Georgia forestry, Vol. 26, no. 1 (Mar. 1973)

Georgia
F ORESTRY
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What A Tree
Means To Me
Essay By Hillery Parrish , See Page 3

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BLAZ~ OF(J)LOR J THE FALL

A D THE BEAUTY OF

Georgia Forestry

Mar. 1973

No.1

Vol. 26

Jimmy Carter - Governor A. Ray Shirley - Director

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Alexander Sessoms,

Cogdell

chairman

W. George Beasley

Lavonia

Hugh M. Dixon

Vidalia

M. E. Garrison

Homer

L. H. Morgan

Eastman

STAFF

Frank E. Craven- Editor Thomas R. Fontaine, Jr.- Assoc. Editor Thomas B. Hall - Artist

DISTRICT OFFICES GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION
z. COOSA VALLEY DISTRICT
P. 0. Box Mount Berry 30149
NORTH GEORGIA DISTRICT Route 5, Box 83, Canton 30114
ATLANTA DISTRICT
7 Hunter St., S.W., Room 545, Atlanta 30334
CHATTAHOOCHEE FLINT
P. 0. Box 1080, Newnan 30263
MCINTOSH TRAIL Route 3, Box 391F, Griffin 31720
LOWER CHATTAHOOCHEE DISTRICT 6250 Warm Springs Road, Columbus 31904
MIDDLE FLINT DISTRICT
P. 0. Box 1369, Americus 31730
COASTAL PLAIN DISTRICT Route 2, Ashburn 31714
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA DISTRICT Route 2, Box 215, Camilla 31730
GEORGIA SOUTHERN DISTRICT Route 2, Statesboro 30458
COASTAL DISTRICT P. 0. Box 113, Midway 31320
SLASH PINE DISTRICT Route 2, Box 127B, Waycross 31501
CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER DISTRICT Route 2, Box 266, Washington 30673
GEORGIA MOUNTAINS P. 0. Box 293, Oakwood 30566
NORTHEAST GEORGIA DISTRICT 650 College Station Road, Athens 30601
HEART OF GEORGIA DISTRICT
P. 0. Box 96, McRae 31055
MIDDLE GEORGIA DISTRICT Columbus Road, Route 8, Macon 31206
OCONEE DISTRICT P: O. Box 881, Milledgeville 31061
Georgia Forestry is published quarterly by the Georgia Forestry Commission, Box 819, Macon, Ga. 31202. The Georgia 'Forestry mailing address is Rt. 1, Box' 85, Dry Branch, Ga. 31020.
Second class postage paid at Dry Branch, Ga.

CONTENTS
Arbor Day '73............... ............. ................ ...... ........... ............... ...... ... .. ......... .. .. .... ....3 Ice Storm Hits Urban Areas ..!.. Rural Areas Escape..... .... ......................... ... .. ............. .4 Georgia Forestry Commission 1972 Highlights..... .......... ..... ... .. .. ... ...... ....... ....... ..... ....5 Foresters Hall Of Fame..... .... ... .. ... .. .... ... .. ..... .......... ....... .. .......... ... ..... ....... ... .. ..... ....... 6 Forest Survey Results........ ... .. .. ... ....... ... ... .... .. .. ........ .... .... ...... ... ... .. .... .... .... ..... .... .7-8-9 Forestry Faces and Places........... ...... .... ... .. .... ....... .... .. ........ ... .. .. ... ..... ..... ..... ... .... .10-11 Georgia Continues Pulpwood Dominance
Jekyll Island Authority Assigned Forester .............. ...... ... ... ....... ... ...................... .12 Light Duty Rescue Skills Updated .. .. ... ....... .. .. ... ... .. .... ................... ... ....... ... .. .. .. ... ... ..13 Logging The Foresters... .. ..... ... .......... ... .... ...... ... .. ....... ..... ..... ... .. .. .... ....... .... ... ... ...14-15
Cruising The News

Saluting Forestry

This week 's edition of the Wayne County Press carries a special section saluting the forest industry in Southeast Georgia .
Wayne County is one of the largest wood -producing counties in the nation . It derives a major portion of its income from forestry . That, no doubt , comes since Wayne County sets dramatically in the middle of perhaps the finest wood producing land in the world. Condi tions in Southeast Georgia -and specifically in Wayne County-are just perfect when it comes to profitable growing of trees.
Special attention and recognition should be given to the pulp and paper companies that utilize the timberlands of our area . Sure, these companies are dependent upon the timber for their survival.
Yet these firms have learned many years ago that they must replenish the cut timber . These companies have been in the forefront of forestry conservation and development . The company engineers have devoted many long hours of patient research to this growth process.
Even after some 50 years of steady use of the timber production of our nation to the pulp and paper industry, the resources are still vast . This comes from the programmed development that insures that the resources are not stripped. It insures that the nation has a continuing supply of timber products.
As we near the year 2000, planners report that the utilization of pu p and paper products will be 2 1/2 times then what it is today . That means that there will have to be improved efficiencies in the utilization of the timber; that conservation in use of paper products must be practiced, and alternative approaches used ; that more trees must be grown; and that the timber firms insure that a continuing forest is always being cultivated.
Wayne County is assured of a lo.ng-range role in the forest products industry . This field is a steady employer, one that has an improved and growing image .
We salute the forestry industry in Wayne County, and throughout Georgia . It is the cause of many of us being where we are today .
(From the Wayne County Press}
Tree Social Register

Give thought the next time you plan to cut down a big tree. It might be a potential member

of the Tree Social Register.

