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Carolina; The Diminished Flow of the Rock River in Wisconsin and 

 Illinois, and Its Relation to the Surrounding Forests; The Planting of 

 White Pine in New England; and Cross-Tie Forms and Rail Fasten- 

 ings, with Special Reference to Treated Timbers. The circulars were: 

 Forest Fires in the Adirondacks in 1903; Reclamation of Flood- 

 Damaged Laiids in the Kansas River Valle}- bj^ Forest Planting: and 

 Practical Assistance to Users of Forest Products. Two reprints of 

 Yearbook articles were issued: Recent Progress in Timber Preserva- 

 tion; and Relation of Forests to Streamflow. There was also pub- 

 lished the Report of the Forester for 1903. 



In addition to these publications 8 press bulletins were issued during 

 the year, with a total circulation of i4,000 copies. 



Reprints of 10 publications were made to the total number of 39,000 

 copies. 



On June 30, 1904, 11 bulletins and 3 circulars were in the hands of 

 the printer. 



The mailing lists of the Bureau are the following: (1) A special list 

 of libraries; (2) a list of representative newspapers; (3) a small foreign 

 list of scientific and governmental institutions; (i) a special list of per- 

 sons engaged in forest work in the United States; (5) a general list of 

 persons interested in forestry. 



The first four lists, which number 3,143 addresses, receive all pub- 

 lications of the Bureau as soon as they are available. To the general 

 list are sent the reports of the Forester, reprints of the contributions 

 from the Bureau of Forestry to the Yearbook of the Department, and 

 circulars of information. Cards are also sent to the general list 

 giving notice of the appearance of bulletins, with brief descriptions 

 of their contents. Applications for bulletins made in response to the 

 card notices are honored in the order of their receipt. The number 

 of addresses on the general list at the end of the year was 9,860. 



Expenditures. 



The expenditures during the past year in Records, which include 

 instruments, supplies, and rent, amounted to $59,032.08, or 17 per 

 cent of the total appropriation for the Bureau. 



The expenditures for Bureau supervision and control in salaries 

 and traveling expenses and for printing amounted to $42,755.65, or 

 13 per cent of the total appropriation for the Bureau. 



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