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The stock thus grazed amounts to about 125,000 

 animals every year. The Forests are also put to 

 many special uses for which no charge is made al- 

 though their administration involves some expense. 

 Strict accounting should credit the fair value of 

 such uses to the receipts from the National For- 

 ests, for it is in effect income which instead of being 

 put into the treasury is made available for the 

 benefit of the people. 



From what has been said it will be seen that a 

 large part of the benefits derived from the system- 

 atic administration of the National Forests cannot 

 be measured in dollars and cents. These benefits 

 are in effect privileges extended to the people who 

 in return assist in the protection of the Forests from 

 fire and thus more than repay the Government for 

 what they receive. Even under the rather unfa- 

 vorable revenue producing conditions mentioned 

 above, it is interesting to note that in 1917 the re- 

 ceipts of thirty -two National Forests exceeded their 

 total expenditures. On fifteen others the receipts 

 exceeded the cost of protection and administration. 

 In other words, one-third of the National Forests 

 are practically self-supporting. ^ 



The New Eastern National Forests. The great 



