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The fruits of its more important studies are published and dis- 

 tributed without charge upon request, or sold at a low price by the 

 Superintendent of Documents. 



ORGANIZATION OF THE FOREST SERVICE. 



The work of the Forest Service is organized under ten offices, most 

 of which have several sections. The chart on page 10 shows this 

 organization graphically. 



The Forester is the administrative head of the Service, to whom all 

 the offices are responsible. The Associate Forester is his chief assist- 

 ant and the administrative head of the Service in the absence of the 

 Forester. 



The Special Fiscal Agent is charged with the receipt of funds arising 

 from the Government business in the reserves and other sources, and 

 with the disbursement of all moneys of the Forest Service. 



GENERAL, INSPECTION. 



It is the policy of the Forest Service to maintain a thorough system 

 of inspection of its own work. This office has about twenty inspec- 

 tors, charged with oversight of all the activities of the Service, both 

 in the reserves and elsewhere. It is the duty of the inspectors to see 

 xactly what work is being done and how it is being done, and to 

 advise with all those in charge of projects or having administrative 

 authority on reserves. They are not, however, themselves authorized 

 to issue orders. Their reports are made directly to the Forester. 



LAW. 



This office advises the Service in legal matters, assists in the prose- 

 cution of offenders against the laws and regulations which protect the 

 reserves, compiles forest laws, aids applicants in drafting forest legis- 

 lation, and deals with other legal problems connected with forests, 

 their ownership, taxation, and protection. Within reasonable and 

 proper limits its help and advice are freely open to the public. 



PUBLICATION AND EDUCATION. 



In general, this office has charge of all the editorial and educational 

 work of the Service, including the technical and literary review of its 

 publications. This work is distributed among five sections, as follows: 



The section of silvics brings together and organizes, in the interest 

 of systematic knowledge, all information on the habits and behavior 

 of trees in the forest. This is gathered from the field investigations of 

 the Service and from other available sources. 



The section of review critically examines the form and substance of 

 proposed publications. 



The section of information issues brief progress reports on the 

 varied work of the Service; publishes a monthly field programme of 

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