Georgia forestry, Vol. 5, no. 9 (Sept. 1952)

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GEORGIA FORESTRY

CJitorial

Unit Shows "Fine Achievement"
(FROM THE MOULTRIE OBSERVER)

Slightly more than three years ago the Colquitt County Board of Roads and Revenue, after several years of discussion and investigation, voted to participate with the State of Georgia in establish{ng a Forest Fire Protection Unit 1n Colquitt county. Now that unit is entering its fourth year of activity with a record of fine achievement behind it.
The annual report of the protection unit gives some indication of what is being done in the way of conserving Colquitt county property, rarticularly timberlands. Fifty-six wildfires were reported to the unit during the 12 months period ending June 30. Approximately 1,146 acres of land were burned over by these wildfires, which usually came during the heighth of a drought p~riod.

But, and this 1s important, at least another R,353 acres of timberlands in the path of these wildfires were saved by the quick cooperation furnished by the forest fire protection gr oop with their fire-fighting equipment.
It has taken Georgia counties a number of years to come around to the establishment of protective units trained to combat forest fires and work with landowners on preventive measures. But the counties which have participated in the program of protecting property in the rural sections through a ranger unit hardly would permit anyone to abandon it.
In a sense, the rural areas now have a qualified fire department.

Vol. 5

GEORGIA FORESTRY
September, 1952
Published Monthly by the
GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION, State Capitol, Atlapta, Georgia. Guyton DeLoach, Director

No.9

Forest Assets
(FROM THE VmALIA ADVANCE)
FORMATION OF 12 new county forestry units this month brought Georgia past the 20-million acre mark in the total of woodland acreage under protection of organized forces of the Georgia Forestry Commission, Guyton DeLoach, commission director, reported this week.
The combined forestland area of the twelve new counties, 1, 771,010 acres, brings Georgia's woodland areas under state and county protection to a total of 20,498,583 acres.
''Addition of these counties,'' said DeLoach, ''means that today four out of five acres of Georgia forestland are under protection of county forestry units of the Georgia Forestry Commission.''
Toombs is one of the counties with a forest fire protective
unit, and we believe it to be one
of the greatest projects ever established by the c runty. Our woodlands are our only natural resource, and therefore one of our greatest assets.
The great progress made in the organized effort for the protection of Georgia woodlands from fire, is due to the interests and efforts of Governor Herman Talmadge. The Governor created the Georgia Forestry Commission, providing for a five-member board.

Members, Board of Commissioners: G. Philip Morgan, Chairman............................----Savannah John M. McElrath......................Macon K. S. Varn....................--Waycross C. M. Jordan, Jr...............................Alamo H. 0. Cummings............Donalsonville

Georgia Forestry is entered as second-class matter at the Post
Office under the Act of August 24, 1912. Member of the Georgia Press Association.

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EDITOR................------R. E. Davis ASSOCIATE EDITORS--------------------------------------------------------Robert Rutherford
Patricia McKemie

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DISTRICT OFFICES, GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION:

DISTRICT I-P. 0. Box 268, Statesboro

DISTRICT VI-P. 0. Box 404, Milledgeville

DISTRICT II-P. 0. Box 122, Camilla

DISTRICT VII-West Building, Rome

DISTRICT III-P. 0. Box 169, Americus

DISTRICT VIII-P. 0. Box 811, Waycross

DISTRICT IV-P. 0. Box 333, Newnan

DISTRICT IX-P. 0. Box 416, Gainesville

DISTRICT V-P. 0. Box 328, McRae

DISTRICT X-P. 0. Box 302, Washington

Governor Talmadge is rece1v1ng commendation for his efforts in forest protection and reforestation.
A towering ''jackstraw pile'' of freshly barked wood in the Macon Kraft Corporation's yard syni>ol izes Georgia' s cmtinued leadership in the pulpwood producti m field. Reports issued this month showed Georgia for the fourth consecutive year outranked all otherS mthern states in pulpwood proouctim, with an output of 2, 370,000 standard cords.

