Georgia forestry, Vol. 1, no. 12 (Dec. 1948)

Season's Greetings

Page 1

TALNADG~'S INTEREST

VOICE OF

(Jeff [)avis Ledger - Oct. 21, 19!+8)

THE PRESS l:o:::=:=:=:=:=:=:==:=:=:=:=:=::==:=::: The interest which Herman Talmadge,
cGaovttelrenora-nHd mfoinreatset,rys,howwhsicihn aargeritchurleteureo,f~

the prime concerns in Jeff Davis county,

as well as many others, is very encourag-

ing.

BURNING fOREST DOLLARS

When Talmadge came here as the guest

of various club:; !ind organizations he

(Coffee county Progress)

spo~e not of pol1t 1cs, but of t_hese very Nature has done a wonderful job of

subjects so close to us- agr1cultur~, providing this community with a slash ca~tle, forestry- and the manner 1n pine paradise,but it took her many years WhiCh he handle~ them showed he knew to, grow as much forest as fire w1ll dewhat he was talking ab~ut. His speech stroy in an hours time. was an able presentat 10n of the ~reat

potentialities that lie jn Georgia and What would you think of a man who every per~on who h~ard ~~~ ag;eed that goes out and burns his doll13;rs? You'd

conservation and d1vers1f1cat1on was a no doubt havd only one reaction to such

great step forward.

an out 1and ish ordea 1. And yet, a11 of

us burn our dollars when we set fire to In his first sreech after winning t~e forest.

g~v~rnor's race he ~oung ~armer-pol 1-

~ It 1an returned to h1s agriculture and Trees, unlike natural resourc!'ls such

Industry program and urged that our raw as oil and minerals, grow, and 1f they

materia1s 9e processed in Georg[a.rather grow, we must at least be kind to them.

than sh1pp1n9 them elsewhere. Citing the

need for so1l conservation and greater Every time we burn our forest, we are

1 ivestock industry he declarecf:

burning our wealth and many times burn

the property adjoining our own. with our naturally better climatic

conditions and longer grazing period, save that tree for turpentine or tjmGeorgia can become one of the great ber. Keep fires out of your forest. N1ne dairying and beef-producing states. out of ten fires are caused by people

1 ike you. Just remember that when you

That, you remember, was a major point burn your forest, you're burning your

in his speech in Hazlehurst.

dollars.

In his Atlanta talk, he predicted sound economic future for Georgia as

a a

PUT IDLE ACRES TO

WORK

result of better balance of industry and agriculture, plus ever increasing uses

(The Sylvania Telephone)

of its natural resources.

There are, according to a recent sur-

vey,some 90,000 acres of 1and in Screven

Georsia is both an agricultural and county not producin~ a dime. This is

i ndustnal state. our own county of Jeff 1and, suited to the product ion of trees,

Davis is primarily.agriculture,consider- but dormant because fire has been per-

ing forestry in that category, but it is mitted to destroy all the seedlings,

getting more industries and the more it leaving nothing but the valueless scrub

gets the better off it will be. Just as oak.

Illinois, for example, is a wonderfully It would benefit everyone if these

productive state in both 1 ines, so can acres were converted into useful land by

Georgia become. No state has better~r_e~f_o_rff_i_t_a_t_i_o_n--------~----~------

posslbilities.

GEORGIA FORESTRY

THINNifG DEMONSTRATION

Vol. 1

No.~

(The Madison ian)

DECEMBER 1948

we hated to miss the fine barbecue

out at the Nolan farm last week when the A monthly bulletin published by the

pulpwood people gave a demonstration of Georgia Departmept of Forestry,l+3~ State

how the wood should be cut; but even so, Capitol, Atlanta, Ga., as a publIC ser-

our real reason for wanting most of all v!ce to farmers, other landowners, and

to be out there was to ask some of the t 11ltler growers.

visiting pulpwood

experts how to go about getting cut selectively in Morgan coun-

lnte~ed

as

second-clas?

matte~

AP~~. l

15,

tyl some day there should be, and will 191JB, at the Post Offtce, Atla.nta, Ga., be, a law against cuttlnq it any other undP.~ the Act of Auf!ust 21J, 1912.

wav.

