Georgia forestry, Vol. 28, no. 3 (Sept. 1975)

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Georgia Forestry

Sept. 1975 No .3 Vol. 28
George Busbee - Governor A. Ray Sh irley - Director

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

L. H. Morgan, chairman
W. George Beasley Felton Denney Eley C. Frazer, Ill H. E. Williams

Eastman
Lavon ia Carrollton Albany Woodbine

STAFF

Frank E. Craven - Editor Thomas R. Fontaine, Jr.- Assoc . Editor Thomas B. Hall - Artist
DISTRICT OFFICES GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION
COOSA VALLEY DISTRICT P. 0 . Bo x Z, Mount Berry 30149
NORTH GEORGIA DISTRICT Rou t e 5, Box 83, Canton 30114
ATLANTA DISTRICT 7 Hun t er St., S.W., Room 545, Atlanta 30334
CHATTAHOOCHEE FLINT P. 0 . Bo x 1080, Newnan 30263
MCINTOSH TRAIL Rou te 7, Bo x 455, Griffin 30223
LOWER CHATTAHOOCHEE DISTRICT 6250 Warm Spri ngs Road, Columbus 31904
MIDDLE FLINT DISTRICT P. 0 . Box 1369, Americus 31730
COASTAL PLAIN DISTRICT Rou te 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, Mc Rae 31055
MIDDLE GEORGIA DISTRICT Columbus Road, Route 8, Macon 31206
OCONEE DISTRICT P. 0 . Box 881 , Milledgeville 31061

Georgia Forestry is publis~ed quar-terly by the Georgia Forest ry 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
Serving Georgia's Woodland Owners Since 1925.....................................................3-9 "The Potential Of Georgia's Forests".................................................................. 10-11 Forestry Faces And Places.............................................................. .......................... 12 Tree Seedlings Available For Order.... . ..... ............ ... ............... .................. ........... ........13 ~ Logging The Foresters.................................................. ....................................... 14-15
Cru.is1ng
the News
The Forest Festival
The 18th annual Ware Forest Festival gets underway tonight with an address by Governor George Busbee. Tomorrow, there will be a round of activities at Laura S. Walker Park to complete the event which appropriately underscores the role of the pine forests in the econ omy of our county and area. It is a pleasure to welcome Governor Busbee back to Waycross. He has many friends here, and his election last year to the state's highest office is widely regarded in the Waycross area as one of the best moves the voters of Georgia ever made. The governor, himself a South Georgian, is well acquainted with the problems and opportunities found in every part of the state. He has promised to address himself to the matter of aiding Georgia's rural areas in strengthening their economies. One of the brightest hopes for the future of Southeast Georgia is the forest industry. This is one of the great timber areas on the Eastern Seaboard. Georgia is a national leader in pulpwood production which is centered in this part of the state. There are a number of paper mills and other forest-related industries located within the territory sometimes referred to as "The Pine Empire". The late scientist, Dr. Charles Herty, helped to develop some of the many potentials of the pine tree. Even today, many people are saying that the surface has only been scratched when it comes to utilization of the tall pines. Petrochemicals are one production possibility already confirmed in the laboratories.
. Tomorrow there will be a queen contest, the choosing of the Ware County Master
Farm Family, youth forestry citations, forestry demonstrations and displays and other related events.
No celebration is more appropriate in this area where the pine tree is gold. We welcome Governor Busbee and other visitors to Waycross and Ware County.
(From the Waycross Journal-Herald)

Organization

ANN IVERSARY
Serving Georgia's

1925- 1931 STATE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY
1931 - 1937 STATE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY PARKS AND GEOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
1937- 1943 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (FORESTRY, WILDLIFE, STATE PARKS, HISTORICAL SITES AND MONUMENTS AND MINES, MINING AND GEOLOGY)
1943- 1949 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (FORESTRY, WILDLIFE, STATE PARKS, HISTORICAL SITES AND MONUMENTS AND MINES, MINING AND GEOLOGY)
1949GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION

Woodland

State Foresters

Owners

Since

1925

Burley M. Lufburrow
1925 - 34

Elmer Dyal
1935- Mar. '37
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Frank Heyward, Jr.
Mar. '37 -Jan. '39

