FOREST SERVICE. 



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COOPERATION WITH STATES. 



Expenditures from the appropriation of $100,000 made by Con- 

 gress for fire protection on the forested watersheds of navigable 

 streams in cooperation with the States, and the expenditures of the 

 States which have entered into cooperative agreements for this pur- 

 pose, are shown in the following table : 



Cooperative expenditures from Federal appropriation and by the States for 

 protecting forested tvatersheds of navigable streams from fire. 



state. 



Maine 



New Hampshire 



Vermont 



Massachusetts 



Connecticut 



New York 



New Jersey 



Maryland 



Virginaa 



West Virginia 



North Carolina 



Kentucky 



Louisiana 



Texas 



Michigan 



Expenditure fiscal year 1918. 



Federal. State. Total 



S9,3S2. 

 6, 899. 

 1, 296. 

 3,417. 



950. 

 5, 299. 

 2, 105. 

 1,631. 

 3,472. 

 5,455. 

 1,121. 

 1, 609. 



183. 

 3,78'. 

 3, 555. 



08?98,30.5. 

 85 26,563. 



2,046. 

 31,187. 



7,380. 

 97,885. 

 23,841. 



3,769. 



3, 557. 



7, 129. 



1,331. 



7, 067. 



1,824. 



5,184 



00 66,098. 



27 $107 

 97 33, 

 31 3, 

 79; 34, 

 86' 8, 

 88103, 

 75 25, 

 68 5, 

 33 7, 

 16 12, 

 95; 2, 

 27 8, 



47; 2, 



96; 8, 

 25 69, 



,687.35 

 463. 82 

 342. 56 

 605. 13 

 331.61 

 185. 15 



947. 60 

 401.18 

 029. 83 

 584. 66 



453. 61 



736. 63 



007. 64 

 970. 96 

 653. 25 



State. 



Wisconsin 



Mirmosita 



South Dakota 



Montana 



Idaho 



Washington 



Oregon 



Administration 

 and inspection . . . 



Expenditure fiscal year 1918. 



Federal. State. Total 



S3, 503. 07 $16, 094. 

 9,090.96; 47,341. 

 197.00; 1,917. 

 3,385.23 13,493. 

 7,7U2.S4; 45,360. 

 9,770.00 38,929. 

 7,995.75 27,450. 



32 519,597.39 

 80 56,432.76 

 07i 2,114.07 

 34, 16,S78.57 

 17! 53,063.01 

 46 48,699.46 

 94 35,446.69 



8,081.19' i 8,081.19 



Total 99,952.14 573,761.08,673.714.12 



Unexpended bal- I I 

 ance I 47. 83 



Appropriation 100, 000. 00 . 



1 I 



Louisiana requested cooperation, and an agreement was entered 

 into toward the end of the fiscal year. This State makes the twenty- 

 second to receive cooperation of this character. 



The Federal fund was used almost exclusively for the hire of 

 Federal patrolmen and lookout watchmen, who form an integral 

 part of the State protective systems. The maximum regular allot- 

 ment to any State for patrol purposes was fixed at $8,000, and addi- 

 tional smaller allotments were made from time to time to encourage 

 the extension of patrol work, the construction of protective improve- 

 ments, the preparation of forest-fire plans, and the like. It was 

 necessary in a number of cases to make further allotments for in- 

 creasing the salaries of the Federal men in order to hold the pro- 

 tective force intact. An adequate inspection of the cooperation in 

 each State every 3'ear has shown that it is being well conducted, and 

 has also atiorded a means of keeping in close touch with the activi- 

 ties of the States in forest-fire protection. 



On the basis of forest-fire statistics collected through State and 

 private agencies in over 40 States, it is estimated that approximately 

 28,000 fires occurred throughout the country, which burned over an 

 area of about 1-2 ,000,000 acres and caused a loss in timber, young- 

 tree growth, and improvements of about $9,000,000. 



The States of Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

 North Carolina, and Texas received assistance during the year in 

 formulating forest policies, drafting forestry laws, and the like. 

 Compilations of the forestry laws of Colorado, West Virginia, and 

 New York were prepared. 



WAR RESEARCH WORK. 



Wood products are among the most important materials of the 

 war. Lumber is required in immense quantities for the extension of 