Page 2

SUPPORT IS GROWING FOR PROPOSAL TO GIVE

FIRE PROTECTION TO ALL FORESTLAND IN STATE

lNG CROP Support
forest fire

for a statewide _systemoff control for Georg1a crr1t1n-j

SEE

D L

-------

MOVED ues to gro~ as the date ~or the pruDos~l GE lNG R~.PIDLY

b; 3 to cons1derr''' ,y th~ ',enerc:l "' "" FROM

STATE NURSERIES

near-.

.

.

J

G.Phil_l man who IS

ipouMtoohr1.nJga.nt,nSeavcpnrr,op''osDaUlSirce,'S,~Se--jt: ;eenMomreovethdanfroemig

ht mi state

l

l ion s~edl nurser1ec

ings had 'lecnmber

half of t11e ueorc11' Forestry Assoc_:dtlon,11'i le3.ving approximc'.oll announced Gov~rnor T~lma~ge and Lie uten~ t~'ce shipped. ant Gov. M&rvln s.Gr1ff1n are "h~ort1ly

c ri 1on yet

in favor of a statewide orotect1on sys-

L.C.Hart, Jr., assistant director of

tem. The proposed bill 'was drafted _by the Forestry Department in charge of the W.E.Dunham, manager _of the Savannan Rl~- nurseries, saio late orders were conti~ er Lurc1be~ C<?rpor,t 1on and a leader In luing to pour in and pointed out that 1t

the Assoclatton.

will be after the first of the year be-

.

tore the exact status of the late orders

The following state representatives, can be determined. cancellations made

according to Mr_. Morgan, alreaay have a day-to-day inventory impossible at announced they 1ntend to support the this time, he said. b i 11:

Andrew J, Tuten, Alma; Josiah H.!urk, Mayesville; Lawton Miller and Reglnalo
Trice, both of Macon; c. winton Adams, Nahunta; A.A.Buie, White Oak; F.F.Sills, Sr., Metter; John S.Hooo,Jr., savannc,h; C.O. (Fat) Baker and Chappelle Matthews,
both of Athens; Raymond M. Reed, Marietta; Henry C. Ell is, Boxton; t.lmon B.
Vickers, Moultrie; H.O.Hubert, Jr., Decatur; James V. Davis, Albany; Chri::, w. Edwards, Springfield; E.Russell Moulton, Linoale.

we are confident, however, that we have enough orders on hand to take up the entire crop, Mr. Hart declared.
Orders received since November 1 are classified as late orders and if ~efd1 ings are available .they will be fll!ed in the order received. Persons sending in late orders will be billed if seed1 ings are available for those ord~rs. Mr. Hart urged that payment be mailed promptly after invoices are received.

The fact that about 24 mill ion seed-

Luther Alverson and M.M.Smith, both 1 ings are yet to be moved means th~t the

of Atlanta; Charles L. Gowen, Brunswick; cooperation of all concerned w1l~ be H. A. Aultman, Perry; Emory L.Rowland, needed. Mr. Hart asked that seedl1 ngs

Wrightsville; Fred Hand, Pelham; Howell be accepted by landowners on dates

Hollis and A. Mac Pickard, both of Col- specified.

umbus D.C. Chalker Hawkinsville; John C.

FORESTRY PROGRAM Bell,' Augusta; Arthur K. Bolton, Griffin;
wayne Hinson and J.L.Ryle, both of Way-

y

TELECAST BY WSBT cbrootnss~ ~swa.nCd.~eArcsMviillllaen;

and Dr.

