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During the fiscal year 1932 New Mexico spent $2,762 of State 

 money for fire protection, and private owners contributed $3,633. 

 In Nevada, State aid in protection is practically negligible, amounting 

 to but $105 in 1932, while private owners spent $5,695. 



Planting. The States of Colorado, Utah, and Whoming are cooper- 

 ating with the Federal Government in planting projects. During the 

 calendar year 1931 they put a total of $5,467 into the work. ^ A total 

 of approximately 258,583 trees were distributed, most of which went 

 for farm planting. Colorado led, with 126,000 trees distributed. 

 Colorado has a law exempting forest plantations from taxes during 

 the first 10 years, but it has not proved a sufficiently valuable induce- 

 ment to advance private planting appreciably. South Dakota has a 

 similar law providing tax exemption for the first 5 years, but it also 

 has proved ineffective. 



Extension. Utah and Wyoming cooperate in extension work. 

 State funds thus spent amounted to $2,800 during the fiscal year 1931. 

 Farmers also receive aid and information in planting from the horti- 

 cultural department of the University of Wyoming. 



TABLE 9. Annual State aid to private owners in South Rocky Mountain region, 



by projects 



CONCLUSION 



In reviewing the aid which the States are now extending to private 

 forest owners, it is pertinent to mention the effect which Federal aid 

 has exercised on State aid in forestry. Local forestry leadership and 

 legislative action is principally responsible for present local and State 

 interest and participation. However, those most closely in touch 

 with State and private forestry work frankly acknowledge the fact 

 that every State cooperative forestry function has been either created 

 or vitally strengthened by Federal aid extended under the Clarke- 

 McNary law. It is recognized that in many States full realization of 

 State and local responsibility for aiding in the improvement of forest 

 practice is far from ultimate attainment. Even in those States, 

 however, progress would have been still less advanced had Federal 

 help not been extended. Distinct gains are to be noted under the 

 existing plan of Federal cooperative aid, which should continue to 

 stimulate increased State and private aid to and interest in forestry. 

 State aid to private owners, which now accounts for annual expendi- 

 tures in the neighborhood of $5,330,000, was supplemented in the 

 fiscal year 1932 by Federal funds amounting to $1,762,966 for the 

 specific projects of fire protection, planting, and forestry extension 

 under the terms of the Clarke-McNary Act. 



Great differences both in emphasis on the various projects and in 

 the extent of State financial participation may be pointed out in 