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A news report told, a few days ago, that seven of Georgia's approximately 60 champion "big

trees" are located in three counties : Richmond, Columbia and McDuffie.

The trees, however, include a cottonwood, crepe myrtle, catalpa, white mulberry, red cedar

and soapberry.

A new Tree Social Register is in preparation by the Forestry Commission, we hear. Surely, it

will give emphasis to Georgia's most magnificent, most widespread and best loved trees--the pine,

oak and magnolia .

That's when South Georgia should ' shine.

Our only regret is that when the primeval forest of pines was cut-over in Colquitt County an

alert woodsman didn't "spare that tree"-the champion which could now head the Social Register.

We have been told there were "some mighty big ones" here prior to 1900.

(From the Moultrie Observer)

Arbor Day ceremonies honor four "great Americans" at the Georgia Welcome Center, Augusta. The festivities honored late Presidents Harry S. Truman, Dwight Eisenhower and Lyndon B. Johnson and late Senator Richard B. Russell. Taking part in the program are :
Charles Sheppard, pres., Augusta Optimist Club
T. M. Strickland, ranger, Richmond Co. Forestry Unit
Dr. Fielding Russell Gen. (Ret.) Louis Truman Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower J. B. Fuqua Ray Shirley, director, Georgia
Forestry Commission The program was sponsored by the Augusta Optimist Club and the Richmond County Forestry Unit.
"Plant Dig"
Operation "Plant Dig", a beautification project initiated by the Georgia Forestry Commissi on, was held near Douglasville in February . The event attracted over 2,500 area residents.
Project Coordinator Steve Sandfort, forester, Georgia Forestry Commission, Fayetteville, said th e Department of Transportation gave interested persons an opportunity to remove plants from a designated area along proposed Interstate 1-20 West.
Edward P. Laws , la ndscape architect, Department of Transportation, said the area, located one-half mile off Richard son Road, will be an extension of 1-20 West. The strip, from which plants were dug, is approximately 200 feet, hf added.
Sandfort pointed out that Forestry Commission foreste rs were at the site to identify the plants and instruct on the proper way to dig the plants up. Each person was furnished literature on how to transplant the plants.
Operation "Plant Dig" was a cooperative project between the Georgia Forestry Commission and the Department
... of Transportation .

Arbor Day
'73

Essay Contest
Hillery Parrish , ten year old daughter of Mr . and Mrs. Frank Parrish, Fitzger ald, has been named State winner in the "What A Tree Means To Me " essay contest. The contest, open to all third-fifth graders in Georgia, was co-sponsore9 by the Georgia Forestry Commission and the Georgia Forestry Association. Some 130,000 youngsters; throughout the State entered an essay in the contest.
Hillery is a fifth grade student at Ben Hill Elementary School . Her prize winning essay reads, "A tree means new life in Spring, cool shade in Summer, blazes of color in the Fall and the beauty of bare branches in Winter."
Taking second place statewide was Dee Fox , nine year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs . Fred J. Fox of Dallas. Third place was won by Mary Crews, ten year old daughter of Mrs . Wilma Crews of Reidsville .
The State winner received a $25 Savings Bond for placing first in the District elimination and a $100 Savin'gs Bond for taking first place Statewide. In addition, she was given a plaque to hang on her wall at home.

Hillery Parrish , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parrish , was presented a $100 savings bond by Frank Craven, chief, Forest Education, Georgia Forestry Commission.
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Ice Storm Hits Urban Areas Rural Areas Escape

Ice Damage Jan. 73

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Limb breakage , and occasional up rooting and stem breakage resulted from an ice storm that hit North Central Georgia in January .
Ray Sh irley, director. Georgia Forestry Commission, said that aerial surveys and extensive ground checks were made following the storm to determine tim ber damage in the affected forest areas.
In addition to the forest areas, Shirley pointed out that homeowners were provided guidelines on claiming tax losses, pruning and care of ice laden trees .
The ice damage report indicated that the Newnan, Griffin and Athens Districts were hardest hit in their timber belt.
In the Newnan District there was a considerable amount of moderate da mage observed in Carroll and Coweta Counties . There were a few isolated spots of heavy damage.
Rockdale and Henry Counties in the Griffin District experienced some moderate damage.
The heaviest damage occurred in the Athens District. Clarke, Morgan, Oconee and Walton Counties had a combined 800 acres in which more than 25 percent of the trees were down and more than 50 percent of the trees had limb breakage .
This was the only area that appeared to have enough damage to warrant a sal vage operation .
Atlanta was the hardest hit urban area. Yard trees and trees along roadways suffered the most breakage. In some instances the damage was severe with as many as 20 -40 trees being broken or uprooted in a single yard .
Shirley offers these guidelines to fo ll ow in future ice storms. One, don't cut or prune trees until ice me lts; two, take photos of the damage.d trees before and after the thaw to assist in claiming tax losses; and, three, contact your lo cal county forestry unit for advice on ice related damage .
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Shade trees wear nature 's ice coat worse than others.

Guidelines provided home- Fusifo rm rust diseased slash

owners by Georgia Forestry pine feel brunt of timber

Commission foresters.

stand damage.

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Internal Revenue Service official schools Georgia Forestry Commission foresters on tax guidelines for ice storm victims.