B.J.Taroutton, J.L.wethering-

IS

ton, Pineview; Alexander S.Boone,sr.,

Television has been used foraforest-

Irwinton.

ry education program in Georgi.a, ~iving

this state another forestry "first

ivlr. Morgan also announced that the

WSB-TV last month telecast the movie,

following state senators h&ve _declared "Dead out, heralding the first tele-

their backing of the proposed bill:

vised forestry program in the South,per-

. . Millard

. F.Sims,

Pe~broke;

,

,

crawfora L.

haps in the nat ion. The Atlanta Journal stat ion presented the program at 7:110

Pilcher, warrenton; Gerald B.Saunders, p.m., saturday, November 6.

waverly Hall; Howard T. Overby, Ga!nes-

ville; Claude C.Pittman, Cartersville,

The Georgia Department of Forestry

and Lees. Purdorn, Slact~shear.

also is conducting a vigorous education-

P

r?

.

.

.

Leg1slat1on fav?r1n

bl em of forest fIre

gproatesctt~It,Ot,nn..,.;rr-~i--p.'

ce1ved the approval of the board of d1-

al program_throug~ the.cooperation of 20-odd radio stations 1n all parts of

the and

slatastte.frPormo~g!ramtos

are 111!

broadcast minutes.

weekly

rectors of. the waycross Ch~mber of ~om-

The TV show, oead out , used the new

merce at 1t~ October meet1ng pres1dedmovie recently released by the U.s.

over by President George Fesperman.

Forest service and Forestry Departments

The

D.1rectors

unan .1mous 1Y

approved

~of
is

vt.ie'Jer-vsoruetah1easyteetr

n

d

state~.
ramat 1c.

"DIetadshOouwt s

Gsetaotregl'!iid~,es
replacing

tf2hi5r~e-mptriiegllsi.eo~ntntingsaycsfroteersmceouftnodfeoprrrewosht~eiscc,ht

.

the dangers ~f carelessness when using
fire around 1'1omes and.woodlands A strong emotional appeal 1s balanced w1th

forests o protected

f

wide under

lyseparated.coun
county un 1t" J

\i,rleescoanr~

a good dash outstand i nq.

of

co;redy

to

make

the

film

trol systems.

Page 3

FORESTRY ALUMNI WITNESS DEMONSTRATION OF

.".

LATEST EQUIPMENT

Alumni of t he Universi ty of GeorQia School of Fores t ry gat hered at Brunsw ick Decemoer 4 for their ann ua l meeting and saw demonstrati ons of t he l at est motorized fo rest fire equipment.

How the various pieces of equiprnent are useo was demonst ratea by representat ives of the Georgi a Depart ment of Forestry. Guyton De loach , assist ant director in cha rge of f ire control, commented o~ tn e vehicles whi l e t hey were in ac-
t I On .

The forest ers were shown why there is

a trend to ruggedly const ructed lower-

geared vehicles with four wheel drive .

Al so exhibi ted were suppression units, consisting of power units, bo t h trucks

and crawler tract?rs, v:ith P.lows, capa- I QUIPf.:EN:f DISPLAY- The ~atest in motorble of co nstruct i ng f1r e l1nes around ized forest fire fight irtg equiPment !<XIS

fires in a very few minut es co.npared to demons trated a t Brunswick December II at

hand laoor . These unit s can be quic~ly a gathering of a~umni of the fo re stry

tran s port ed to f ires under t he ir own Schoo~ of the U~ivers~ty of G~or~ia. A-

power or by trailor truck. Both types bove a su.ppress1.on wat, consHttng of a

were demonstrated .

tractor wi th P~ow and trai~er truck, get

ready for action. A low- geared, rugged-

~ y cons true ted, tour wh e e~ tf. ri ve true k

.

. is shoTJ.n beloN. This vehicLe is equiPped

rwo-.way .radl? and t he use of a1r- with unt!?r t anks and a pum.p . Note spray

planes 1n f1re f1ght 1ng were other fea- of ,,nte r at left.

tures of the program.

