Georgia forestry, Vol. 17, no. 3 (Sept. 1964)

Georgia
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FORESTRY

Georgia FORESTRY

Sept., 1964

No.3 Vol. 17

Fronk Craven Editor
Published Quarterly by the GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION
Box 1077 Macon, Georgia GEORGIA FORESTRY MAILING ADDRESS Route 1, Box 85 Dry Branch, Georgi a
RAY SHIRLEY DIRECTOR

Members, Board of Commissioners :

CHAIRMAN
C. M. Jordon, Jr.

-Vidalia

Andrew J. Aultman L. H. Morgan W. George Beasley
Alexander Sessoms

-Sylvester
-Eastman -Lavonia -Cogdell

DISTRICT OFFICES
GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION
DISTRICT 1--Route 2 Statesboro
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DISTRICT 111-P. 0. Box 169 Americus
DIST~ICT IV--P. 0. Box 333 Newnan
DISTRICT V--P. 0. Box 96 McRae
DISTRICT VI--P. 0. Box 881 Milledgeville
DIST~ICT VII--P. 0. Box 2136 Rome
DISTRICT VII--P. 0. Box 1160 Waycross
DISTRICT IX--P. 0 . Box 416 Ga inesville
DISTRICT XRoute 2 Washington

On the Cover

There are 25,772,200 forest acres or 69 percent of Georgia' s land area in forests. This vast forest area provides the raw material for more than 800 forest industries that employ over 52,000 persons and have a dollar output value of some one billion dollars. This ranks forest based industries th ird behind textiles and food manufacturing.

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CONTENTS

Rural Conservation Program Initiated Improved Seedl ings Available GFA Convention Highlights .. Georgia's Woodland Wealth . The Era That Is . Promotion ... Rangers Of The Quarter .. Wood Products Add Dollars To Harbor Traffic

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Plant Ex.pansion Equals Increased Production Plus Increased

Employment ..

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Commiss ion Conducts FFA and NFA Camps . .

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Letters .....

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Logging The Foresters ...

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Cruising the News

Our Forests Our Fortune

In recent veers millions of trees have been planted in Thomas Coun t y

and this section, is now one of the fastest tree growing areas in the .nation .

Under the soil conservation plan many landowners converted farm lands to

timber lands, and now are receiving annual bounties for having signed up f or

that program.

Perhaps the greatest enemy of grow ing trees is f ire , and to protect plant -

ed areas from the ravages of fire becomes a matter of major importance.

To protect the growing young trees from the dangers of fire call for th e

running of fire breaks and constant supervision, to make sure fire hazards do

not develop in nearby fields or woodlands which might quickly spread to the

forest, resul ti ng in severe damage or complete destruct ion of trees.

The Thomas County Forestry Unit is ready to lend a hand t o timberlan d

owners in the matter of following proven practices for control of fire hazard s,

and generally in the care of planted areas or those where voluntary stands ha ve

developed.

When the moisture in the ground is ta ken up and high winds prevail, it i s then that the hazard of fire become s greatest. To take proper steps to elim i

nate fire hazards in or near forest areas is important and now is the time to d o

it.

( From the Thomasville Times- Enterprise )

What Tree Farming Requires

Wise conserv ation of natural resources does not involve shutting the d oor and throwing the key away. It does invo lve farsighted development and util i

zation of the resource in question along with unflagging attent ion to the e x

peeled needs of generations yet to come.

Nowhere is this better i llustrated than in tree farming -- the d rama t ic

means of assuring that t he nat i on will never run out of timber and wood pr o duc ts, despite heavy and growing demand. A tree farm is precisely what t he

term implies -- an acreage devoted to the planting, nurturing, and protecti on of trees unti I they reach maturity.
Just what does tree farming require? It requires time and the long view it may take 20, 50, 100 years o r

even more, depending on area and species, before a tree is read y for cutti ng.

And a tree produces income for the owner only when it is cut . It requires work, care and money. The trees must be protected agai n s t

such natural enemies as fire, insects and disease. And the tree farmer must

pay, over long years, all the costs of protection, management, road build ing

and, at last, harvesting the timber. Obviously another requirement lies in the expectation of an ultima te

reasonable profit-- for the tree farmer and those who will follow him. Beca us e of this, many states have enacted tax legislation designed to promote w ise

forest pract ices. These tax lows do not, as has been falsely claimed, prov ide

the tree farmer with special benef it s. They simply recognize th e special pr o b

lems that are an inescapable part of tree growing. They recognize, too, t hat

if the trees were to disappear the tax revenue they create would go with th e m.

Tree farming began but recently in 1941. Since then, it has prov ide d

overwhe~ming proof of its worth and necessity.

Reco'dj ( Fmm the Roy>ton

RURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM INITIATED

The Resource report will have recommendations for putting idle acres into productive for~st acres.