D. J. Weddell
Feb. '39 - Sep. '39

W. C. Hammerle Oct. '39- Jan. '41

Walter B. Dyal
Feb. '41- Feb. '43

J. M. Tinker
July '43 - Apr. '47

H. Guyton Deloach
July '49- Jan. '60 4

A. Ray Shirley
Apr. '47- June '49 Feb. '60-

Chronological History
1925-35

- State Board Of Forestry Created 1925-
- First Funds Received Under Clarke - McNary Act (1926) -
- 980,000 Forest Acres Under Protection (1926) -

-Nursery Agreement With University Of Georgia (1928) -
- First To Bring Forestry Education Into The Vocational Schools (1928) -
- First State Forest Fair (Waycross - 1928) -

- First Tree Seedling Production (1929)-
- Forestry Department Reorganized Into State Department Of Forestry, Parks And Geological Development (1931)-
- Herty Laboratory Begins Operation (1932) -
1935-45

- Herty Nursery Established (1932)-
- 1,405,347 Forest Acres Under Protection (1932) -

-Radio First Used In Forest Fire Protection (1933) -
- 87 Timber Protection Organizations In State (1933) -

- 22,000 Miles Of Firebreaks Constructed With CCC Cooperation (1936)-
- Reorganization Brought Forestry Under The Department Of Natural Resources (1937) -
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- Federal Government Leased Waycross State Forest To The State Of Georgia (1938) -
- Baxley State Forest Donated To State Of Georgia By Appling County And City Of Baxley (1938)-

- Constitutional Amendment Authorizes Counties To Levy Tax For Forest Fire Protection (1939)-
-Electorate Approves 1939 Tax Amendment (1940) -

-Due To New Taxing Authority 16 Counties Come Under Protection (1940) -
- First Written Forest Management Plan In Nation (E. C. Fancher, Pearson- 1940) -

1945-55

- Forestry Placed In The Executive Department (1943) -
- Act Established Uncontrolled Fires A Public Nuisance (1943) -

- Law Passed That Any Person Convicted Of Willfully And Maliciously Setting Forest Fires Is Guilty Of A Felony (1943)-
- 6,227,519 Forest Acres Under Protection (1944) -

-Contracted For Air Patrol (1945)-

-Act Sets Up Authority For Statewide Forest Fire Control In Cooperation With Counties (1949) -

- 8,873,189 Forest Acres Under Protection In 43 Counties (1949) -

-Georgia Forestry Commission Formed (1949) -

- Cooperative Forest Management Act (1950) -
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- 16,300,000 Forest Acres Under Protection In 86 Counties (1950)-
- Act Creates State Board Of Registration Of Foresters (1951)-

-Combining Of County Forestry - Tree Improvement Program

Units Initiated (1952)-

Started (1954) -

- Georgia Assists In Forming Southeastern Forest Fire Compact (1953) -

- Forest Fire Losses Hit Peak Due To Drought (1954)-

1955-65

- Waycross State Forest Deeded To State Of Georgia (1955) -
-Notification Of Intention To Burn County Option Law (1955)-

-Georgia Forestry Commission Moves Headquarters From Atlanta To Macon (1956) -
- Soil Bank Program (1957) -
- America's Billionth Pine Seedling Planted At Georgia Forestry Center (1957) -

- Fire Weather Forecasting Service (1958) -
- Certified Tree Seed Program (1958)-

- Statewide Air Patrol (1958) -
- Eastern Tree Seed Laboratory (1959) -
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- 21,494,602 Forest Acres Under Protection In 148 Counties (1960)-
- Nation's First Certified Pine Cones (1961)-

-Southern Pine Beetle Epidemic (1962)-
-First State To Produce Improved Tree Seedlings (1964)-

-Less Than One-Tenth Of One Percent, 20,464 Forest Acres Burned (1965) -
- 23,676,500 Forest Acres Under Protection (1965) -

