UNITED STATES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR 211 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Beginning of Government forest work________________-------------- 3 
Creation of national forests from public Gomain of the West________ 4 
Purehase of eastern, national forests. 2 Se eee ee eee 7 
‘he national forests for WS@_.. 2-22 S422 a ae eee 9 
Management of timber resources of national forests_____________ 1 
Range management on the national forests_____________________ 14 
Watershed protection_________- ieee op eae See od eae 14 
Recreation in national forests _-_--__- = EAE ES: e, ore 19 
Wild life on the natignal forests" eens se 22 
National monuments within national forests___________________ 23 
Receipts from the national forests__._...____-_22_ 222-2222 2 24 
Nationak forest improvements <- 6 55 a eee 25 
Forest offiecrs:and the publie.<= ee ee ee 28 
Protection of the national foresis: 2 ae eee 32 
Wire danpers -26 <2 Se os oe es ee 32 
Sanitary precautions on the national forests____________________ 37 
Control of insect infestations and tree Ciseases__________________ 37 
The extension of forestry practice... 25-2 ee eee 38 
Cooperation with States: .__ 2 ss ee eee 39 
Research. 25 oss ee ie ea 42 
Forest management and protection investigations______________ 44 
Forest-preduetss =: 2 .. 2.2 neu co) oe ee 44 
Forest. CCononMeS.._. . 2 5.3.32 oS ee ee eee 46 
Ranpe researeh... .- wa eee eee 47 
Natural areas and experimental forests and ranges______________ 48 
tnformation on forestry. <> 2 2 See 49 
Publications... 2: a ee ee eee 50 
Photographs, lantern slides, motion pictures, and exhibits______ 50 
General information... 2. sn Se eee 51 
Forest Service organization: 
Washington, D.C. office.-_ =. 3 eee 52 
National forest regions 2-220 SS 2 eee 52 
Qualifications and duties of forest officers_._________________----__-- 55 
Washington, D. C. 
Issued April, 1922. Revised, June, 1931 = * 