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' v (, ...r J )' GWINNETT COUNTY \ /'

More than 23 mi II ion board feet of sawtimber are cut annually in Gwin nett County. The payroll from forest industries is about 1.3 million dol Iars.
A plan, for a pilot program to develop, improve, conserve and uti Iize natura I resources, to provide employment and other economic opportunities, has been initiated by the Department of Agriculture.
Gwinnett County, Ga. has been selected as one of ten pilot Resource

Conservation and Development Project areas in the United States. It is the only urban-rural ~area in the program, and only pilot project in the !Southeast.
The program is under the USDA with the Soil Conservation Serv ice responsible for the administrative activites . The U. S. Forest ~Ser vice will assist within its assigned activities.
The Georgia Forestry Commission has been designated to provide data for the forestry phase of the Resource report, announced Commission Dir-
ector Ray Shirley. In the report the Commission will show present area and volume of timber in the project, its prevailing condition, and forestry problems involved. The report also wi II contain recommendations for putting Iand best suited for forestry purposes into the highest possible production.
At the pre sent, there are 182,900 forest acres in Gwinnett County owned by 3,203 woodland owners. All but four of these owners represent private interest. The nonprivate interest own only 2,800 for.est acres. Total land area in Gwinnett County is 279,700 acres.
The estimated annual payroll from forest industries is $1 , 335,000. Approximately 31 , 000 standard cords
of pulpwood and 23,390,000 board feet of sawt imb er are cut annually . Gwinnett County woodland owners are realiz in g stumpage returns of some $446,710 annually.
Sh irley added that the Comm is sion will furnish technical assistonce in planning and carrying out the forestry phase of the plan whenever the plan is put into effect. Th is wi II involve workin g with local sponsors, cooperators and landowners.
The USFS will coordinate the forest activities and provide financing for the state work. This covers 70 percent of the actua I direct cost of stand conversion, timber stand improvement and planting; 95 percent of the cost of technical assistance; 100 percent of the cost of increased forest fire protection; and 50 percent of the cost of an insect and disease program.
Other project areas include IdahoWashington, Indiana, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota , Vermont and Wi sconsln.
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Improved A Georgia First Seedlings Available
Selected scion material is grafted to seedling root stock.
The grafted seedlings are sprayed against insect and disease attack two to three times o month.

The first fruits of the Georgia Forestry Commission Tree Improvement Program will come to life with the 1964-65 planting season. Georgia is the first state to produce Improved Seedlings.
Commission Director Ray Shirley announces that for the first time Improved Slash and LC'~Iolly pine seedlings will be available for purchose. Shirley emphasized that with the growing of these seedlings we are o step closer to producing a superior tree, our ultimate goal .
Commission's tree improvement activities were initiated in 1954. Since that time the Commission' s seed orchards have grown to 33,31 2 Iiving grafted trees. They wi II con tain 52,740 grafted trees -.yhen stocked. With the addition of 9,000 more grafts this year the seed o rchards wi II be 80 percent complete.
Shirley pointed out that the Im proved Seed Iing s ore from se Iected parent trees. These trees possessed characteristics of fast growth, resistance to insects and diseases, good form, high cone bearing ability, long fiber length and low specific gravity.
Shirley added that this year's supply, 700,000, will be increased until total production of slash a nd loblolly pine seedlings will co me from superior seed. It is anticipated that complete production will co me within the next six to eight years.
This year's Improved Slash a nd Loblolly pine seedlings will cost $10 per thousand, The supply is limited to 1,000 trees per customer.
The Commission nurseries have approximately 50 million trees for
landowners' reforestation needs fo r the 1964-65 planting season. Spec ie s avai Iable and cost per thou sand are slash, loblolly, longleaf, shortleaf and Vir9inia pine, $4; bi-color le spedeza, $6; eastern white pine, $8; Improved Slash and Loblolly pine, yellow poplar and cottonwood, $10; Arizona cypress and catalpa, $15; and dogwood, $30.
A transportation charge of 25 cents per 1, 000 trees is adde d if deli very is by state truck. Land owners will pick up truck deliverie s from the ranger's headquarter s.
Shirley said that landowners ma y pi ace their seed Iing orders wit ho ut payment. However, payment must be made prior to shipping. Only check s, money orders, or government pur chase orders for the correct amo un t, made payable to the Georgia For estry Commission, will be accepted. Orders paid by a government pu r

chase order should have a vendor's copy with the order.
The minimum order is 500 trees. However, smaller amounts may be obtained by contacting your county forest ranger.
Slash and loblolly pine seedlings will be shipped from approximately November 23 through March 1, depending on the season.
Orders may be cancelled without penalty up to February 15. On all orders cancelled after February 15, 25 percent of the purchase price on all undelivered trees will be retained by the Commission.
Shirley emphasized that any cancellation or reduction of orders by the Commission depends entirely on the supply and demand of seedlings. If it is not possible to fill an order, payment will be returned to the pur-
chaser. Sanford Darby, Commission Re-
forestation chief, said seedling order forms may be obtained from the Commission County ~angers, County Agents, Soi I Conservation Service Technicians or Agricultural Conservation Program officers. All orders must be submitted on a Commission order form. If a landowner desires additional trees after initial order, another order blank must be filled out. Mail complete orders to the Georgia Forestry Commi ~sion, P.O. Box 1077, Macon, Ga., 31202.
Landowners, desiring information on a shipping date or rescheduling of their order, should contact the designated nursery. The Commi ssion' s Macon Office should be contacted if the questions involve payment order cancellation.
Shirley urges landowners to make out their . seed Iing order now while there is a supply to meet your needs.