SEPTEMBER, 1952

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Fourth Consecutive Year

Georgia Leads South

In Pulpwood Production

The southwest corner county of Georgia's checker-board of fares~ protected counties was covered by a green counter July 25 as the Seminole County Corrnnissioners signed an agreement with the Georgia Fares try Commission to protect its 106,191 acres of woodlands.
Seminole's forestlands represent 60 per cent of the county's entire area. The county is the second in the Second Forestry District to come under organized forest protection since July 1, 1952. Clay County joined the protected ranks earlier in July, and the addition of these two counties brought the total protected forestland in the Second District to 2,047,364 acres encompassing 14 counties. Only two count:i es remain unprotected in this area.
Seminole County's Forestry Board and County Forester have been aprointed. Forestry Unit Headquarters, tower locations, other personnel, and equipment are being selected. Included in the equipment will be an F-6 transport truck, tractor and plow, two fixed radio; and one mobile unit, and other firefighting implements.

Georgia for the fourth consecutive year, led the entire South in annual pulpwood production ~ith a 1951 all-time high out-put of 2,370,143 standard cords.

Announcement of Georgia's leadership in the 1951 production followed a survey by the Southern and Southeastern Forest Experiment Stations in cooperation with the Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association.

Georgia's output accounted for nine percent of the total nation's supply of pulpwood and 17 percent of the total cut of the South.

Georgia's 1951 productit...a represented a 6.7 percent increase over the previous year.

Camden County in Southeast

Georgia led the state with 79,620

standard cords, and Charlton

County was second with 74 958

cords.

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Other top counties with productions of more than 40,000 cords were:

Effingham, 65,337; Clinch, 63,250; Mcintosh, 58,540; Bryan, 48,9 29; Lownde.s, 48,487; Wayne, 46,916; Ware, 46,583; Bulloch, 43, 453; and Appling, 40,243.

Georgia Pines were used for 2, 278,843 cords of the state's total. Hardwoods were cut for 78,550 cords, and 12,750 cords of chestnut were marketed.
Southern pulpwood production increased 13. 1percent above 1950, and 41. 7 percent above 1949. Southern pine production was 11.4 percent above 1950; hardwood rose 30.6 percent, and dead chestnut increased 9. 1 percent.
Seven companies in Georgia have a 24-hour a day pulp capacity of more than 3, 390 tons. Three of these are located in Savannah, two in Macon, and one each in Brunswick and St. Marys.
Georgia counties listed in the Pulpwood Production survey, with their total production figures, are as follows:
Appling, 40,243; Atkins m, 39,758; Bacon, 18,753; Baker, 309; Baldwin, 9, 174; Banks, 943; Barrow, 4, 195; Bartow, 12,410; Ben Hill, 12,918; Berrien, 14,939; Bibb, 12,204; Bleckley, 3,817; Brantley, 34,869; Brooks, 19,501; Bryan, 48,929; Bulloch, 43,453;
Burke, 11,944; Butts, 10,642; Calhoun, 5, 799; Camden, 79, 620;
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FLATCARS OF Ptu\\OOD, AT MilL SIDING MANY ~tlf SCNES HElP BUILD GEORGIA PRODUCTION RECORD

Forestry protection in Georgia now extends to 20,5n1,003 woodland acres in 119 counties. Forty counties with 4,617,961 forestry acres remain unprotected.

Norman E. Brooks, Commission Forest Engineer, has made a detailed inspection of the terrain in Seminole County to determine the most adequate location for forest fire lookout towers. Towers are to be erected in Seminole and other counties as soon as steel becomes available.

Towers are furnished by the state, atno cost to the county.

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GEORGIA FORESTRY

Vacation Reading Clubs

Attract 60,000 Members

More than ~0 thousand children joined hands with Smokey, the Fire Preventin' Bear, this surrrner as the Vacation Reading Clubs of Georgia featured forestry in more than 150 city, county and regional libraries, according to a statewide review made this month.
The cooperative project by the State Library Service and the Georgia Forestry Commission brought new and different groups of children and adults to an av.areness both of the forestry and library services.
Librarians and County Rangers and Foresters combined their efforts in bringing forestry to the attention of the young group.
The Reading Clubs ended their summer program inAugust, and Library Service officials stated that approximately 25,000 children will receive certificates for their summertime reading. Children are awarded a certificate for comp tion of 10 books, and a gold seal certificate is awarded those reading 25 or more books.
~any of the citations will be g1ven during Children's Book Week, observed in most schools durin? November, as a feature of the national week-long observance.

