130 DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS. 



toiy, including Alaska, Porto Rico, and the Philippine Islands, is 

 represented. The collection of lantern slides now numl^ers about 

 1,000, of which over 400 were added during the year. Loans of 47(3 

 slides were made to 13 persons during the year. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



As in preceding years, close attention was given to the expeditious 

 handling of correspondence. Notwithstanding the large increase of 

 mail matter, all letters received were promptly referred for attention, 

 and, with few exceptions, were acted upon and acknowledged within 

 thirty-six hours. The number of pieces of mail matter forwarded 

 from the Bureau during the yeav was 24,538. 



MAILING LISTS. 



The mailing lists of the Bureau are the following: 



(1^ A special list of libraries. 



(2^ A list of representative newspapers. 



(3) A small foreign list of journals, -libraries, and individuals 

 engaged in forest Avork. 



(4) A special list of persons engaged in forest work in the United 

 States. 



(5) A general list of persons interested in forestry. 



The first four lists, which number together 2,817 addresses, receive 

 all i^ublications of the Bureau as soon as they are available. To the 

 general list are sent the reports of the Forester, reprints of the con- 

 tributions from the Bureau of Forestry to the Yearbook of the Depart- 

 ment, and circulars of information. Cards are also sent, giving notice 

 of the appearance of bulletins, with brief descriptions of their con- 

 tents. Applications for these bulletins, made in resjionse to the card 

 notices, are honored in the order of their receipt. The number of 

 addresses on the general list is 5,056. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



New publications. — During the year eight new publications ap- 

 peared, as follows: 



Copies. 



Bulletin No. 31 7.200 



Bulletin No. 32 10.000 



Circular No. 23 10.000 



ExtractNo. 212 15.000 



ExtractNo. 214 10.000 



ExtractNo. 236 5,000 



Report of the Forester for 1901 10.000 



Farmers' Bulletin No. 134 10.000 



77. 200 

 Press Bulletins (Nos. 14, 15, and 16) ___ 12,000 



Total 89,200 



A word of explanation is required concerning the number of new 

 publications issued, without which it Avould seem that the publication 

 of results had not by any means kept pace with the Bureau's activity 

 in other directions. While but 2 new bulletins have appeared, as 

 against 3 in 1901, there are now in course of publication 4 new bulle- 

 tins, the manuscript of a fifth is comj)leted and awaiting the beginning 