1965-75

- Urban Forestry Program Initiated (1967) -
- Rural Fire Defense Program Developed (1968) -
- Seed Orchards And Tree Seed Processing Facilities Certified (1969)-
-Counties Receive State Forest Fire Protection For Four Cents An Acre (1967) -
-Organized Forest Fire Protection Expanded Statewide (1967)-
- 24,066,400 Forest Acres Under Protection (1967) -
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- Baldwin State Forest Deeded To Georgia Forestry Commission (1969)-
- First Forester Assigned To Planning And Development Commission (1970) -
- First High Gum Yield Tree Seedlings Produced (1971)-
-27,279,400 Forest Acres Under Protection (1973) -
-Southern Pine Beetle Disaster (1973)-
- Forest Disaster Control And Recovery Plan Initiated (1973)-

Georgia Forestry Facts

- Naval Stores Assistance Program Provided (1973)-
- Forest Insect And Disease Control Law Enacted (1974)-
-Georgia Forestry Commission Coordinates Naval Stores Conservation Program (1974)-
-Slash Pine Second Generation Seedling Seed Orchard Established (1974)-
- Waycross State Forest Changed To Dixon Memorial State Forest (1974) -
-Blue Tag Certification Approved (1975) -

NATION'S LEADER
..... IN THE NUMBER OF STATE AND PRIVATELY OWNED FOREST ACRES UNDER ORGANIZED FIRE PROTECTION (23,420,500 ACRES) .....IN PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO PRIVATE LANDOWNERS ..... IN THE NUMBER OF TREE SEEDLINGS GROWN IN STATE NURSERIES (1929 -1973: 2,101,375,327) ..... IN NAVAL STORES PRODUCTION (82 PERCENT OF NATION'S SUPPLY) ..... IN TREE FARM ACREAGE (8, 156,537 ACRES- 1975)
FIRST STATE
.....TO HAVE FORESTRY SCHOOL IN THE SOUTH (UNIVERSITY OF GEOR~IA SCHOOL OF FORESTRY - 1906) .....TO TEACH FORESTRY IN VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS (1928) .....TO LICENSE FORESTERS (1951) .....TO PROVIDE IMPROVED TREE SEEDLINGS (1964) .....TO CERTIFY TREE SEED (1969)
OTHER
LARGEST LUMBER PRODUCING STATE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (1.478 BILLION BOARD FEET -1970) SOUTH'S LEADER IN ROUND PULPWOOD PRODUCTION (7,866,300 CORDS- 1973)

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GFA Theme
The

Charles E. Anderson

Peter Koch

Potential
Of Georgia's
Forests
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"The Potential of Georgia's Forests" was the theme of the 1975 annual meeting of the Georgia Forestry Association.
The speakers directed their remarks primarily to the future of forest-related industries. They included Charles E. Anderson, president, ITT Rayonier, Inc., New York, N.Y., "Forestry and Its Role and Relationship to Energy Problems"; Peter Koch, project leader, Forest Products Utilization Research, U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C., "Changes in Wood Sources and Manufacturing Techniques During the 1980:s"; and Dr. Leon A. Hargreaves, Jr., professor, School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, "Ad Valorem Taxes and Their Effect Upon the Tree Far mer".
Ben C. Meadows, president, Ben Meadows Company, Atlanta, is the new president of the Georgia Forestry Association. He succeeds Shuford M. Wall, president, Southland Timber Company, a division of Canal Wood, Augusta .
Other officers are W.F."Bill" Miller, ITT Rayonier, Jesup, vice president; James W. Howard, Howard Lumber and Kiln Company, Atlanta, treasurer; Harold Joiner, executive director, Atlan ta; and Mrs. Lynda! Gilman, Douglasville, secretary. Mrs. Gilman succeeds Mrs. Helen M. Dixon who retired after 25 years of service.
The 1975 Miss Georgia Forestry is 16-year old Kathy Register of Swainsboro. The blue-eyed blonde was crown-
ed by Association President Ben Mea-