Successful forest protection year, forest survey near completion, forest management assistance increased and improved "super" tree seedIing production tops 100 million mark.
These highlights are depicted in the 1972 annual report of the Georgia Forestry Commission, Ray Shirley, director.

Georgians experienced their most forest fire -free year since 1965. The 23,679 forest acres burned is the second lowest on record and 56 percent below the 1970-71 fiscal year . The 6 ,106 forest fires represented a 50 percent decrease .
The Forestry Commission upgraded its air tanker operations by obtaining two operational A-26 aircraft through the federal excess property program . Each bomber has a 1,200 gallon capacity .
During the 1971 -72 fiscal year, 39 new Rural Fire Defense Departments were established, and 13 new counties entered the program. There were 266 departments active in 127 counties at the end of the fiscal year.
Forest survey preliminary reports were completed for Southeast, South west and Central Georgia . In the South east and Southwest areas forest acreage declined six percent since 1960. However, the volume of growing stock increased approximately 600 million cubic feet.
In Central Georgia the new growth of growing stock averages 68 cubic feet per acre on commercial forest land . This is probably one of the highest average growth rates for this size area in the country .
Forest management assistance to
woodland owners increased 29 percent

during the past fiscal year . There were 23,334 forest landowners provided forest management services on 482,542 acres.
The Forestry Commission's production of genetically improved, "super", tree seedlings has topped the 100 mil lion mark . The 20.6 million tree seed lings shipped in 1971-72 brought to 107.3 million improved tree seedlings provided Georgia la-ndowners si~ce 1964. The state's Tree Improvement Program was initiated in 1954.
The largest cone collection drive in the past ten years was completed. There were 40,839 bushels of slash pine cones purchased . The cones were collected in Middle and South Georgia. Along with seed collected from the Tree Improvement Program, the collection provides a sufficient quantity to amply supply needs over the next five years.
Through a wide variety of educational programs, the Forestry Commission strives to reach all Georgians with the importance of maintaining its forest resources in a multiple use condition . This was accomplished through educa tional workshops, publications, tours, exhibits, floats and presentations to civic, business, garden, women's and youth groups.
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Three Georgia foresters have been inducted , one posthumously, into the Georgia Foresters Hall of Fame by the Georgia Chapter, Soci ety of American Foresters.
They are B.E . Allen, corporate land agent, Union Camp Corp., Savannah; Charles A . Connaughton , retired, U .S.
Forest Service , Portland, Ore .; and Dr. L.W.R. Jackson, deceased, former professor of Silviculture, University of Georgia School of Forest Resources, Ath ens.
Their induction brings to 15 the number of foresters in the Foresters Hal l of Fame. The " Hall of Famers" were presented a plaque by Hall of Fame Committee Chairman J. Reid Par ker, professor, University of Georgia School of Forest Resources .
The names of Allen, Connaughton and Jackson will be inscribed on the "Hall of Fame" plaque that is kept on display at the School of Forest Resources. E.A. "Gus" Woodall , chairman, Georgia Chapter, SAF, said that the " Hall of Fame" provides a means of honoring those persons who have been responsible for the outstanding success of the forestry program in Georgia .
Allen has held a number of offices in the SAF including vice president for two terms. He has been active in a wide range of forestry groups including the American Pulpwood Association, Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association, Georgia Forestry Association and Forest Farmers Association.

B. E. Allen
For distinguished service to boys, the registered forester is the recipient of the Honorary Georgia Planter Degree by Georgia's Future Farmers of America and an honorary mem bership in the Georgia 4H Ciub.
Connaughton served as regional forester, U.S. Forest Service , Atlanta, 195155 . His area of respo nsibility covered 11 states for national f orests and state and private forestry.
For many years, Conn aughton has served the SAF from the section to the national level. He was a member of the Council of the Soc iety in 1958-59 . He was president of the SAF, 1960-61 . He currently serves as national chairman of the SAF bu ilding fund committee.
In 1960 the SA F elected Connaughton to the Fellow grade.
Dr. Jackson wa s noted nationally and internati onall y fo r his research work in the fields of Forest Pathology , Physiology and Sil vicu lture. He was the author of over 100 technical publica tions.
The professor emeritu s, 1967-72, served on the Cou nci l of t he American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr . Jackson was a Fellow in the SAF, Ecological Society of America and the Ameri can Phytopathological Society .
The ceremony was held in conjunction with the joint meeting of the Georgia Chapter , SAF, and the University of Georgia School of Forest Resources Alumni A ssociation .

Forest Survey Units
- Volume Sawtimber ( 1961 -72)
*.A. Growth Over Removal s ( Annually ) Non And Poorly Stocked Total Forest Acres ( 1972 )

