PEO ICAN SMI ITAT. 
U.S. DepartMEnt or AGRICULTURE, 
Forrest SERVICE, 
Washington, D. C., September 7, 1905. 
Srr: I have the honor to transmit herewith a manuscript entitled 
“ Forest Belts of Western Kansas and Nebraska,” by Royal S. Kel- 
loge, Forest Assistant in the Forest Service, and to recommend its 
publication as Bulletin No. 66 of the Forest Service. 
The map and six plates accompanying this report are necessary 
for its proper illustration. 
Very respectfully, Girrorp PINcHorT, 
Forester. 
Hon. James WILson, 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