Dr. Leon A. Hargreaves
dows. Miss Register succeeded Miss Vicki L. Eubanks of Appling.
Miss Debi Keith, 17, of Folkston was the runnerup.
Miss Register, in winning the pageant, received a $500 scholarship. During the year, she will represent the Association at various forestry functions.
The 1975 Miss Georgia Forestry was chosen from a field of 27 county forestry queens. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Register. Miss Keith is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Keith.
In a special presentation, Jack C. Smith of Moultrie was named Tree Farmer of the Year. The award was presented by A.H. Gregory, research fores-

ter, Continental Can Company, Savan~ nah, and chairman of the Georgia Tree
Farm Committee. Georgia is the nation's leader in Tree
Farm acreage with 8,156,537 acres. This acreage involves 1,931 Tree Farms.
The Association's Forestry Public Service awards went to the Savannah News-Press, Wallace M. Davis, Jr., executive editor; and WYEA-TV, Colum" bus, Maury J. Farrell, general manager. The awards were presented to the media in recognition of the time, space and effort given to the perpetuation of for-,.. est conservation .
The President's Award was presented to Eley C. Frazer, Ill, Albany, W.F. Miller, Jesup and T.M. Strickland, Augusta.
The Association awards were presented by Wall and Joiner, : ~sociation president and executive director, respectively.
The Americus District and the Johnson-Washington Forestry Unit of the Georgia Forestry Commission were recognized by the Performance of Excellence Awards Program. Olin Witherington, district forester, accepted the District award. Coy Womack, ranger, accepted the Unit award.
The District personnel provided assistance to 469 landowners on 27,008 acres. In wildfire suppression, personnel held 360 blazes to an average of 2.01 acres per fire. There are approximately 1.1 million acres protected in the District.

Performance of Excellence awards were presented to Coy Womack, left, ranger, Johnson-Washington Forestry Unit and Olin Witherington, district forester, Americus District.

The top Unit had an average fire size of 3.64 acres. There are 460,600 acres under protection. Management and Reforestation services were provided 266 landowners . These services involved reforestation, site preparation, insect and disease control and management plans.
Harold Joiner presented the awards. He stated that the performance of excellence awards are presented to the Fares- r try Commission District and County Unit that has been outstanding in the

performance of forestry servic~s to the citizens of Georgia . He pointed out that their cooperativeness and regard for responsibility are on the highest level.

Ben C. Meadows

Miss Georgia Forestry Kathy Register

Alexander Sessoms, left, Cogdell, receives a resolution of appreciation for the contributions he made in the perpetuation of forestry in Georgia during his 16-year tenure on the Georgia Forestry Commission Board of Commissioners. He had chaired the body for the past two years. The resolution was presented by L.H. Morgan, Board chairman, Eastman.
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Forestry Faces And Places
.....One year ago, Georgia Sen . Herman E. Talmadge planted the first "super" slash pine tree in an experimental forest established in November, 1973, by Interstate Paper Corp. at its Riceboro complex.
The seedling grew to a height of 23 inches during its first year in the forest, as shown by William J. Verross, Interstate vice president and gene ral manager. Interstate is sponsoring the 10-year forestry experiment to show t he drama tic tree growth that can be obtained in the Southeast through modern reforestation techniques.
Talmadge is chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. ..... Deans of U. S. fo restry schools have ranked the University of Georgia School of Forest Resources as one of the best in the country, and the university school has been cited in a national study for its outstanding educational programs.
In a survey conducted by two researchers at Columbia University, the deans of accredited and university -affiliated schools in 17 professional fields were asked to choose the five best schools in their fields .
Deans of 20 of the nation's 23 forestry schools responded, and five of them chose the University of Georgia school 12

as one of the top five . The university school ranked eighth in a listing of the 10 forestry schools most often picked by the deans as the best in the nation.
The Georgia school was cited for its educational programs in a study prepared by Pennsylvania State University's Center for the Study of Higher Education. The school is one of only a few natural resource teaching centers in the nation recognized in the study, which is the first part of a three-phase project designed to improve professional education in the U.S.
The purpose of the study was to identify and describe the most successful educational programs underway in colleges and universities on the assumption that other professional schools would want to duplicate these programs.
Students in the University of Georgia school take a 90-quarter-hour pre-professional program of core subject matter followed by a professional program. The professional program includes emphasis on the forest environment and analytical methods and 41 hours of courses in special fields of concentration, such as timber management and utilization, fish and wildlife biology, forest water resources, forestry sciences and forest resources management.
Catoosa County
..... There are 55,700 commercial forest acres in Catoosa County. This represents 52.1 percent of the land area .
Approximately 89 percent of the commercial forest acreage is privately owned. Industry owned forest acres comprise 7.5 percent.
The forest acreage has a growing volume of 59 million cubic feet. The annual cut is 2.9 mill ion cubic feet, and the annual growth is 2.1 million cubic feet.
There are approximately 32,800 acres

