40 cIR. 211, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
$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 assist- 
ance to farmers in managing their forest lands. The 
appropriations for the year July 1, 1930, to June 30, 
1931, are: $1.700.000, $93,000, and $70,000, respectively. 
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FIGURE 21.—Southern California fire equipment—ware- 
house and fire truck. Angeles National Forest 
FIRE CONTROL 
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Forest fires in the United States have burned over 
annually during the 10 years from 1920 to 1929 an 
average of 26,000,000 acres and have caused damage 
averaging $37,584,564 a year. During this period the 
number of forest fires averaged 93,605 a year. (Fig. 
Zt.) 
Through cooperation of the Federal Government 
with the States under the provisions of the Clarke- 
McNary law, which in the provisions covering such 
work supersedes the Weeks law of 1911, substantial 
progress has been made in bringing about protection 
