IT. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Forest Service, 



Washington, D. C, Octoher 12, 1910. 



Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a xnanuscript entitled 



''The Forest Resources of the World," by Raphael Zon, Chief of the 



Office of Silvics, and to recommend its publication as Bulletin 83 of 



the Forest Service. 



Respectfully, 



Henry S. Graves, 



Hon. James Wilson, Forester. 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