A Survey and inventory of Georgia forest conditions was completed in Jan uary 1973, according to Ray Shirley, director, Georgia Forestry Commission .
Shirley said forest land declined 2.3 percent since the 1961 survey . There are 25,252,900 forest acres. The loss result ed from forest land going into crops or pasture, water impoundment, urban growth and industrial and residential de velopments . Georgia's forest acreage comprises 68 percent of the land area .
He pointed out that the ownership of commercial forest land has remained constant . Farmers, who receive their major income from farming , own 8.4 million acres, 33.9 percent; miscellane ous private individuals, 9 .1 million acres, 36.6 percent ; forest industries, 4 .3 mil lion acres , 17.4 percent ; miscellaneous

corporate , 1.5 mill ion acres, 5.8 percent ; and public ownership, federal and state, 1.6 million acres, 6 .3 percent .
Combined , farmers and private in dividuals own 70 .5 percent, and forest industries own and lease 5.27 million acres or 21 .2 percent.
For the state, growth exceeds timber removal by 54 .9 percent . The upper 60 percent of the state make up t he favor able growth over drain trend .
Sawtimber si ze trees , pine and hard wood combined, increased from 48 bil lion to 72 .2 bill ion board feet during the 1961 -72 period.
The number of acres on which pine trees represent the major species declin ed 6 .3 percent or an average of 74 ,000 acres per year for the past 11 years. This acreage went into other forest
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types or other uses. Shirley emphasized that Georgia is
growing more timber than ever, and more timber is being harvested annually than ever before. On a state-wide basis , the volume of growing timber is exceeding annual harvest by 55 percent. The largest volume of growth over drain is in pine-hardwood and hardwood timber types .
The southern half of the state repre sents the heaviest cutting area, Shirley added. This is especially prevalent in Sou theast Georgia in an area south of the Altamaha Ri ver. In this area timber removals exceed growth by almost onefourth .
The excess harvesting is primarily due to major forest industries being located in the southern section of the state. In addition, transportation and other conditions have not made for unif'orm harvesting throughout the state .
Another important change in forest conditions cited is the decrease of forest land classified as poorly stocked in desirable tree species. In 1961, this acreage was 8,285 ,000 acres, and in 1973 was 5.46 million acres, a decline of 34 percent . Georgia has 21 .6 percent of its forest land in need of some type of forest treatment to bring the lands into their potential producing capacity .
There are approximately 200 ,000 woodland owners in Georgia .
The forest survey was conducted by the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station , Asheville, N . C. Joe P. McClure was the survey project leader. Georgia Forestry Commission personnel assisted
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The volume of growing timber exceeds annual harvest by 55 percent. At the same time, annual growth exceeds removals by 54.9 percent. The pace for this favorable trend is set by the upper 60 percent of the state.
in the collection of field data. The survey by units follows .
SOUTHWEST :
The area of commercial forest land has declined by 180,000 acres, six percent, since 1960. The volume of growing stock increased by 581 million cubic feet, 27 percent, reversing a downward trend in volume between 1951 and 1960. Softwoods have accounted for 85 percent of this net increase in vol ume, with slash and loblolly pine making the greatest gains of all species .
In 1970 net growth of growing stock was 170 million cubic feet, and exceeded removals by an estimated 52 million cubic feet, 44 percent. Mortality, caused by suppression, fire, weather, insects, disease and other agents totaled almost 20 mi llion cubic feet and reduced gross growth by 10 percent .
The area of commercial forest land is approximately 2.9 million acres, or 51 percent of the land area .
Although average stand density has increased, both in terms of number of trees per acre and basal area per acre, one out of every three acres of commer cial forest land is still nonstocked or poorly stocked .
Farmer ownership declined one-third .

Land clearing accou nted for part of this decrease; however, most of the change is attributed to a shift in ownership from the farmer to the m iscellaneous private class. Forest industry has increased its commercial forest holdings from 200,000 to 251 ,000 acres. In addition forest industry has about 118,000 acres 1 under long-term lease. Only one percent of the commercial forest land is public ly owned.
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SOUTHEAST:
Commercial forest acreage declined by 486,400 acres since 1960. The 7.4 million forest acres represents 69 percent of the land area.
The forest acreage was diverted to agricultural uses, pri marily pasture and cropland, totaling 221,300 acres. An other 148,800 acres were diverted to urban uses, lakes and small ponds .
The volume of ti mber growing stock increased by 616 million cubic feet. Softwoods accounted for 248 million cubic feet or 40 perc ent of the increase. Hardwoods increased 369 million cubic feet. Slash pine gained 15 percent, and comprises 58 percen t of the softwood volume.
The net growth of growing stock totaled 414 mill ion cubic feet, and ex ceeded removals by 46 million cubic feet or 11 percent. Mortality, caused by suppression, fire, weather, insects and disease, totaled 35 million cubic feet reducing gross growth by eight percent .

Farmers and priva te individuals in Georgia own 70.5 percent of the forest acreage. This represents 17.5 million acres.
There are two out of every seven acres in need of artificial regeneration with site prepa rati on . Appro x imately 1.6 million acres, in need of regenera tio n, are in private, nonindustrial ownershi ps.
The area of com mercial forest land owned by industry increased eight percent, involving over two million acres . An additional 570 ,000 acres are under long term lease. The farmer and m iscell aneous private fo rest area decreased 315,000 acres. Onl y four percent of the fo rest area is public ly owned .
CENTRAL :
There was no si gnificant change in fo rest acreage . There are 7.3 million ac res of commerci al forest land representing 69 percent of the land area . Pri vate , nonindustria l landowners own 74 percent of th e commerci al forest acrea ge.
Softwood and hardwood growing stock and average basal area per acre all increased more than 30 percent. The new growth of growi ng stock averages 68 cubic feet per acre of commercial forest land. It is pro bably one of the highest average grow th rates for this size area in the country. The high growth rate is attributed to difference8 in spe-