After six to eight weeks the bags are removed. The outer bag reflects heat and the inner bag holds moisture.
7he trees, at approximately eight years, are bearing cones. The cones are
collected and seed extracted. These seed are producing the Improved Seedlings in the Commission nurseries.

The seedling stock at one and a half to two years is ready for lifting and planting in the seed orchard .

GFA Convention Highlights

Southern forest industries urged to expand markets, promote forest industry, and develop treatments and processes of treated wood that will blend with modern construction methods. Forest industry leaders, foresters and woodland owners also were addressed on cost influenced by attitudes, loss of private forest land to specific public projects and research's role in a one billion dollar industry.
The occasion was the 57th annual meeting of the Georgia Forestry As-
sociation on Jekyll island. More than 500 forest interested people from throughout Georgia attended. The theme of the meeting was "Wood and You".
"Modern competition, increased production efficiency and the development of well managed and financed industry complexities, which are resilient in the face of short term set backs, have imposed a new obi igation upon forest industry manufacturing units."
National Lumber Manufacturers Association Executive Vice-President Mortimer B. Doyle, Washington,
D. C., confronted the delegation
with this situat ion at the Association's annual banquet.
Doyle sa id, " We must, without delay, recognize that the survival and progress of our forest-based industries depend, to an in creasing degree, upon highly qual ified special ists in marketing finances, purchasing and production." In addition there has to be qualified production and adequate raw materials.
"The South is emerging into a new era of prosperity for timber products ... if it is to realize all of its potent ial gains it must staff its elf with specialists in eve~y phase of modern corpor.ate management. It must adopt and exploit team concept from the forest through the market place. It must not dote on quality alone if it is to stand toe-to-toe in the competitive world of our 50 states and win its share of the battles," Doyle said.
Harley . Langdale, Jr., president, Georgia Forestry Assoc iation, presided over the meeting. On the program were F. T. Shepherd, vicepresident, Mead Corp., Dayton, Ohio; AI Hernandez, vice-pres ident, Union Lumber Co., East Point; J. W. Howard, president, Atlanta Hardwood Co., Atlanta; G. W. Stanley, vicepresident, Kirby Lumber Co., Hous-

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The 7964 Miss Georgia Forestry is L yn Ray, center, of Thomasv ille. In her
court are, /"r, Miss Wood Preserving Ch eryl Coggin, Newnan; Miss Na v al Stores Anne Allen, Herndon; Miss Furniture Bonnie Anderson, Woodland; Miss Plywood, Benita Gayle Wood, P itts; Miss Pulpwood Louise Coop er, Moultrie; Miss Wood Spec ialties Barbara Ann Thigpen , Uva lda; Miss Lumb er Verg inia Futch, Pembroke; Miss Hardwood Flooring Sonja Mathews, St. Simons Island; Miss Box, Crate and Veneer Linda Horton, Waverly H all; and Miss Pulp and Paper Donna Gray, Waycross .

General Performance Award recipients are, front row, Thomas G. McCle ndon, C/ayton"Fayette; E . L. Wright. Forsyth"N. Fulton; T . H. Bullard, Wilke s, best fire record in state; T . M. Strickland, Richmond, outstanding county in state; McCormick Neal, Morgan Memorial Nursery Superintendent for refo resta tion; and E ighth District Forester James H. Henson , for outstanding dis tr ict. Back row, Newell D. Last inger, Colquitt; M. F. Futch, LMg; J.D. Beauc ham p, Dodge; Calvin C. Rhodes, Johnson oWashington; Ronald L. Drury, Co ffee Atkinson; and Bill Lawson, Floyd. Lawson accepted for Ranger Troy F loy d. StewartoWebster Ranger Jame s I. Lane is not shown.

Miss Georgia Forestry
Lyn Ray of Thomasville
ton, Texas; Dr. Charles Driver, Southlands Experiment forest Director, Bainbridge, and H. E. Ruark, director, Georgia Forest Research Counci I, Macon.
A panel discussion on "Loss of Private Forest Land to Public Projects" was headed by Stanley. Appearing on the panel were Ray Shirley, director, Georgia Forestry Commission, Macon; Dorsey Dyer, forester, Agricultural Extension Service, Athens; Paul Y. Vincent, supervisor, Georgia National Fore sts, Gainesville; and Charles W. Walker, attorney, Macon.
Miss Georgia Forestry of 1964 crowned, reelection of officers and awards presented highlighted the th e meeting.
Miss Georgia Forestry is Miss Lyn Ray of Thomasville. The 17 year old high school senior is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cook Ray. She was crowned by Judge W. D.