in need of site preparation and/o r planting in Catoosa County. About 81 percent of the acreage is in oak-hickory.
There were 9 ,615 cords of round pulpwood produced in the county in 1973. This ma rked the cou nty's highest production. Since 1946, production has totaled 88,621 cords of round pulpwood.
There are approximately six woodusing industries in Catoosa County em ploying 62 persons wit h an annual pay roll of more than $325,000. The products produced by the industr ies include air and kiln dried lumber, green lumber, cabinets, crossties, fixtures , furniture frames and pulpwood.
..... The nation 's largest Flori da Maple has been located near Faceville, a community south of Bainbridge in Decatur County . The giant tree replaces a tree from Ouincey, Fla . accord ing to the American Forestry Association, headquartered in Washington, D.C.
John T. Clark, above , a consultant forester from Ou incey, Fla ., located th e tree on property owned by Prof. Vincent Schroeder of Gainesvill e, Fla. Clark determined the champion tree's measurements as eight feet , two and onehalf inches in circumference, 100 feet tall and a crown spread of 64 feet.
Anyone wish ing to nom inate a tree in the champion program is asked to contact their local unit of t he Georgia Forestry Commission .

Tree
Seedlings
Available
For Order
Forest tree seedlings are available for order by Georgia landowners, according t o Ray Shirley, director, Georgia Fares- try Commission.
Improved "super" tree seedlings grown from certified seed, represent 39.3 percent of the Forestry Commission's 1975 crop. More than 200 million improved seedlings have been made available to Georgia landowners since 1964, Shirley added. Georgia's Tree Improve men t Program began in 1954.
In announcing the availability of ,.. seedl ings , Shirley reported that the price
on eastern white pine was increased three dollars per thousand. The cost remained the same on other species of

pine. Hardwoods were increased by eight dollars per thousand with the exception of black walnut which was increased three dollars per thousand. Shirley cited the increased cost of operations for the price increases.
Available species and cost per thousand include longleaf and slash pine, $7; improved loblolly and Virginia pine and lespedeza, $8; Eastern white pine, black walnut, catalpa and yellow poplar, $15; cottonwood cuttings, sawtooth oak, white oak and red cedar, $20; and dogwood, $35.
James C. Wynens, chief, Reforestation Division, said that the early submission of orders is encouraged as all orders received prior to the first of October will be filled depending on supply . If the orders exceed the supply, the trees will be prorated between orders. Orders received after the first of October, Wynens added , will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.
He pointed out that tree seedling application forms may be obtained from the Forestry Commission County Rangers, County Agents, Soil Conservation Service Technicians and Agricultural Conservation Program Officers. All orders must be submitted on a Georgia Forestry Commission application form .
Wynens emphasized that payment must accompany all orders before ship-

APPLICATION FOR NURSERY STOCK

ORDER NO. - - -

GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION MACON, GEORGIA 31202

P.O. BOX 819

NAME OF APPLICANT: ADDRESS:

CITY

PHONE NO. - - - - - - - - --

COUNTY

ZIP CODE

SHIP TO ADDR ESS ABOVE OR :

ADDRESS:

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CITY

COUNTY

ZIP CODE

DELIVERY DE SIRED AS SHOWN BELOW:

DATE

SPECIES

NUMBER OF SEEDLINGS

COUNTY OF PLANTING

FOREST DISTRICT

ment can be made. No refunds will be made on small orders cancelled after February 1, 1976. Seedlings, involved in cancellation after February 1, 1976, become the responsibility of the landowner.
Mail the completed applicati"on to the Georgia Forestry Commission, P.O. Box 819, Macon, Georgia 31202.
For assistance in determining your reforestation needs, contact your local county forest ranger.