cies composition and the amount of in growth .
The removals of growing st oc k wa s 290 million cubic feet with pine accounting for 75 percent of the total. The new growth exceeded removals by approximately 210 mill ion cubic feet . Over 61 percent of this growth over re movals was southern yellow pine .
NORTH CENTRAL :
Since 1961 less than 373,000 acres of commercial forest land have been diverted to other land uses, about 58 percent to urban development and the remainder mainly to agricultural uses.
There were 288,000 acres of new for est added for a net decrease of 85,000 acres . Commercial forests currently occupy four million acres or 64 percent of the land area.
More than one million forest acres have shifted from the farmer to miscel laneous private class . Forest industr ies own some 406 ,200 acres and have an other 54 ,500 acres under long-term lease. Less than two percent of the commercial forest land is publicly own ed.
The net growth of growing stock exceeded removals for both softwoods and hardwoods. The net growth averaged 79 cubic feet per acre of commercial forest land , a record high average for an entire forest survey unit in the South eastern United States.
The removal of all species included 512 million board feet of sawtimber . Almost 25 percent of the growing stock removed since 1961 was not utilized for

Poorly stocked acreage was reduced 34 percent during the '60's. However there are 5.46 million acres that need to be brought up to their potential producing capacity.
products, but was removed in conjunc t ion with clearing or other land -use ch anges.
NORTH :
A 2.3 percent decrease was noted in f orest acreage. This amounted to 75,900 acres . Forest acreage in the 20 county area represents 75.9 percent of the land area.
However, sawtimber volume increased 51 percent and growth exceeded re movals by 50 percent. The sawtimber volume is 8,712 .9 million board feet . The growth rate for the area is 175.4 million cubic feet annually.
Nonstocked or poorly stocked areas represent 25.8 percent of the forest acreage or 827,800 acres . Since 1961, 101,100 acres were planted throughout the North Georgia area.
There was a change in forest types. The pine type increased 22 .2 percent . Hardwood and pine-hardwood type de creased 11 .3 percent.
Private individuals own one -third of the 3.2 million forest a'cres in the North Georgia section. Other ownerships in clude farmer, 25.7 percent ; public , 24 .2 percent; corporate, 9.2 percent ; and forest industry, owned and leased, 8 .1 percent.
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Forestry Faces

Floyd Cook, forester, Georgia Forestry Commission, Columbus, points out defects in limb that necessitated the limb being pruned. The Shade Tree Pruning Workshop was sponsored by the Forestry Commission, Georgia Power Co. and the City of Columbus.

James Drew, T. L. Washington
~O ne of Thomasville Central High School's student leaders and star ath letes has become Georgia's 1972 Future Farmers of America Forestry winner of a Southwide contest sponsored by the State Department of Education and the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad .
James Drew, 18, son of Mr . and Mrs. Jasper Drew of near Boston, Ga ., was selected by a team of professional foresters and representatives of the two sponsoring organizations.
Drew, a member of the National Honor Society, served on the student council, played three years of varsity

football and has been in FFA for four years . He is now enrol led at Birdwood Junior College in Thomasville and plans to enter Fort Valley State where he will major in Agriculture Education .
For his award winning forestry project, supervised by his Ag Teacher T. L. Washington, the young FFA member practiced Forestry on his grandfather's 106 acre farm . He planted 7,000 seedlings, prepared 23 acres for tree planting, controlled undesirable tree species on 12 acres, thinned 40 acres of existing timber , pruned an acre of trees, prescribed burned 40 acres to control undergrowth and disease, constructed 1.6 miles of fire breaks and controlled in sects on one acre . From this showcase of proper forest management, he harvested eight cords of pulpwood, seven cords of fuelwood and 300 fence posts .
In addition to winning a plaque as State winner, young Drew was given a trip to Houston, T exas where he toured various industries, met the mayor and addressed a luncheon meeting of Houston businessmen . Following a visit to Houston 's Astrodome, he went to the National FFA Convention in Kansas City .
Jiii"'Dr. Mason C. Carter , Auburn, Ala .
and Earl Porter, Mbbile, Ala . are reci pients of the 1973 technical awards presented at the annual meeting of the

J. D. Strange, Dr. Mason C. Carter
Southeastern Section, Society of Ameri can Foresters in A thens, Ga.
Dr. Carter, alum ni associate professor, Auburn Un iversity, received theresearch award. Dr. Carter was cited for his work in tree physiology and contributions made in the fie ld of herbicides and, in particular, aminotriazole.
Becau se of his research advancements
. with this chemical , Dr. Carter was a-
warded a six-year grant by the U. S. Public Health Service to carry on addi tional work in the fi eld.
Porter, a forest engineering consul tant and retired w oodlands manager, Southern Kraft Division, International Paper Co ., was recognized for excel lence in the practice of forestry.
With IP, Porter bu ilt and put in operation the first satisfactory tree planter for southern pine . He contributed outstanding service in t he holding of local, state and national committee assign ments as well as past Section chairman. Currently, he is historian for the Sec tion .
J. D . " Red" Stran ge, Atlanta, chairman of the Forestry Organ ization, presented the awards.
There are 254 ,300 forest acres in Brantl ey County . This represents 88 .9 percent of the la nd area .
Appro ximately 51 percent of the forest acreage is privately owned . Indus-

And Places
,..The Clinch County FFA Chapter won first place in the 1971-72 school forest competition sponsored by Union Camp Paper Corp . The Chapter is under Bill Tinsley, Vo-Ag teacher, Clinch County High School.

