1586 A NATIONAL PLAN FOR AMERICAN FORESTRY 



and industries, particularly in utilization matters. These responsi- 

 bilities will require a force of 20 men or more, according to the extent 

 to which the States meet their extension responsibilities, at an esti- 

 mated cost of approximately $125,000 to $225,000 per annum, all at 

 Federal expense. 



A situation is likely to arise in which one or more States are unable 

 to match Federal funds available for extension work among the owners 

 of industrial forests. Nevertheless this virtually untouched field is 

 of such importance national!} 7 that it should be covered, even though 

 the possibility of sharing the cost is nil. To meet such conditions it 

 is recommended that an annual authorization of $375,000 be provided 

 for a 10-year program under which there can be appropriated annually 

 $225,000 for direct Federal extension in the fields described under this 

 heading and the one next preceding, and as much more as may be 

 matched on a share-alike basis by the States, up to the full amount 

 of $375,000 per annum. Such flexibility in authorization will permit 

 the Federal Forest Service to meet the needs for extension in the 

 poorer States as well as the wealthy ones wherever national needs 

 require. 



The annual Federal authorizations required to carry out the 10- 

 year program in all the phases proposed may be summarized as 

 follows : 



(1) For farm forestry extension, one half of cost $250, 000 



(2) For industrial forestry extension, including $225,000 per annum 



for Forest Service and up to $150,000 per annum additional to 



meet State funds 375, 000 



Total 625,000 



