CONTENTS Iv 



PAQE 



II The Administration of the National Forests . 30 



Personnel 31 



Duties of forest officers 31 



The Forest Supervisor 32 



The Forest Assistant . 34 



The Forest Ranger 35 



The Forest Clerk 38 



Forest Service Meetings 39 



How the Forest Service Appropriation is Allotted 



to the National Forests 40 



Forest Service expenses 40 



The agricultural appropriation bill .... 42 



The ranger's protection and improvement plans 4-2 



The Supervisor's plans 43 



Approval of plans by the District Forester . . 44 



The district fiscal agent 45 



Tax money paid to the states 46 



The Equipment and Supplies for the National 



Forests 47 



The property auditor and property clerk . . 47 



Blank forms 48 



Supplies 48 



National Forest Improvements 49 



The need of improvements 49 



Transportation facilities 50 



Communication facilities 53 



Grazing improvements 56 



Protection improvements 57 



Appropriations for improvement work . . .58 



The Classification and Consolidation of National 



Forest Lands 61 



Land classification 61 



The consolidation of National Forest lands . 63 



How Young Forests are Planted to Replace Those 



Destroyed by Fire 64 



Reforestation and the timber supply ... 64 



Reforestation and water supply .... 65 



Government reforestation policy 67 



Methods of reforestation 70 