~Alexander Sessoms, Cogdell, has been reelected chairman of the Georgia Forestry Commission Board of Commissioners. This is his second consecutive term.
Other Board members are W. George Beasley, Lavonia; Mayor Hugh M. Dixon, Vidalia; M. E. Garrison , Homer ; and Luke H . Morgan, Eastman .
Sessoms stated that forestry has been and is an important part of Georgia's economy . And, as such, he will work for the best possible forestry program for the timberland owners and people of Georgia.
Elected at the regula r monthly meeting of the Board, at the Georgia Forestry Commission office, Macon, Sessoms has served on the Board for 14 years. Through a forestry oriented background, he has been an invaluable member.
Sessoms manages his family holdings and is president of the Union Timber Corp . and the Sessoms Co. The family 's forestry influence is felt throughout Clinch County . Their interest in fire protection led to the establishment of the first Timber Protection Organization in the state in 1926 . For more than 20 years he was a member of the T.P .O. Board .
A member of the Homerville First Baptist Church, Sessoms holds member-

ship in the Georgia Forestry and Forest Farmer Associations . He is a director of the Empire Banking Co ., Homerville, past member of the Clinch County-Industrial Board and past chairman of the Clinch County Board of Education.
Sessoms is married to the former Annie Adams , Geneva, Ala. They have two sons and a daughter, Alex Kelly, 12, Robert Frank and Jo Anne. The sons are active in the management of the sawmill. Jo Anne is a sophomore at South Georgia College, Douglas.

try-owned forest acreage is more than

46 percent. The forest acreage has a

growing volume of 46 5.3 million board

feet of sawtimber and over 2.6 million

cords of pulpwood. The annual removals

are42.1 million board feet of sawtimber

and 170,300 cords of pulpwood.

There were 121,444 cords of round

pulpwood produced in the county in

..1. 1971. The highest production, 177,337

cords, occurred in 1969. Since 1946,

production has totaled 2,018,139 cords

of round pulpwood.

There are approximately 15 wood- ... A group of 36 foresters, from throughout the Southeast, attended a three day tele-

using industries in Brantley County em - vision workshop on public information utilization. Steve Sandfort, forester, Georgia

ploying nearly 200 persons with an an - Forestry Commission, Fayetteville, takes instruction from David Fisher, production

nual payroll of about $1 million . The manager for special projects, WGTV, Ch . Eight, Athens . Frank E. Craven, chief,

products produced by the industries in - Forestry Commission Forest Education Division, Macon, observes the techniques.

clude pulpwood, green lumber, chips The Committee for Continuing Education for Forest Resources Personnel arranged

and logs.

for the workshop.

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Georgia Continues Pulpwood Dominance

Georgia, for the 24th consecutive year, led the South in pulpwood production . The 1971 production of 7,280,600 cords is within one percent of the 1970 production, according to the report, Southern Pulpwood Production, 1971, released by the Forest Ser vice, U. S. Department of Agriculture .
Alabama was second with a production of 6,283,600 cords of round pulp wood and residues.
Southern pulpwood production was 41,913,816 cords in 1971 . This is one half of one percent less than the 1970 record high.
Other southern states producing more than two million cords were Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana , Mississippi, North and South Caroli na, Texas and Virginia.
For the second consecutive year, the South's forests yielded more than one billion dollars worth of pulpwood in 1971, according to the Southern Forest Institute, Atlanta.
The value of pulpwood harvested and delivered to the southern region's 109 pulp and paper mills was $1,005,931,000. This represents 41 .9 million cords or approximately 67 per cent of the nation's pulpwood produced in 1971.
Georgia 's pulpwood harvest value was $174,194.400 .
Pulpwood harvest values for other southern states were Ala ., $150,806.400; Miss., $112,312,800; La., $95,889,200; N. C., $87 .705,600; Fla., $80,995,200; and S. C., $76,934.400.

Others were Ark ., $76,212,000; Tex ., $75,1 05,600; Va., $55 ,221,600 ; Tenn., $15,112,800; and Okla ., $5.431,200.
Georgia has nine of the 69 counties that produced over 100,000 cords each. Clinch County led Georgia with a production of 174,204 cords of round pulp wood . The other Georgia counties were Appling, Atkinson, Brantley, Charlton, Dodge, Liberty, Ware and Wayne .
Georgia was first in the output of wood residue with 1,537,200 cords . This is a 39 percent increase over 1970. Wood residue production in the South wasmorethan 10.1 millioncords,an 18
Jekyll Island
Authority
Assigned
Forester
The Georgia Forestry Commission and the Jekyll Island State Park Author ity have entered into an annual agreement providing for a staff forester. The announcement was made jointly by Ray Shirley, director, Georgia Forestry Commission and Horace Caldwell, past Au thority director.
Shirley stated that the staffing of a forester is realization of the vital role forestry can undertake in such endeavors. With technical assistance at hand, the natural resources and the aesthetics of the island will be maintained .
Caldwell noted that the allocation of a staff position to forestry provides islanders with an easier access to technical assistance for shade tree problems; an opportunity to better coordinate the unique features of the island with the public recreational facilities; and furthering the natural forest use through the construction of nature and bicycle trails.