Seedling Price List

The following tree seedlings are being grown for sale by the Georgia Forestry Commission during the 1975-76 planting season.

SPECIES Pines:

Per 1000

East ern White Improved Loblolly Slash Vi rginia

$15.00 8.00 7.00 8 .00

500
$7.50 4.00 3.50 4.00

50
$3.00 2.00 2.00 2.00

Species below are priced FOB Page Nursery, Reidsville, Ga.

Longleaf

7.00

Black Walnut

15.00

Catalpa

15.00

Cottonwood Cu ttings 20.00

Dogwood

35.00

Lespedeza

8.00

Oak , Sawtooth

20.00

Oak, White

20.00

Redcedar

20.00

Sweetgum

15.00

Yellow Poplar

15.00

3.50 7.50 7.50 10.00 17.50 4.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 7.50
7.50

2.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 2.00 3.00
3.00 3.00 3 .0 0 3.00

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TY PE OF OWNERSHIP: (Chec~ one)
0 I. Puveft person$, CI.Ais , Anoc:iotons & Pro vote School,., 0 2. Pr.vcl!e Forni lndu1Uy - Lu,.,bet Mfg. 0 3. Puvot Forni IndusTry Pulp & Pope<. 0 4. Pr~ vote Foreu Industry Novol Stores, Plywood, et.:. 0 5. Privoteother>ndu$lrylondl. 0 6. Town , County, ond Publu; Sdoools. D 7. State ond othe Publoc londs. 0 8. F ed.,.ol Govemment 0 9. Other ( pec:: oly)

METHOD OF SHI PMENT : (Checl. one)

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0 1

STATE TRUCK TO COUNTY FORESTRY OFFIC E

0 2

APPLICANT WILL PICK UP AT NURSERY

SEE DUNGS RECEIVED IN GOOD CONDITION

I HEREBY RTIF V THAT I DESIRE TO PURCHASE THE ABO VE NURSERY STOCK UNDER CONOITIONS PRINTED ON THE BACK OF THIS FORM

PAYMENT : S - - - - - - D A T E - - - -- - - - SIGNATURE - - - - - - - - - - DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE

0 DAVISBORO

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A transportation charge of $.75 per thousand trees and $.40 per 500 trees must be added to above cost on all seedlings moved from one nursery to another due to stock no t being available or on seedlings delivered to County Ranger Headquarters for landowner pick up.
Sales of less than 500 trees must be in packages of 50 at above 50 price which includes delivery to County Ran ger Headquarters.
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LETTERS
FIELD DAY
On behalf of the State Department of Agriculture Education, I would like to thank the Georgia Forestry Commission for the assistance given in connection with our Area and State Forestry Field Days this year.
The assistance with publicity and other aid given our forestry program could not be appreciated more.
Sincerely, Eugene P. Carswell Forestry Consultant Department of Education Tifton, Ga.

Logging The ~

TOUR
Thank you for sending me the explanation of the basal area figure .
It was a priviledge to be shown through the state's "tree orchard", and see how you are growing improved varieties of trees.
Sincerely yours, Joe P. Shedd Arlington, Va.
Recently, several of the secretaries from the Southeastern Area office made a visit to the Georgia Forestry Center. For many, this was a first time visit to Macon. All of us enjoyed visiting the Commission offices and Morgan Nursery since this gave us a chance to talk with our counterparts and see their activities.
Please express our appreciation and thanks to everyone in your office and the nursery.
Sincerely, Mrs. Nancy T . Bush Sec., Area Director Atlanta, Ga .
FIRE SUPPRESSION
I wish to express my appreciation for efforts in fighting and putting out the fire at my home.
I want to say thanks especially to the two gentlemen ~ho were here a nd mended the fence they had to cut.
Sincerely, Mrs. Tom Henderson Snellville, Ga .
EDUCATION
enjoyed your walk with us down the path to the trees.
I enjoyed the tools you showed us like the one that will tell you how old a tree is; the tool that showed us how tal! trees are ; also the tool that measured the circumference of the tree.
Sincerely yours, Freddy Alderman Cleveland Elementary 14

McCormick Neal, nursery superintendent, Morgan Nursery, has retired ending 26years service with the Georgia Forestry Commission. Neal and his wife, Mary Francis, were honored at a recent retirement lunch{lon. Participating in the ceremonies are Jim Wynens, left, chief, Reforestation Division, and Ray Shirley, Commission director.

