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A NATIONAL PLAN FOR AMERICAN FORESTRY 



help them to bear the cost of protecting their holdings, while the re- 

 sults of research aid indirectly by providing information that may or 

 may not be applied by the individual owner in the improvement of 

 forest practice and returns. 



An effort has been made to ascertain the amount of State, county, 

 and town funds annually spent for forestry work which aids forest 

 owners, and the results are shown by regions in tables 1 and 2. On 

 account of the great difficulties encountered in obtaining these data, 

 absolute exactness is not claimed. The most that can be said for the 

 tables is that they represent the most comprehensive survey yet made 

 in this field. Wide variations in the character and organization of 

 the many State forestry projects, added to the complexities of evaluat- 

 ing indirect aid, all contribute to the difficulties of expressing definitely 

 the monetary value of all aid rendered. The findings must be in- 

 terpreted under thes limitations, which are explained more fully in 

 the discussion of the various projects. 



This discussion will deal first with the broader aspects of State aid 

 being developed under the eight forestry activities of projects, with 

 incidental consideration as to regions and States. Following this a 

 more detailed analysis of activities within the regions will be pre- 

 sented. 



TABLE 1. Amount of State, county, and town funds expended annually, and 

 character of projects, of State aid in forestry extended to private owners, by regions 



Region 



Fire protection 1 



Planting and 

 nursery 2 



Forestry exten- 

 sion 3 



control 4 



New England 



Middle Atlantic 



Lake.. 



Central 



South 



Pacific Coast 



North Rocky Mountain. 

 South Rocky Mountain- 

 United States. _. 



Dollars 

 354, 929 

 863, 743 



1, 246, 361 

 121, 520 

 313, 341 

 298, 097 



2,867 



200, 858 



Percent 

 11.1 

 27.0 

 38.9 

 3.8 

 9.8 

 9.3 



Dollars 

 40, 656 

 180, 512 

 10, 633 

 73, 628 

 25, 339 

 17, 372 

 6,349 

 5,467 



100.0 



359, 956 



Percent 



11.3 



50.1 



3.0 



20.5 



7.0 



4.8 



1.8 



1.5 



Dollars 



10, 392 



17, 757 



16, 287 



15,883 



24, 324 



3,271 



2,004 



2,800 



100.0 



92, 718 



Percent 

 11.2 

 19.2 

 17.6 

 17.1 

 26.2 

 3.5 

 2.2 

 3.0 



Dollars 



106, 126 



94,707 



9,404 



35,750 



100.0 



245, 987 



Percent 

 43.2 

 38.5 

 3.8 



14.5 



100.0 



Region 



Forest insect 

 control e 



Forest research 



Economic and 

 forest surveys 



All activities 



New England 



Middle Atlantic 



Lake 



Central 



South 



Pacific Coast 



North Rocky Mountain. . 

 South Rocky Mountain. . 



United States. .. 



Dollars 

 6 1, 129, 539 

 8 182, 164 



8 7, 734 



1, 319, 437 



Percent 

 85.6 

 13.8 



Dollars 

 5,000 

 55, 120 

 43, 260 

 12,000 

 15,913 

 31, 500 

 13,000 



100.0 



175, 793 



Percent 

 2.8 

 31.4 

 24.6 

 6.8 

 9.1 

 17.9 

 7.4 



Dollars 



41.000 

 ~~9,~500' 



100.0 



50,500 



Percent 



81.2 



Dollars 



1, 646, 642 



1, 394, 003 



1, 366, 945 



223, 031 



378, 917 



403, 224 



21, 353 



11, 134 



100.0 



5, 445, 249 



Percent 



30.2 



25.6 



25.1 



4.1 



7.0 



7.4 



.4 



.2 



100.0 



1 From Forest Service compilations, fiscal year 1932. 



2 From Forest Service compilations, calendar year 1931. 



3 From compilations of the Forest Service, and other sources. 



* Information obtained from Bureau of Plant Industry, fiscal year 1932. 



The States report an addi^nal $15,000 devoted to broad activity of forestry extension but not specifically 

 so designated. More than this may actually be spent. 



Information furnished by Plant Quarantine and Control Administration, fiscal year 1932. 

 7 Information obtained from various sources, fiscal year 1932. 

 s Calendar year 1931. 



