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western division will draw freely upon the personnel in the former 

 office of State cooperation for help and advice in conducting State 

 cooperative work, but Mr. Peters is relieved from further responsibility 

 for such work in the Western States, which will rest hereafter with 

 the western division. 



Forest Inspector C. G. Smith is assigned as assistant to the officer in 

 charge of the western division. 



EASTERN DIVISION. 



This division will be responsible for the silvicultural and manage- 

 ment work on National Forests east of the Great Plains, including the 

 States east of North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and New 

 Mexico, for cooperation with other Federal agencies and for State co- 

 operative work in this region, and for the extension and application 

 of forestry on private lands. The cooperative and extension work will 

 be conducted through the existing district organizations to the extent 

 practicable. The functions of district 7 in these activities, within the 

 territory under its jurisdiction, will be defined by the officer in charge 

 of the division. It will also be necessary to conduct a large part of 

 the eastern cooperative and extension work directly from the office of 

 the eastern division by personnel assigned to that office. 



The office of State cooperation will be discontinued. Mr. Peters is 

 assigned as assistant to the officer in charge of the eastern division. 

 He will continue to be the Service expert on State legislation and co- 

 operative work, but it is anticipated that his duties will be broadened 

 in character to include participation in the work of the Branch dealing 

 with eastern National Forests. The other personnel in State coopera- 

 tion is assigned to the eastern division. Mr. Cary will also report to 

 the officer in charge of that division, who will make such assignments 

 of the personnel in his office as will most effectively discharge the re- 

 sponsibilities of the division. 



EXTENSION OP FORESTRY TO PRIVATE LANDS. 



The Branch of Silviculture will be responsible hereafter for the 

 extension of forestry to private lands, including all phases of coopera- 

 tion with the States in forest protection and management. Each dis- 

 trict forester will make such assignments, with the approval of the 

 Branch, as are necessary to provide for the extension and cooperative 

 work in his district. The chief of Branch will make such additional 

 assignments to the eastern or western division and such allotments of 

 special duties as are necessary to provide for the general features of the 

 extension program and for extension and cooperative work in undis- 

 tricted territory. 