Harley Langdale, Jr.
Flexer of Brunswick, Ga., a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives.
In her court are Miss Furniture Bonnie Anderson, Woodland; Miss Naval Stores Anne Allen, Herndon; Miss Wood Preserving Cheryl Coggin, Newnan; Miss Pulpwood Louise Cooper, Moultrie; Miss Lumber Verginia Futch, Pembroke; Miss Pulp and Paper Donna Gray, Waycross; Miss Box, Crate and Veneer Linda Horton. Waverly Hall; Miss Hardwood Flooring Sonja Mathews, St. Simons Island; Miss Wood Specialties Barbara Ann Thigpen, Uvalda; and Miss Plywood Benita Gay Ie Wood, Pitts.
Miss Georgia Forestry and her court will appear at the opening of the Southeastern Fair, Oct. I in the Forestry Exhibit. A life size photograph of each of the queen' s court wi II accompany each industry segment in the exhibit. Reigning over the exhibit. will be a twenty foot oil painting of Miss Ray. The Fair is marking its 50th Anniversary. The theme is "Georgia's Woodland Wealth."
Harley Langdale, Jr., Valdosta, was named to a second term as president of the Association. First Vicepresident Jim L. Gillis, Jr., Soperton, also was named to a second term. Treasurer A. E. Patton, Executive, Director Harvey R. Brown, and Office Secretary Mrs. Helen M. Dixon, all of Atlanta, were reelected to their respective positions.
Georgia Forestry Commission Director Ray Shirley, Extension Service Forester Dorsey Dyer and Union Bag-Camp Paper Corporation Chief Conservation Forester E. A. Davenport received citations presented by the Georgia Forest lndustri es Committee of the A F Pl. The citations were for outstanding contributions in the promotion of the state's forest resources and forest industcy, the Six Step Forest Management Program, and elevating Geor-

Mortimer B. Doyle
gia's position in the national Tree Farm program, respectively. E. L. Douglass, chairman, GFI Committee, Augusta, and R. H. Rush, immediate past chairman, GFI Committee, Hawkinsville, made the special award presentations.
For outstanding and meritorious service to the GFA, 11 Georgians received the Order of the Golden Pine Cone. Recipients are Dr. Charles Driver, Bainbridge; Thomas R. Fontaine, Jr., Macon ; G. A. Hernandez, Jr., Atlanta; James W. Howard, Atlanta; Ollie L. Knott, Jr., Macon; Rex McCord, Calhoun; George Peake, Jr., Macon; W. H. Verdery, Hartwell; and Paul Y. Vincent, Gainesvi lie.
The Georgia Outdoor Advertising Association was a recipient for participating in the recent Forestry Signboard project.
The Georgia Forestry Commission's Eighth District, with headquarters near Waycross, received the Association's Outstanding General Performance Award. James A. Henson is the district forester.
Richmond County was named the outstanding county. T. M. Strickland is the Richmond County Ranger.
The best fire record award went to Wilkes County. The Wilkes County Forest Ranger is T. H. Bullard.
Morgan Memorial Nursery Superintendent McCormick Neal received the Outstanding General Performance Award in Reforestation.
Individual county winners and rangers are Clayton-Fayette, Thomas G. McClendon; Coffee-Atkinson, Ronald L. Drury; Colquitt, Newell D. Lastinger; Dodge, J. D. Beauchamp; Floyd, Troy Floyd; Forsyth-N. Fulton, E. L. Wright; Johnson-Washington, Calvin C. Rhodes; Long, M. F. Futch, Jr.; Richmond, T. M. Strickland; and Stewart-Webster, James I. Lane.
President Langdale presented the awards.
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"Georgia's Woodland Wealth" is the Southeastern Fair theme for 1964. The state's one billion dollar forest industry has been invited to tell their story at the fair's 50th Ann iversary, Oct. 1-10, announced the Fair's Director of Special Activities Mrs. Billie Tavel!.
Southeastern Forest Fair Committee Chairman Ray Shirley, director, Georgia Forestry Commission, Macon, Georgia, stated that the exhibits will depict the economic importance of forestry to the state. Forest based industries are outranked in dollar output only by textiles and food manufacturing.
Industry, public and private agencies and associations are combining their talents to present the most informative and colorful forestry exhibit ever presented in the South, Shirley added.
Ten major forest industries will be featured with state and federal agencies contributing major exhibits showing the service programs avai 1able to Georgia's woodland owners. It is through wood-using industries and service programs that the state's 25,772,200 forest acres are a basis for the construction of new industry, and the development and preservation of our recreation and wildlife areas.
A highlight of the forestry exhibition will be a paper making machine from which paper wi ll be made on the scene. It is one of seven miniature paper machines in the world. The machine belongs to the Herty Lab in Savannah. Other attractions will include a model turpent ine still , a model pressure treating plant, a miniature lumber manufacturing plant, and a display of Georgia Forestry Commission fire suppression and detection equipment.
The ten industries being featured and their chairmen are lumber, Alex Skoropat, Langdale C,o., Valdosta; hardwood flooring, John Stewart, Stewart McElrath, Macon; furniture, plywood, cabinets and specialties, Paul Bois, U. S. Forest Service and Forestry Commiss ion, Macon; gum naval stores, Downing Musgrove, ATFA, Valdosta; wood preserving, AI Hernandez, Union Lumber Co., East Point; pulp and paper and pulpwood, Thad McDaniel, Rayonier, Jesup; and box, crate a nd veneer, William Simmons, Southern Crate and Veneer, Macon.
State and federal exhib its will show fire detection and suppression equipment, research, watershed, recreation, education, economics,
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Miss F ur nit ure B-onnie A nderson Woodland, Ga. Miss Pulp and Paper Donna Gray Way c ross, Ga.