percent increase over the previous year . The daily pulping capacity for Geor-
gia's 15 pulpmills was 13,888 tons per day . This is an increase of 110 tons per day for the reporting period .
The daily pulping capacity of the 109 southern mills totaled 87,496 tons, up five percent from 1970.
The report includes charts and graphs on the number of companies procuring wood, mill capacity , production increases and declines and detailed tables on all phases of production by state. Round hardwood and pine pulpwood cordage is listed by state and county .
Impl ementation of the program involves the handling of entomology func tions, control of selective plantings, marking of trees and shrubs and working closely with ground maintenance . Caldwell added that the cooperation and support of the Forestry Commission has been excellent in every respect.
William R. "Bob" Lazenby of Atlanta has been named to the position. He will also provide technical forest management assistance to Glynn and Cam - den County landowners.
Lazenby has been working in the Forestry Comm ission's urban forestry program in Atlanta for the past 20 months. He came with the Forestry Commission in March 1971.

ht Duty Rescue Skills Updated

Georgia Forestry Commission foresters and rangers are participating in a two-day course in light duty rescue training . The courses are being held at the Forestry Commission's eighteen district offices located throughout the state.
Jack Grantham, past deputy director, State Civil Defense, was in charge of course instruction .
The light duty rescue training was a refresher course. T he course was first taken. by Forestry Commission person nel in 1958 and again in 1965. The t raining qualifies personnel to discharge responsibilities assigned by the State

Civil Defense. This enables personnel to provide a vital public service to cities and towns across Georgia .
The responsibilities include providing for the control of rural fires in the disaster area, and supervision and coordination of supporting fire forces; providing capability for lig~t duty rescue in disaster areas; and providing person nel for state disaster Survey teams when required.
Others are assisting in dissemination of warning, and in evacuation activities when required; supervise and coordinate the activities of supporting light duty

rescue personnel; support the Department of Defense, Civil Defense Division, with communications personnel and equipment when required; and within capability, assist the Highway Department in road clearance and other tasks when such tasks will not affect primary missions .
During 1972 the State Civil Defense called upon Forestry Commission in structors to train 12 city and county CD volunteer groups in light duty rescue and first aid . They were AdeiSparks, Burke County, Cedartown , Fayette County, Gainesville and McRae. Others were Midway, Newnan, Oglethorpe County, Statesboro-Bulloch County, Valdosta and Washington.
In the refresher courses, the person nel studied rescue first aid, casualty handling, stretcher lashing and handling, organizing and conducting casualty search, care and use of ladders. knot tieing, building damage and depreciation and basic fire fighting.
A practical rescue exercise culminated the course.
The instruction was arranged by Curtis S. Barnes, Forestry Commission associate chief , Forest Protection, and state civil defense authorities.
Barnes stated that training has been completed in the Forestry Comm ission's Atlanta, Chattahoochee Flint, Mcintosh Trail , Coastal Plain and Altamaha Georgia Southern districts. Others are Coastal, Slash Pine, Central Savannah River and Northeast Georgia districts.

Jack Grantham, former deputy director, State Civil Defense, observes proper J.. procedure for the three -man lift. Parti cipating in the exercise are, lifting :
Elza Clifton, ranger, Jenkins County Forestry Unit
Jerry Lanier, Statesbor o district forester Gerald Green, Project Forester, Swainsboro
The victim is:
Floyd King, CD director, Claxton Evans County 13

LETTER S
PLANT DIG
Today my husband and I attended your "Plant D ig" and we really enjoyed it . The site was great, but your foresters were even more fantastic. They were helpful , courteous and very easy to find . Every one of them was top-notch .
Thank you for the opportunity to come in contact with your men and to dig trees to take home . We haven't had so much fun outdoors all winter.
Mrs. W.R. Roney Decatur, Ga.
TOUR
Please accept and convey our sincere thanks to all of your personnel that made our N ational Campers and Hikers Association, Georgi a State Association Workshop a huge success.
We heard nothing but good comments from all who attended . The cooperative attitude of all your people was outstanding. They went all out to make the workshop a success.
Ed & Marguerite Parent Field Directors National Campers and Hikers Association
Fl RE SUPPRESSION
Your quick response to the fire at our school is to be highly commended . Your quick act ion cannot be over emphasized . By so doing you saved the new part of our school and our mobi le units not to mention other probable damage. We want to take this opportunity to thank you for your cooperation .
Faculty, Staff and Student Body of Pleasant Grove Elementary School Dalton , Ga .
ASSISTANCE
Thank you for sending us the release and picture relative to our State FFA Forestry winner, James Drew. We certainly appreciate the fine support you people in the Georgi a Forestry Commission continue to give to our FFA Program.
J. E. Dunn Executive Secretary Georgia Association FFA
Thank you for all the information you sent me . It will be most helpful in~ my scrapbook. Thank you again .
Tommy Powell Macon , Ga .
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1 want to express my apprec1at1on for cone specimens that you sent . They arrived in good condition and are fine specimens. Our students and the herbarium are greatly bene fited.
Again , thank you for your time and consideration.
Merewyn D . Meadors A sst. Prof . of Biology Morris Harvey College Charleston , W. Va .
TALK
Miss Hughes and I express our appreciation to Mr. Spencer McGraw for coming to our rooms and discussing fire safety . The children enjoyed it and it was truly a learning experience.
Sara Ann Griffith Buchanan Elementary
School Buchanan , Georgia
ICE STORM
About a month ago came our worst ice storm. All night long I lay in bed listening to trees and limbs popping and falling around the house and expecting at any minute for one to come through the roof . No lights. I was mentally and actually physically sick .
I called your local office and Mr. Louie Deaton came out. He certainly changed the picture and worked out a plan whereby I could get the wood hauled off promptly and even get paid a little for it.
Mr. Deaton stayed until about dark explaining and writing down suggestions on forestry and associated problems . Mr. Deaton delivered above and beyond what a taxpayer cou ld expect .
James M . Polk Route 1 Lithia Springs, Ga.
ENVIRONMENT
I am a member of a sixth grade class with 23 students at M . Agnes Jones Elementary School.
We have been studying on environment for 30 minutes for 20 days.
We suggest for helping the environment that we should use cars when necessary, encourage others to buy only unleaded gasoline, deposit litter where it belongs and make a study of birth control law. We also suggested to each other that we would be carefu I with fire when on picnics so not to destroy the forest.
Paula Corbin 1040 Fair Street Atlanta , Ga .