PROMOTIONS ...UNION Camp Corp . has named Garner C. Mobley to be manage r of Industrial Relations for the Company's Woodlands and Building Products group, and Thomas C. Owen as director of Environmental Protection.
ESSAY CONTEST

RETIREMENTS ... MS. MARGARET S. MALOY, towerwoman, Telfair Co., Oct. 1964-July 1975... MCCORMICK NEAL, nursery superintendent, Morgan Nursery, Sep. 1949-June 1975...THOMAS B. NEWMAN, towerman, Laurens Co., May 1962-July 1975.. .ASA C. SMITH, patrolman, Bibb-Crawford-Monroe Unit, Sep . 1957-May 1975.

would like to thank Mr. Joe Reynolds for coming to my school to present me with a certificate and pine seedlings to help beautify our school grounds at Hartwell Elementary.
I appreciate the Georgia Forestry Comm issi on a nd the Georgia Forestry Association sponsoring the essay contest "What A Tree Means to Me".
It was an honor to be named winner for Hart County.
I love trees, and enjoy the woodlands around our house in the country .
Writing the essay really made me think of the many ways and things we use trees for, and how much they mean to us.
The trees you helped us set out are still living, and I hope that when I grow up they will still be a part of our school campus.
Since re ly , Roe Ayers Hartwell Elementary

RESIGNATION .. .MS. LILLIAN L. HATCHETT, secretary, Dixon Memorial State Forest, due to illness, July 1963-May 1975.
AWARDS ...THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS has been judged the winner in the National Arbor Day awards competition. The award was presented by the Arbor Day Foundation for the most effective tree-related campaign utilizing the television industry in
1974...THE GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION has been recognized for its participation in the 1975 National Campers-Hikers Association Convention at Moultrie. The award was presented by the Georgia Conservation Board, NCHA.
MEETINGS...SOCIETY of American Foresters, Washington, D.C., Sep. 290ct. 2...PUBLIC Communications Workshop, Atlanta, Nov . 4-7 .

oresters ...

Ray Shirley, left, director, Georgia Forestry Commission, presents the key to the first "Fire Knocker" leased to a volenteer fire department. Lewis Hurd, Henry County Fire Commissioner, received the key on behalf of the Henry County Volunteer Fire Department. The complete new unit, mounted on a reconditioned truck surplus from federal or state excess property, marks a new phase of the Forestry Commission's Rural Fire Defense Program begun in 1968.

Foresters, from 24 countries, recently toured facilities of the Georgia Forestry Center. The 36 foreign visitors saw work being done in forest fire meteorology; viewed methods of seed testing; and met with forestry officials, learning of their respective programs and responsibilities relating to forest fire prevention.

Keith W. Dorman, who pioneered in the genetic improvement of southern pines, has retired from the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, Asheville, N.C., after 40-years service with the U.S. Forest Service.

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Dr. Earl Belcher, director, Eastern Tree Seed Labora tory, Macon, Miss Georgia National Teenager Lynn Miller, Irwinton, and Ms. Mary Reece, Wilkinson County Extension Agent examine the germination of loblolly pine seed at the seed lab. Ms. Miller co-authored with Dr. Belcher on the manuscript "Influence of Substrate Moisture on Seed Germination of Sand Pine and Sweet Gum Seed". The paper was presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Official Seed Analysts in Portland, Ore.
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Georgia F 0 R E S T R Y
September, 1975

SECOND-CLASS POST AGE PAID AT DRY BRANCH, GA.

The Washington Oak was planted in 1799 at St. Marys, Georgia to commemorate the date of George Washington's death. The live oak stands in the center green of St. Marys principal street and shades one of the quaint old wooden pumps that used to furnish water for the town.