Miss Nava l Sto res Anne A llen Herndon, Ga.
Miss B ox, Crat e and V enee r Lin da Horton Waverl y Ha ll, Ga.

dland Wealth

Miss Georgia Fo re stry Lyn Ray Thoma sville, Ga.
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Miss Pulpwood Louise Cooper Moult ri e, Ga.

Miss Lumber Ve rginia Fut ch P e mb roke, Ga.

Miss Hlll~li:ood F looring So nj~ \Ia JS
St. SimoiiS /sland, Ga.
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Miss Wood Sp ecialt ies B arbara A nn Thigp e n Uvalda, Ga.

Miss P lywood B enita Gayle Wood Pitt s, Ga.

forest insects and diseases, tree improvement and reforestation and Christmas trees.
The exhibits and chairmen are fire protection, Jim Turner, Forestry Commission, Macon; research, H. E. Ruark, Georgia Forest Research Council, Macon; watersheds, wildlife and recreation and insects and diseases, W. W. Huber, U. S. Forest Serv ice, Atlanta; education, Dean A. M. Herrick, University of Georgia, School of Forestry, Athens; tree improvement and reforestation, Sanford Darby, Forestry Commission, Macon; economics, Dorsey Dyer, Extension Service, Athens; management, IJ.!. H. McComb, Forestry Commission, Macon; and Christmas trees, Bill Murray, Extension Service, Tifton.
Special events chairman Bill Sutton, vice-president, C & S National Bank, Atlanta, said that Governor Car I Sanders wi II make the keynote address on special
events day, Oct. I. Other speakers
will include Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen and Fair President William Hartsfield. The program will begin at 10 :30 a . m. in the mall adjacent to the Agriculture Building where the forestry exhibit w i11 be displayed. Sutton emphasized that all forest interests are invited to attend.
A highl ight of the program will feature the appearance of Miss Georgia Forestry and her court. Miss Georgia Forestry is Lyn Ray of Thomasv i lle. In her court are Miss Furniture Bonnie Anderson, Woodland; Miss Naval Stores Anne Allen, Herndon ; Miss Wood Preserving Cheryl Coggin, Newnan; Miss Pulpwood Louise Cooper, Moultrie; Miss Lumber Verginia Futch, Pembroke; Miss Pulp and Paper Donna Gray, Waycross; Miss Box, Crate and Veneer Linda Horton, Waverly Hall; Miss Hardwood Flooring Sonja Mathews, St. Simons Island; Miss Wood Special t ies, Barbara Ann Thigpen, Uvalda; and Miss Plywood Benita Gayle Wood , Pitts.
A life size photograph of each of the queen' s court wi II accompany each industry segment in the exhibit. Reign ing over the exhibit will be a twenty foot oil painting of Miss Ray.
Th e Third Army Band wi II perform at the ceremonies. A tour for news media representatives will conclude the program, Sutton said.
On special events day, all Atlanta metropolitan school children will be given a free pass to the fair with an invitation to see the forestry exhibit, Mrs. Tovell said.
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THE ERA THAT
IS

The era that was...SPAR E THE

FOR EST. The era that is ... MANAGE

YOUR FOR EST.

Atkinson County woodland owner The first five years of the study shows higher yield and a promise of higher

Marvin Giddens has come to realize returns for the future due to a systematic management plan.

the merits of proper forest manage-

ment through a pilot test on nine and one-half acres. It is an old field that has naturally reseeded to slash pine.
The test is being conducted by the Naval Stores Conservation Program under Area Forester Jim A. McArthur of Valdosta, Ga.

McArthur cited two outstanding results from the first five years of organized management. First, greater income is being realized from the sale of pulpwood, sawtimber and gum. Second, the systematic plan will enable Giddens to obtain a higher yield on his timber in the

The 38 year old tract was put future.

under a 15 year management plan divided into three five year cycles. At the end of this period the area wi II be put under a complete 53 year rotation system. The 15 year plan included an immediate improvement cut, determination of v'olumes, values and growth percent and an

Giddens has 3,000 acres that he has put under a forest management plan similar to the one being used on the test study.
Giddens points out that he has only one regret, that he did not realIZe the value of systematically managing his forest earlier... THE

orderly harvest of the stand. Gum

ERA THAT WAS. He added that

Approximately 3,000 forest acres

is being harvested during the entire period.

good forest management pays...THE ERA THAT IS.

are being put under a forest manage

t I

ment plan for the first time.

Landowner Marvin Giddens and son obta in advice from NSCP Area Forester Jim A. McArthu r, left, and Georgia Forestry Commi ssion Assistant Eighth District Forester, Management, Lewis A. Gillis, second from left.

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A pilot test on nine and one-half acres includes working the trees for gum. Ten inch trees are single cupped and 14 inch and up trees are doubled cupped.