~-----------------------------------

.

Govern~r

Talmadge

add re ssed

t he

a l u~

A "Keep Ge or gi a contained on every

Green reminder is piece of mail sent

n1 gathering at . Je~ yll Island . He tra- out by Timber Lands, Inc . , of Brunswick .

veled ~o Brunswlc~ by pl ane and w~s ac- The message is imprinted on letters by a

comoan1.ed by State Forest~r A. R.Shlrley . special die prepared for the firm's

and AdJut ant Genera l Vandiver.

posta~e meter.

L--------------------------------

PROTECT OUR WOODS
Protect our woods, Oh God. Let not the fire From carele~s hands burn all Thy splendor down Leaving behind an ugly blackened pyre. Keep watch above the ancient pines that crown The hilltops with their lovely boughs of green. Keep watch above the oak, the fir, the spruce That shield Thy little ones that live unseen In hidden vale. Keep coverts for their use.
Protect our woods, and watch above all things That need Thy care. Keep all the melody Of mountain sound... Oh, keep the bird that sings So faithfully the morning reveille. Walk by the stream, Our Father, through the brakes Where little furry creatures dream and play. Go with the deer, and take the way he takes, That mounting flames may neither trap nor slay.
Protect our woods in all their ioveliness. All creatures of the waters - keep them, too. Keep all the wonders that the woods possess. Prevent the thoughtless deeds that people do Destroying excellence that is of Thee. On mountain top, and in secluded glen, Watch over all Thy woodland majestyThe home of our dumb creatures, God. Amen.
(Reprinted from the fienry County Advertiser)

!TURNER APPOINTED SEEDLING ORDER REDUCED-- TENTH DISTRICT FORESTER NATURE HELPS REFOREST

James c. Turner, farm forester for .A pleasant surprise turned up in t~e the First Di:;trict with _hea~quarters at

ma1l the other day for the man who 1s statesboro,w1ll become d1str1ct forester

trying to stretch the supply of seed- for the Tenth District Janua:y 1, and 1 ings and satisfy all of those who want w11l have h~adquarters. at wash1ngton,Ga.,

to 1nc rease their orders.

A. R. Sh 1r Te y . d 1 r e c t or of t he Department of Forestry, announces.

Henry D. Anthony, of Jacksonville, F1a., wrot.e that he had just inspected

Mr.

. Turner w1~l

succeed w.

R.

Johnson

hIs Georg 1a 1and in wi 1kes county and who has served w1t h Hie Forestry Depart-

found an almost perfect stand of volun- ment the past five years. He has re-

teer p:nes. tie 3Sked that his order be signed to accept a position with the

:-educed from 15 to 5 thousand.

Greensboro Land and Development Company.

As district forester, Mr. Johnson made

In reply, L.C.Hart, Jr., in charge of ail outstandinG record, Mr. Shirley said.

Georgia's nurseries, remarked to Mr.An-

thony:

The new district forester is a grad-

~I

oft.en w~nd.er

how many

people

have

uate of the School of Forestry Uni:-ersity of Georgia. Prior

at to

the his

a s1tuat ton realize it.

s1m1lar YounQ.

to yours year-old

and don't trees are

ass1gnment at statesboro, Mr. Turner was assistant district forester at washing-

very hard to find for them.

1f you are

not

looking

ton.

Wilkes County has an organized fire FORESTER ADDRESSES protection unit. Perhaps Ranger Gordon FARM BUREAU MEETING
Bryan should take a bow.

PLANT EXPANDED

w. E. Gibbons, conservation forester
for the International Paper Company, ad-

Expansion of the Glidden company's dressed the November meeting of the
naval stores plant at >'f.lldosta has been Dougherty county Farm Bureau at Albany.

announced. Plans ca 11 for increasing

the capacity 15 per cent.

