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forest land, at a total cost of about $4,000,000, t . 

 which the Federal Government contributed $400,000. 

 The funds contributed by or through the States in- 

 cluded considerable contributions made by land- 

 owners. Further extension of this important work 

 depends largely on an increase in Federal funds. 



FOREST POLICIES 



The Forest Service offers its assistance to States in 

 the formulation of their forest policies. The majority 

 of the States have received assistance of this character. 

 To the extent of its ability, the Forest Service also 

 offers to assist owners of timberland who wish to adopt 

 a definite policy of reforestation and forest manage- 

 ment. This work has been carried on more exten- 

 sively in the South than elsewhere, largely in the naval \ 

 stores industry. 



CLARKE-McNARY LAW 



Activites in State cooperation will be extended 

 through the Clarke- Mc Nary law which passed Congress 

 in June, 1924. This act authorizes annual appropria- 

 tions of $2,500,000 for the prevention and suppression 

 of forest fires, $100,000 for the distribution of forest 

 planting stock to the owners of farms, and $100,000 

 for assistance to farmers in managing their forest lands. 



FARM FORESTRY 



In carrying on an educational program as applied 

 to farm forestry the Forest Service works in coopera- 

 tion with the extension service of the United States 

 Department of Agriculture. This work is focused 

 particularly on the more efficient management of farm 

 woodlands, the reforestation of those farm lands not 

 now suitable for agricultural crops, and the utilizatio \T- 

 and preservative treatment of farm timbers. A con- 

 siderable number of agricultural colleges give courses 

 on those subjects, and an increasing number are in- 

 cluding similar work in their extension programs. ; 