Promotion
Julian D. Reeves

Julian D. Reeves of Atlanta has :been promoted to ass istant chief, in Forest Management, announced Georgia Forestry Commission Director Ray Shirley of Macon. He will be in charge of the Commission's Atlanta office, Shirley said.
Reeves has just completed a two year tenure with the U.S. Forest Service Region 8, Division of State and Private Forestry, Atlanta, under a cooperative agreement between the Commission and the USFS.
Through work on cooperative management programs and observing the operation of the regional office, research centers and national forests, Reeves has become more familiar with the inner operations of state-federal projects. Shirley stated that this experience will be utilized by . Reeves 1n his new position .

The former Seventh District For ester will be a liaison officer between the Commission and other state agencies and the USFS. In addition he will be available to landowners in the Atlanta metropolitan area for technical advice on timber management and care of trees.
Reeves, a native of Palmetto, Ga. came with the Commission in June, 1954 as ranger of Fulton County. In July, 1955 he wa s pro meted to assistant district forester at Newnan. A year later Reeves was made forest management field assist ant in Atlanta. His duties as Seventh District forester began in Feb., 1957.
A graduate of the University of Georgia's School of Forestry in 1953, Reeves has a Masters in Forestry received from the University in 1954.

RANGERS OF THE QUARTER

The Clayton- Fayette County Forestry Unit recorded their best fire record in the history of the unit in 1963 . The unit suppressed 194 forest fires that burned only 539 acres .
The average of 2.78 acres per fire is well below the state ' s average of 4.93 acres, and i s a credit to the unit headed by Thomas G. McClendon . The unit was recognized for this excellent record and their overall performance at the 1964 annual meeting of the Georgia Forestry Association. The unit received the Outstanding General Performance Award for the Fourth District.

Debris burning is their

main fire cause, McClendon

said. He cited the buildup

of res idential areas as the

reason for their high fire

occurence. Through local

news media and partici-

pation 1n locally sponsor

ed events, McClendon is

combatting this problem.

In fire suppression, the

unit receives excellent cooperation from local fire

Thomas G. McClendon
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departments . In addition, pre- suppression breaks and

prescribe burning have aided the unit . Air patrol and the

two-way communications system have proved invaluable

in fire suppression work .

An assistant district forester in Management works

out' of the unit headquarters which gives the two county

area immediate timber management service . Last year

131 landowners were given assistance in cull spec ie

control, marking and the drawing up of timber manageo

ment plans . Clayton and Fayette Counties have 55,300

and 79,500 forest acres, respect ively.

McClendon became ranger of the Clayton- Fayette Unit in March, 1962. His prior service with the Commission included Henry County Ranger and Butts-Henry County assistant ranger. McClendon came with the Commission as an assistant patrolman in June, 1956 .
Other Clayton-Fayette Unit personnel are Assistant Ranger Ralph Elrod, Patrolmen William Dickens and Steven Porter, and Towermen Mrs . Helen Alton and Richard Cotes.

Spot locating of fire suppression equipment is saving forest acres in Houston and Pulaski Counties.
Houston- Pulaski County Forest Ranger John T . Hogg states that by spot locating equipment his men were within five minutes of any fire in the two counties last year. This enabled unit personnel to hold 90 forest fires to 302 acres in 1963. This is an average of 3.36 acres per fire. The average size has been reduced to 2.80 on 145 acres burned in 51 forest fires during 1964.

The Notification of In -

tention to Burn County

Option Law and prescribe

burning have been two

other factors contributing

to the Iow average size

fire. Pulaski County a-

dopted the law in 1957

and Houston County 1n

1960. Prescr ibe burning

has cut down on ground

John T. Hogg

fuel which causes extremely 'hot ' fires. In addition,

it brought a drop in incendiary fires in one section of

the two county area.

The unit annually averages plowing 50 miles of pre

suppression breaks. Hogg said this will be increased with most of the breaks being plowed in and around young pI anted stands.
With the combining of forestry services in Houston and Pulaski Counties in 1961 the Unit has been able to reduce the loss of forest acreage at less cost to the

two counties and the state. The continued rise in urban

population has kept the number of fires up. This is due

to debris burning around the home.

The torest acreag~ in Houston and Pulaski Counties

is 142,200 and 84,700. respectively.

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Hogg came with the Georgia Forestry Commission

1n 1954 as a patrolman in Pulaski County. He became

ranger of the Pulaski County Unit in 1955.