Other certificates are being awarded at special ceremonies held by the 1ibraries and Forestry Units as individual reading campaigns end.
Much thought, imagination, and creative ability wer into making the program a success as libraries and Forestry Units prominently displayed charts, pictures, maps, posters, signs, and exhibits relating to forestry.
Among the ideas used for enticing the children to read for pleasure, rather than merely to win the certificate, were the following:
Athens Regional Library will give each child who receives a certificate a tree seedling of his own to plant. The Tenth District Forester and County Agent will conduct the ceremony and will demonstrate how the little tree is to be planted and cared for so its small owner will have a growing reminder of his growing know ledge of forestry.
The Valdosta Regional Library, which covers Lowndes and Echols Counties, emphasized forest protection showing various stages of protection, such as from insects, d:i.; ::ease, improper cutting, and fire. For every book read,

DISTRICT FORES'ffiR H. P. ALLEN PRAISES LIBRARIAN EliZABETH KING Ranger George Gay Helps Arrange Mitchell-Baker Library Exhibit

READING CLUB LEAOERS--Muscogee
LibrariansMiss Betty Forte, left, and rtt-s. Barbara Elliott.
the child's tree moved into another zone of protection, until, with completion of 25 books, his forest became fully protected.
Live Smokey Pears were stationed outside many 1ibraries to interest children and other young readers erected miniature fire towers on
1ibrary lawns. Some libraries
used the idea of tree pictures, with leaves being added for each book completed.
Visits to fire towers were arranged for many children. Those completing gold seal requirements were awarded the honor of climbto the tower cab first.
The Mitchell-Faker Fegional Library, Camilla, converted all available space into a realistic forest. On a center table, a m1n1ature lookout tower, an exact replica of the larger one used in the county, made a convine ing scene. Grouped around it were Smokey Bears earned by members of the club who read three books. 0n a shelf nearby was an animated picture of a devastating forest fire with flames leaping high. With the completion of five books, Smokey's owner was given a red basket to hang over
the bear's arm, and then he was ready to roam the woods to pick up matches thrown down by careless smokers or picnickers. A
match represented each book read.
Pesides furnishing the tower and animated forest fire scene, the 8econd District Office, Georgia Forestry Commission supplied literature, record books, tree badges, posters, bookmarks, and blotters for each club member.

SEPTEMBER. 1952 4

eo.ne SAF Group e~n NWUe!Ue4

Views Role g~~~,

eoLLectio.n

Of Forests
Good forest practices will play an ever increasing part ~n the future economy of Georg1a and the South.
Such was the prediction of Holt Walton, owner of land leased by the U. S. Forest Service for the George Walton Experimental Forest, as he addressed more than 60 foresters touring the forest.
The field trip was a highlight of the summer meeting of the Georgia Chapter, Southeastern Section, Society c ,f American Foresters held last month at Cordele. Norman R. Hawley, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, conducted the tour and pointed out to the group several innovations in the realm of forest management.
The meeting opened with a banquet at the Crisp County Courthouse followed by a business session and concluded after the forestry tour.
Various groups of Crisp Countians prepared and served the banquet and supplied musical entertainment.

''Operation Cone Collection'' is the latest project of the Georgia Forestry Commission's Forest Tree Nursery Department.
In an attempt to supplement the available supply of seed from existing commercial sources, the Commission is requesting agricultural groups, Future Farmers of America, 4-H Club members, sawmill operators, P<>y Scouts, private individuals and all other groups and organizations to cooperate in the drive to increase Georgia's seed supply for planting at the state's four nurseries.
''Unless we can build up a backlog supply of seed,'' stated James H. Hill, Commission Assistant ['irector in charge of Management and Nurseries, ''one bad year when seed production is low, or when commercial supplies drop, would greatly affect our nursery seedling prod u::t ion. To increase our seedlingproduction next year, it is essential that outside help be obtained in seed cone collection.''
The minimum quantity of cones needed by the Nursery officials has been announced as P, 000 bushels of Slash Pine, 5,000 bushels of Loblolly; 3,000 bushels of longleaf, 300 bushels of Short-

leaf, 50 bushels of Yellow Poplar and 200 Pounds of Red Cedar Perr1es.
District Foresters have been given a schedule of the number of bushels needed from each district, and have divided the requirements among County lnits within their territory. County llnit headquarters will be used as central plants for collections and weeki y rick-ups will be made by Commission trucks.
In the event more seed are collected than can be successfully utilized this year, Hill explained that ''one of our purposes in initiating this program is to build up a supply for use in any future year when seed production is poor. We hope eventually to have enough seed accumulated to last for two years or more. In planning for this collection we have prepared storage and drying facilities for properly keeping seed in good condition for as long as six or seven years if necessary. ''
Hill urged that anyone interested in collecting cones obtain further information from their nearest County Ranger or Forester, District Forester, or the Atlanta office of the Commission.

