FOREST SERVICE. 



473 



Thirty-nine proclamations and Executive orders affecting the 

 boundaries were issued. Two of these created interforest transfers 

 between the Rainier and the Snoquahnie National Forests, Wash- 

 ington. One created the Devil Postpile National Monument within 

 the Sierra National Forest, California. Two modified previous proc- 

 lamations to permit of the selection of land by the States of South 

 Dakota and Idaho. Eight Executive orders retransferred lands from 

 as many national forests of Arizona, New Mexico, and California to 

 Indian reservations. The remaining 2G eliminated 577,591 acres of 

 land and added 153,414 acres. In addition to the reduction by these 

 eliminations the national forest area was decreased by a retransfer of 

 2,497,840 acres of land to the several Indian reservations of which 

 they originally formed parts. 



These various readjustments in boundaries (together with the addi- 

 tion of 84,970 acres and the elimination of 364,820 acres effected by 

 the 13 proclamations signed previous to the beginning of the fiscal 

 year 1912, but which did not become effective until July 1, 1911, as 

 stated in last year's report) effect a net reduction in the total national 

 forest area of the United States of 3,201,807 acres. This leaves the 

 gross area on July 1, 1912, under national forest control at 187,406,376 

 acres, and the net area at 165,027,163 acres, as shown by States in the 

 following table: 



National forest areas, in acres, by States. 



State or Territory. 



Arizona 



Arkansas 



California 



Colorado 



Florida - 



Idaho - 



Kansas 



Michigan 



Minnesota 



Montana 



Nebraska 



Nevada - 



New Mexico 



North Dakota 



Oklahoma 



Oregon 



South Dakota 



Utah 



Washington 



Wyoming 



Total, United States 



Alaska 



Porto Rico 



Grand total 



Gross area 

 June 30,1911, 



14,898 



2,225 



27,735 



14,761 



G74 



19,043 



303 



163 



1,204 



19,305 



556 



5,650 



11,111 



13 



61 



16,148 



1,287 



7,667 



11,G84 



8,693 



,000 



,890 



455 



,900 



</70 



,355 



,937 



771 



750 



100 



700 



,3(7 



,300 



920 



,640 



900 



,700 



,585 



,680 



.543 



Changes during 

 fiscal year. 



Addi- 

 tions. 



26,920 



83,1.55 



67,730 

 60,579 



163,793,443 



26,748,850 



65,950 



190,608,243 



238,384 



238,384 



Elimina- 

 tions. 



1,558,610 



195,300 

 26,440 



92,528 



241,330 



177,992 

 937,410 



125,480 

 17,680 



7,061 

 320 



eo.060 



3,440,251 



3.440,251 



Gross area 

 June 30,1912. 



13,339,390 



2,225,890 



27,567,075 



14,735,460 



674,970 



19,550,827 



303,937 



163,771 



1,204,750 



19,063,770 



5.56,700 



5,555,510 



10,173.890 



13,920 



61,640 



16.023,420 



1,337.7.50 



7.721.083 



11,684,360 



8,633,463 



160,591,576 



26.748.850 



65,950 



187.406,376 



Alienated. 



877,133 

 1,017,108 

 6,676,130 

 1,458,086 



366.560 

 1.573.373 



148.201 

 79.060 



358,123 



2,936,412 



35.795 



260,891 



1.354.482 



7.506 



160 



2,364.741 



180.866 



433,367 

 1,848.214 



264.440 



22.240,648 



105.590 



32,975 



22,379,213 



Net area. 



12.462,257 



1.208.782 



20.890.945 



13.277.374 



308,410 



17.977.454 



155,736 



84, ni 



846,627 



16.127,358 



520.905 



5.294.619 



8.819.406 



6,414 



61.480 



13.658.679 



1,156,884 



7,287,n6 



9,836,146 



8,369,023 



138,350,!)-28 



26.643.260 



32.975 



166,027.163 



EXCHANGE OF LANDS. 



On February 15, 1912, the President signed a proclamation carry- 

 ing into effect an agreement entered into January 4, 1910, between 

 the Forester, on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, and the 

 State of South Dakota, providing for the exchange by the State of 