Page 5

fLYING SAWMILL OPERATOR- Wade H. SeagLer, right , enterprising Lumberman of Roberta, Ga ., operates his own p Lan e. It comes in handy for getting par ts i n a hurry. This photo ttns mad.e at Chattanooga when Mr . SeagLer made a rush trip f or a part for his mdL. With Mr. Seag Ler is MaLcoLm Smith, aLso of Robert a .

LAURENS COUNTY LANDOWNER HAS COMPLETE PROGRAM FOR HIS WOODLANDS--SELLS FOUR PRODUCTS

Anothe r be liever in good fo r estry is William F. Bel ote, of Rockledge, i n the eastern part of Laurens County. Better

r ecomme nded in sel ectiv e c upping . This

prac tic e i s r ecognized f o r paymen1 unde r

th e 19 ~9 Naval Stor e s con se rv a tion

progr am .



known as "Billy", he owns over 3,000

acres of which 2,000 acres are in woodlands. He owns and operates a fire still

Mr: B~lote's objective i.s t o.plant

and in addition to stilling rosin and one m1l.l1on slash p1n.e se~dl1ngs 1~ the

turpentine from his own gum he buys gum next f1ve years. This Wi nter he I S to

from his nei ghbors. Mr. Belote recently Plant 100,000 on about 100 acres of.old

purchased a small sawmill and he is now fields . To protect these plantations 1n the process of cutting worked-out fr9m ~1re he flans tq construct and

pine s, black pines and hardwoods on his maintain a sys ~m of f1reb~eaks . ~t a

lands.

later d~te he. will extend his plant1ngs

to open1ngs 1n the woods tha t a re not

Mr. Belote is also a pulpwood pro- naturally developing good stands of ~ucer, both on his ovJn land s a_nd by buy- young trees.

1ng stumpage. By making th 1nn1ngs, Billy says he is doing two thing s : Fi rst, he

. This.

Laure~s

County

Cl. ~l. zen

. 1.s

.lnt~r-

is getting a good Income from the trees ested .1n a f1re protect ion un1t being he cuts in thinnings, usuall y not over established . ~e sees. the valu e ?-nd the one-half of the stand.Also, he is giving ~eed for organized. f1re protec;t1on.and his best trees a better spacing and t he IS a~ present pos.t1ng fores.t f1re s1gns f~ster growth will yield more gum and on h1s lands and 1n that neighborhood.

t Imber products of higher value. He al -

ANOTHER so cuts railroad cross t ies from worked-
o~t trees, 1ow-9rade hardwoods and black

TREE

PLANTER

p1nes .

El. gh~y

acres

of

1~-year

old

planted

Another mechanical tree planter been put into use in Middle Georgia.

ha s

slash p1nes were recently marked for se-

lect this

ive c from

upping. Farm Fo

resHteerreJc. eciv.edTurhneelrp

in and

Forest Management Assistant A.H.Antonie,

w.T.Forbes,

of

. Marsha)lvllle,

Mac~n

of the Georgia Department of Forestry. County, has bought a machine because h1s

~ele ctive cupping i~ a new development conservation plans call for planting

1n the nav al stores Industry. Trees that 50,000 or more pine seedlings a year for

should be cut .a re .marked. about three the next few years. By using the plant-

ye ars be fore the th1nn1ng IS to be made. er, Mr. Forbes estimates the planting

The se marked trees are then worked for job will be finished in a week or 10

naval stores as heavy as P.Oss.ible. The days, compared to a month or more by

use of bark hacks and ac1d IS usually hand planting.

Thinning your woods
When trees are too close together, they fight for sunlight and food. By thinning your woods when they are too thick, you'll get better trees faster-in short, you'll make more money from your forest crops. If you want more information on how to harves_t greater cash crops from your woods, see your forester.

GEORGIA FORESTRY
DECEMBER 1948

Dean D. J. Weddell
School of Forestry University of Georgia
Athens, Georgi a

Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office, Atlanta, Ga.