SCHOLARSHIP U'INNERS - Winners f

the two forestry scholarships,

awarded annually by the Union

Bag and Paper corporation, re-

ceive congratulations.

The

groups include left to right,

A. E. Kitchens, vocational Agri-

culture Teacher of screven High

School; nanie I Roberson, 17, of

Screven, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E.

Roberson; Wi liard Colston, Cor-

nelia, 16, son of Mrs. J. H. Cols-
ton, and s. c. Gunnels, Habersham

County Agent. Kitchens was Rob-

erson' s teacher at Screven l!igh

School and Gunnels sponsored

Colston and ai~ed him in his 4-H

projects. Roberson represented

the FF1\ Clubs and Colston the 4 -II

organizations. The boys wi II

enter the University of Georgia

School of Forestry next semester.

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LESSON IN PLANTING- ''Even rayon dresses can be made from pine trees, ' ' J. c. Spiers, left, Forester, Central of Georgia Railroad, tells three girls in his reforestation class at southern Bell's 4-il forestry camp
Sponsored By Southern Bell

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A group of 110 girls and boys received advanced instruction in forestry at the Second Annual North Georgia 4-H Club Forestry Camp July 28-August 2 at Camp Wahsega in the Chattahoochee National Forest, Dahlonega.

action packed forestry week in the North Georgia woods studving every phase of forestry. Campers were selected on the basis of their achievements in the field of forestry, with 4-H girls from throughout Georgia, and 4-H boys

Beginning with registration and ending with ' 'Homeward Bound' : the boys and girls enjoyed an

fromNorth Georgia being eligible. The camp was sponsored by the
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FIRE SUPPRESSION INSTRUCTION-R. C. Hill, ~sistant District Forester, District 9, Georgia Forestry commission, explains use of the flap in forest fire fighting.

Newsmen Commend Governor
Commendation to Governor Herman Talmadge for his ''wholehearted support'' of the current forestry program came recently at a state convention of the Georgia Press Association in Savannah.
Convention delegates, consisting ofeditors and publishers from throughout the state, made the canmendation in a resolution p assed unanimously during the closing sessions of the Association's annual Convention.
Entitled ''A Resolution to Commend Governor Herman Talmadge for His Efforts in Behalf of Georgia Forestry,'' the resolution declared:
' 'Whereas, the forest resources of Georgia have for more than two centuries played a major role in the development of the State, and
''Whereas, the newsprint supply, a principal product of these forests, is seriously limited and one of the most pressing problems of newspaper publishing and its continued production is of vital concern to the free world and Georgia's forests have an important part in that supply, and
''Whereas, Honorable Herman E. Talmadge, Governor of Georgia, is taking steps to insure future tree crop; by supporting the continued expansion of the forest fire control system and reforestation efforts of the State and has exerted wholehearted support of the press' and the public's program to conserve timber resources.
~Therefore, be it resolved, that the Georgia Press Associat in its 66th annual convention assembled at Savannah, Georgia, July 12,1952, recognize the efforts of Governor Talmadge in behalf 0 f Georgia's forest resources and commend his devotion to methods of making better use and giving better protection to our renewable forest wealth, and that a co JY of this Resolution be furnished to Governor Talmadge.''

SEPTEMBER, 1952

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Vast Industry Foreseen In Utilzing Wood Waste

Two new utilization processes discovered at the Herty Foundation Laboratory, Savannah, have opened new vistas for the South's great quantities of hardwoods, cull wood, and forest and industrial wood wastes.

Three new pulp manufacturing units will be erected as a result of the utilization discoveries. Two units will be located in Georgia and one 1n Northern Florida.

One process resulted from ex-

periments linking kraft pulp and

BIG TREE- Measuring the huge Yel-
low poplar, above, are Sam Martin,
left, Assistant District Forester in Charge of Management, District

wood waste fiber in a process that retains the best qualities of each to produce a sheet with high tear and bursting strength.

9, Georgia Forestry Commissi m, and Commission Management Assistant ReubenMartin. The tree is in Murray

lbWlty on Cohutta Talcum Company property. The forest is being marked

for selective cutting by Commission Management men. This huge, old

tree, now measuring 56 inches in diameter, was well-grown back when the

Declaration of Independence was signed with scarcely any growth added

during the past half a dozen decades. Thacker, below, sprays the tree

with a yellow marking p.-int to indicate to loggers that it is to be removed along with similar over-mature trees to encourage growth of sur-

roWlding trees which had been stunted by the presence of the larger trees.

