87 



9,808.93 



32, 905. 49 



23,671.89 



34, 704. 64 



506,194.84 



This shows an increase of S67,492.03, or a little over 15 per cent. 



THE NATIONAL FORESTS. 



AREA. 



During the year the gross area of the National Forests — that is, 

 the total area within the Forest boundaries, without deduction for 

 alienations — suffered a net decrease in consequence of boundary 

 changes which eliminated from the Forests 2,037,645 acres and 

 added 453,517 acres. No new Forests were created. The boundary 

 changes are the outcome of the field investigation reported as under 