Other unit personnel are Assistant Ranger Ernest

Howard, Patrolmen Jimmy Cranford, Eddie Findley and

Wiley Robinson, Assistant Patrolman Emory Greene, Tractor Operator J. W. Peavy and Dispatcher Mrs. Janice Bozeman.
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The birth and growth of the Southern pine has given additional berths to the harbor business of Georgia ports.
In 1962, foreign and domestic
imports and exports of wood pro-
ducts accounted for 564,412 tons
of shipments from Savannah and Brunswick docks. Savannah accounted for the bulk of the shipments,
483A92 tons. These totals include
foreign and domestic imports and exports.
Wood pulp was the largest ex-
port item on the 1962 report. There were 152A01 tons of wood pulp
shipped to foreign countries and an
additional 59,961 tons of . domestic
cargo. Paper, naval stores, gums and
resins, and paperboard also wefe large export items. Paper headed
the domestic shipments with 113,850 tons. There were 71)70 and 65,592
tons of paperboard and naval stores shipped, respectively.
Plywood and veneer captured
the import trade. There were 6)89 tons shipped into ovr ports from foreign countries and another 1A44
tons received in domestic trade. Another large import was logs,
2,577 tons . The largest tonnage in
incoming domestic trade was paper
with 7)83 tons.
Other wood products that passed through the Georgia ports included posts, poles, piling, lumber1 shin gles, standard newsprint paper, railroad ties, paper base stock and manufactured and nonmanufactured wood.
The increase in wood product exports was magnified this past spring when the Union Bag-Camp Paper Corporation was presented the Presidential "E" Award by President Johnson. The award is in recognition of the corporation's export achievements.
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James R. Lientz, vice president and manager of the Savannah plant, said that Union Bag expects to ex
ceed 100,000 tons of shipment this
year. These products will be valued
at 14 million dollars in the foreign
markets, he added. Lientz pointed out that the shipments wi II be to
over 40 different countries.
At Brunsw ick, the Brunswick Pulp and Paper Company exported
21,000 tons of bleached sulphate wood pulp in 1963. The pulp, valued at $2)00,000, was shipped to
eight foreign countries. The ton nage and value was four times
greater than the 1962 figures.
Georgia ports are the toll gates to the shipping lanes that exit on every continent with products of the southern pine.

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Liner board, poles, piling posts, paper, lumber and many other wood pro-

ducts pass through the Georgia ports annually.

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Increased

Plans for the expansion of Arm-

Plant Expansion - prod+uction strong Cork Company's production

capacity in Macon has been announc-

Increased

ed by Macon Plant Manager E. A. Worm.
The expansion calls for a 50

Employment

percent production increase, and an

increase in employment and payroll.

Presently, there are approximately 1,000 employees draw ing some

$6,000,000 annually. Worm said the new facilities

will include a new pulp preparat ion

and an additional forming line. Com-

plet ion of the fac iliti es is expected to take two years, he added.

J. V. Jones, vice-president and

general manager of Armstrong' s

Building and Industry Products

Operations, said " some portions

of the new additions are expected to be completed in 1965 with the remainder in use during 1966. "
He pointed out that " the main

purpose of the expansion is to in-

crease our production capac ity in

Macon. However, the modern equip-

ment we are adding also will broaden

our capabilities to produce new types of products. "
The forming equipment is used in

the manufacture of wood fiberboard. The added equipment will requ ire a new bu il d ing of approximately 90,000 square feet. P resent facilities occupy some one mi II ion square feet of floor space. The plant is lo-

A continued supply of pulpwood is assured through Armstrong ' s 65,000 acres of woodland within a 75 mile radius of Macon.

cated on a 129 acre plot. The sprawling plant maintains
approx imately 65,000 acres of wood-

lands within a 75 mile radius of

Macon to assure a supply of reserve

pulpwood . Expenditures for raw materials, operating supplies and equipment, including pulpwood, paper, clays , cartons, binders, siz-

ing, p igments and adhes ive s average

$8,700,000 per year. Local purchases

annually average $3,700,000.

Eight hundred million gallons of

water, 120,000,000 kilowatt-hours

of electricity and 1,700,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas are used

in the operation of the plant.

Already one of the largest fiber-

board producing plants in the world, the Macon plant also manufactures acoustical ceiling tile, sheathing, exter ior siding, and roof deck.

Approximately 7,000 persons ore employed at the Macon plant drawing an annual payroll of some $6,000,000.

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LE TE
Mr. A. Ra y Sh ir ley, Director Georgia Forestry Commiss ion Macon, Georgia
Dear Mr. Shirley :
On April 24 Georgia Railroad had a fire on the wooden trestle over the Oconee River a t Carey. We asked your people for he lp and fire fighting crews from Greene County and Morgan County responded.
I do not have the names of all your people who assisted us , but Mr. H. G. Moore of Greene County a nd Messrs. Harold Jones and Joe Pal mer of Morgan County have been menti oned in o ur re ports. Also, I talked to Mr. Jim Turner in Macon regarding the possibility of fighting this fire, if necessary, by a irplan e , and he was most cooperative.
Georgia Railroad deeply appreci ates your help in this particular emergency and the cooperation of your fine organization.
Yours very tr u Iy,
E. J. Haley General Superintendent Georg ia Railroad
Mr. Frank Craven, Chief Information and Education Georg ia Forestry Comm iss ion Macon, Georgia Dear Fronk :
Our FFA Forestry Field Day Program has been completed for 1964.
I would like to again ex pre ss our appreciation to you and your staff, Messrs. Fonta ine, Knott, and Place, for the cooperation in publicizing this progra m. The publicity we rec ei ved from v a rious endea v ors goes a lon g way in informing the pub Iic of wh a t we ore doing, and in enlist ing the support of va rious s pon s ors from year to year .
Than k you, and looking forward to working with you this summer at our two for estry camps, I om
Very tr uly yours,
Edgar A. Kreis, Jr. Vocation a I Forester State De pt. of Education Mr. Ray Shirley Director Georg ia Forestry Commission Macon, Georg ia
Dear Mr. Shirl ey:
I am pi eased to kn o w that my name is on the mailing li st to receive the pub lication, "Georgia Forestry".
I was with the Georgia Fore st Se rvice in its early days as secretary to the Iate State Forester B. M. L ufburro w and his assistant Mr. C. A. Wh ittl e ,
Through your p ub li c ation I am ab le to keep up with the fore stry progress being made ond its growi ng usefulnes s to all Georgi an s.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Nellie Nix Edward s
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Commission Conducts
FFA and NFA Camps