Dr. Reavis Sproull, technical
d1rector of Herty, declared that by cooperative effort with equipment, chemical, and engineering firms, ''a Jrocess has been evaluated to yield high quality, unbleached pulps, suitable for use in packaging and wrapping appl icat1ons. ' '

The new product, said the Herty

scientists, can be combined with

ordinary pine pulp to produce a

tougher, firmer and more easily

manufactured variety of kraft

paper, because of the short

strong fibers obtainable from

hardwoods.

Long fiber p1ne

paper-the customary brown, kraft

- has exceptional ''tear'' stren-

gth, but is low on ''Mullen'' or

bursting strength. The hardwood

pulp gives a paper with a high

Mullen rating but which is easily

torn.

Paper made from hardwoods alone is inferior in m~ny respects. Previous pulp m1xtures have proven largely unsatisfactory in that the added short fiber pulp acted more as an adulterant or filler material, than as an improving ingredient.
The second new process converts at a relatively inexpensive cost, bleached pulp produced by a semichemical process from waste wood into good qualities of print and book papers and white paper suitable for coating and diversified products. Herty researchers expressed the belief that the bleached pulp is suitable for the production of most printing papers without addition of any other fibers.
Dr. Sproull explained that the ~ocess enables white papers of good quality to be successfully made from waste gum wood.
Companies cooperating with Herty by furnishing technical personnel and equipment are the Noble Wood Machine Company of HoosickFalls, N.Y., the Kinsley Chemical Company of Cleveland, Ohio, and CHEMCEL Corporation of Cleveland and Hoosick Falls, N.Y.

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Surrency Boy Winner

In State FFA Forestry

Stanford L. 1 illman, 15-year-
old Surrency High School student, will represent Georgia in forestry next month at the national convention of the Future Farmers of America in Kansas City, .Missourl.
Tillman won first place in the Georgia co-o~rative Future Farmers forestry program, and at the state FFA convention held in August at Covington, he was awarded a certificate of merit and an expense-paid trip to Kansas City.
The winning project conducted by Tillman consisted of planting 11, 500 pine seed lings, thinning 50 acres, from which he harvested 4,000 board feet of saw logs and 59 units of pul pvood, gum- farming more than 1, 000 face; :, shi roing 25 barrels of gum, and building 3,520 yards of firebreaks which protected his 50 acre project from fire.
Second place in the forestry competition went to Wendell Durrance, of Glenville, who won ~20. His naval stores project was approved by leaders of the Naval Stores Conservation Program, and he will receive payment as a cooperator in this program. Durrance thinned 25 acres, from which he utilized and creosoted 100 fense posts, worked 1,350 turpentine boxes, and protected 25 acres from fire by building 1,800 yards of firebreaks.
State FF A President Bill Williams, Buena Vista, collected the $15 third place prize, and the $]0 given for fourth place went to Hershel Stokes, of Folkston.
Hobert N. Hoskins, Industrial Forester for the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, made the presentations during a special ceremony at the Covington State FF A Camp.
The forestry program of the Future Farmers of America in Georgia is sponsored by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, the St. Mary's Kraft Corporation, of StMary's, and the Elberta Box and Crate Company, of Bainbridge.

STANFOtO L. TILLMAN SHOWS HOW HE WON - GUm fanning more than 1, 000 faces was only one of the forestry projects conducted by the surrency
youth in winning first place in the state Future Fanners of America forestry program. The 15 year old Surrency boy will represent his state
in forestry in Kansas City next month.
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SEPTEMBER, 1952

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Foresters And Rangers In The News

What's this? Grocery bags are preventing forest fires?
Rural Muscogee Countians are seeing something new whenever they grocery shop. County Forester Floyd M. Cook and his Unit personnel have been visiting all country stores in the county and requesting the cooperation of proprietors in publicizing fire prevention messages by stamping all grocery bags with the appeal ''Prevent Forest Fires.''
Cook explains that the value of this met md of publicity is that it reaches right into the home in rural areas, and each message bag will probably be seen by from six to ten persons.

In pointing out the County's progress in fire prevention and forest conservation, the Forester

commended the members for their cooperation in helping to ''Keep Newton County Green.''