Retire me nt
After a long and prod uctive career spanning over 27 years of State service W. E. Lee, forestry investigator, Georgia Forestry Commissio n, has decided to retire . The native of Baldwin County began his public service career as an original member of the Georgia State Patrol , being one of the first 84 Troop ers hired in 1937. He left the State Patrol in 1942 to work for the federal government. In 1950, he cast his lot with the fledgling Georgia Forestry Commission as investigator for the Newnan Forestry District.
As investigator for the Forestry Com mission, he averaged 200 forest fire in vestigations a year . Of the incendiarists who were prosecuted, he had a record of 90 percent or better conviction. In addition to his investigative work, Lee used his wood working talents and supervised the construction of 24 t>ffices and buildings for th e Forestry Commission. The 1964 Southeastern Fair fea tured Forestry and he supervised the building of the vast exhibit. Lee esti mates he has dri ven over one million miles during his State career and is proud of the fact th at he never has had a serious accident.
' The retiring investigator pointed out
that he has observed a change in attitud{:! by the public whose once indifference to forest fires has now changed to that of a concerned populace over the threat to our environment by indiscriminate use of fire.

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Logging The Foresters

Service Awards

35 YEARS
Mrs. Ida M. Mann .. ... . Towerwoman Madison, Ga . Nov . 1,1952

Henry A. Slentz .... .. .

Aircraft Pilot Macon, Ga. Oct. 10, 1952

30 YEARS

Hugh P. Allen .... ... .. .

District Forester Camilla, Ga. July1 , 1946

B. S. Booth .. .... ...... ..

District Ranger Waycross Ga . Sept. 15, 1942

25 YEARS

William C. Harper ....
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Field Supervisor Macon, Ga. July1,1950

William G. Morris..... Ranger

Jesup, Ga.

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Dec. 1, 1947

20 YEARS

Ernest M. Causey .....

Patrolman Springfield, Ga. Oct. 1, 1952

Armand J. Cote..... ...

Forester Jefferson, Ga. July 1, 1953

Harold Davis Hawk ...

Patrolman Franklin, Ga. Nov. 1, 1952

Joe Y .Hunter... ...... ...

Patrolman Newnan, Ga . Dec . 9, 1952

George J. Shingler....

Surplus Property Officer Macon, Ga. Sept. 1' 1952

Governor Jimmy Carter, right, presents Arbor Day Proclamation to Ray Shirley, director, Georgia Forestry Commission. Attending the signing of Georgia 's 83rd Arbor Day Proclamation is Harold Joiner, executive director, Georgia Forestry Association.

Thanks to the efforts of Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, Georgia Forestry Commission Director Ray Shirley and former Department of Transportation Director Bert Lance, the nation's largest cherrybark oak was saved from being cut. The tree, measuring 25 feet in circumference, 114 1/ 2 feet tall and a crown spread of 737 feet, was slated to be removed in order to widen State Highway 257,north of Albany.
OFFICERS ...The 1973 Georgia Chapter, Society of American Foresters officers are C. Nelson Brightwell, forester, Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, Athen s, chairman ; C. Frank Robertson, assistant director, Georgia Forest Research Council, Macon, chairman-elect; and Eugene P. Carswell, Vo -Ag forester, Ashburn, secretary-treasurer .
MEETINGS ...AMERICAN "Turpentine Farmer's Association, Valdosta, Ga ., April 18...STATE Future Farmers of America Field Day, State FFA-FHA Camp , Covington, Ga., April 27 ... FOR EST Farmers Association, Biloxi, Miss., May 9-10-11 .. .SOIL Conservation So ciety of America Youth Workshop, Tifton, Ga ., June 2-S...GEORGIA Envi ronmental Education Institutes, Rome, Ga . and Carrollton, Ga ., . June 11-29; Valdosta , Ga ., June 18-July 6...GEORGIA Chapter, Soil Conservation Society of America, Tifton, Ga ., June 15-16 ... GEORGIA Forestry Association , Jekyll Island, Ga ., June 24-26 .
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Georgia FORESTRY
MARCH, 1973

SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT DRY BRANCH, GA.

Bark
While strolling through The woods one day, I wandered far Into East Glory Bay .
I stood there looking Through an open view, At nature 's forest And an idea grew.
First at t he whispering Trees that glow, Then of the animals And the Wintery snow.
The birds that sing, The creatures that crawl, The things that are wasted Are natures great haul.
The bark from the trees , With its crumbles and st rands Makes a wonderful hobby With Creative hands.
By Mrs. Lucius Jacobs

Mrs. Lucius Jacobs of Glory, Georgia, has a uni Using raw material supplied by na ture plus in1 creates beautiful works of art.

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