Georgia Forestry Commission run Future Farmers of America and New Farmers of America Camps attracted more than 200 youths this summer.
The one week FFA camp attracted more than 100 campers from Middle and North Georgia. The 18th annual FFA camp was held at Alexander Stephens State Park at Crawfordvi II e, Ga.
The fifth annual NFA camp was held at Camp John Hope near Perry, Ga. Some 100 N FA members attended the one week camp.
Top scholastic scorers and top cam per were recognized at both camps. Phillip Thompson, Greenville, Ga., took top scholastic honors at the FFA camp. Hardy Mitchell, Yatesville, Ga., was named top camper. Second and third place in the scholastic competition went to Kenton Hayes, Hoschton, Ga., and Dale Bartels, McDonough, Ga., respectively.
Top scholastic honors at the NFA camp went to James Seay, Jr., Dawson, Ga. The award for top camper went to McDuffie Nim s, Tifton, Ga. Harry Harvey, Buena
Vista, Ga. , and Howard Willis,Waverly Hall, Ga., placed second and third in the scholastic competition, respectively .

Camp Director Frank Craven and

scholastic winner James Seay, Jr.

of Dawson.

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Camp Director Frank Craven, Information and Education Chief, Georgia Forestry Commission, stated that the scholastic winners were determined by tests on the subjects taught. The courses Included fire control, harvesting, and marketing of timber, tree measurements and identification and thinning. Others include insect and disease control, reforestation, cull specie control , naval stores, wood (, util ization and law enforcement.
The two one week camps were sponsored by five member miII s of Southern Pulpwood Conservation Associat ion. The sponsoring mills included Brunswick Pulp and Paper Company, Continenta l Can Company, Owens Illinois Glass Company, Rome ~ Kraft Com pony and Union Bag- Camp Paper Corporation.
Personnel from the Forestry Commission, member mills of the SPCA, Georgia Extension Service, U.S. Forest Service and other industries taught the courses.

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Ph ill ip Thompson of Greenv ille accepts scholastic award from Camp D ire ctor Fran k Craven.

Logging the foresters .
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Thirty foreign forestry leaders from 16 foreign co untries recently spent three days at t/1e Georgia Forestry Center near Macon, Ga. They received trainin g in fire d anger measurement, prescribe burning and fire weather forecasting . The foresters were acquainted with state fire organization and cooperative fire control programs with other agencies and industries. A demonstration of an aeri al tanker operotion and fire suppression equipment was included. Countries represented were Iraq, Pakistan, Afghan istan, Dominican Republic, Chile, Uganda, Cameroon, Turkey, Madagascar, Iran, France, Algeria, Aus" tralia, Venezuela, Israel and India.
Rex A. Edmonds of Augusta, Ga. is one of five forestry scholarship winners, announced L. F. Kalmar, genera/ manager, Woodlands Di" vision, Continental Can Co., Savannah, Ga. Kalmar said that the scho" /Qrship is for four years of study at $1,000 a year. Edmonds plans to attend the University of Georgia.
Permanent sign shop facilities have been set up by the Georgia Forestry Commission at the Georgia Forestry Center near Macon. All Commission headquarters, tower and highway signs ore being made at the shop. Commis" sion Senior Pilot Hank Slentz, left, is in charge of the shop. Commission Artist To m Hall desi gn s all the sig ns.

Lincoln County Forest Ranger William S. Partridge, Jr. has been promoted to Property Control Officer at the Georgia Forestry Com mission headquarters near Macon. The announcement was made by Commission Director Ray Shirley. Partridge came with the Commission in 1955 as ranger of Lincoln County.

Preparations ore in full swing for the 50th Anniversary of the South" eastern Fair. The Fair theme is "Georgia's Woodland Wealth". Above, Georgia F orestry Commis" sion Artist Tom Hall and U. S. For est Service Region Eight Assistant Artist Bob Hintz prepare signs for the forestry exhibit. The exhibit will be located in the Agriculture Building.

Dee F. Taylor is the new chief of the Division of Forest Fire Research, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station and the Southern Forest Fire Lab, near Macon. The USFS research meteorologist has been stationed at the fire lab since 1959 where he has been Fire Po tential Leader. He succeeds Karl W. McNasser who is the chief of the Division of Station Management at the Lake States Experiment Station, St. Paul, Minn.
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SECOND-CLASS POST AGE PAID AT DRY BRANCH, GA.

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