THEY GROW 'EM STRAIGIIT 'N TALL IN CHATTOOGA - J. B. White, Chattooga county Ranger, left, looks over a tall-growing Shortleaf Pine on the Riegeldale Farm near Trion. With him are Ralph coaresy, Farm Superintendent, right, and L. c. Dalton, Planning Mill and Outside superintendent for Trion Mi Us. White pointed out the stand of timber on the Rigeldale land serves as an excellent watershed area thus assuring a continous supply of water for the industrial needs of the Trion region.

Training Morgan County's younger generation in the value of forest conservation and protection has becane a favorite project of Forester Sam ~~1arti'n.
rv~artin has organized a group of val unteers from the local Fxplorer Scouts and this sumner started a training course for the ~'organ County Junior Forestry Unit.
This course, designed to help qualify Scouts for their fares try and emergency training badges, stressed efficient fire spotting, methods used in fire area scouting, attack planning, suppresdion and mop-up operations, map reading, communications procedures, the and care of equipment, law enforcement and investigation of fire causes, first aid, and physical fitness. A training progres;: file is kept on each trainee in the Forestry llnit office.
Newton County Forester R. W. Aycock recently was guest speaker at the Covington Kiwanis Club where he reviewed the work of the Forestry Pnit since its organization more than a year ago.

GEORGIA FORE STR Y 9

4-H'ers Study Forestry...

More than 300 delegates are expected to a ttend the 77th annua l meeting of the American Forestry Association, October 12-15 at the Battery Park Hotel, Ashevi lie, N. C. The Annual session will be held in conjunction with the North Carolina Forestry Association meeting.
R. E. McArdle, newly appointed c hief of the U. S. Fares t Service, will deliver the keynote speech October 13, expressing the convention theme, ''Forests and Water.''
Lloyd E. Partain, farm market director for ''Country Gentleman,'' will moderate a panel discussion on the same subject. Six industry, government, and state organization specialists will serve on the panel.
The agenda includes other speeches by nationally-known authorities and field trips to the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory and the Biltmore Plantation.

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gr aph Company and the Georgia Ag ri cultural Extension Service. Di re c ting and supervising the
sessi ons were Georgia 4-H Club l eaders. Extension Foresters , County Agents and Home Demonstrat ion Agents . W. A. Sutton, State 4-H Club leader, and Miss Eliza-
beth Zellner, and R. J Richardson, Assistant State 4-H Club leaders, administered the camp
The boys and girls concentrated on every phase of forestry, ineluding fire fighting and control, fire-break construction, identification and care of trees, tree planting, woodland management, harvesting and marketing, and timber cruising. While the boys practiced in-the-woods forestry the girls learned how to use natural trees and shrubgery for landscaping their own homes.
Group high scorers on forestry tests were Sara Elizabeth Vickery, Hartwell, and lliyle Cook, of Wood-
stock, both of Group 1; Nan Law-

ton, of Soperton; Joseph Sirrrns, of Jackson, and W. L. Smith , of Griffin, .all of Group 2.
Miss Vickery was high scorer of theentire camp with a score of .96.
()le of the camp highlights was a tour of the Fish Hatchery at Vogel State Park.
Guyton DeLoach, Director, Geargia Forestry Commission addressed the group Thursday evening
Serving as instructors were T. B. Hankinson and Raymond Hill, Georgia Forestry Corrrnission; T. G. Williams, Walter Chapman and Dorsey Dyer, Extension Service; Louis I. Gaby, Tennessee Valley Authority; J. F. Spiers, Central of Georgia Railroad; Howard Doyle; Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association; S. H. Palmer, U. S. Forest Service; and W. E. Roberts, Sandvik Saw and Tool Company. M. L. Van Winlel, Extension Recreation Specialist, was responsible for the extra-curricular activities.

FffiESmY BOARD CHAIRMAN INSPECTS SlASH PINE -H. R.
Garrett, member of the Brooks County Forestry Board
since 1943 and its present Chairman, looks over a f<Dr year old stand of hand-planted Slash Pine on his property, where the trees range from eight to

12 feet tall. Garrett, of the Hancock Lumber company, Quitman, began planting trees on his lands 13 years ago. The mechanica I tree planter he purchased three years ago for use by local landowners has been kept busy each season with yearly plantings averag mg 250,000 trees.

WALTON LOOKOUT TO"ER DEDICATED - H. E. Ruark, As
sistant Director of the Georgia Forestry commission
in Charge of Fire Control, addresses the crovd attending recent dedication ceremonies of Walton's third forest fire lookout tower erected this year. County Forester J. A. ~!cGunagle demonstrates how

firebreal5 are plowed through walton's 107, 078 acres of forestland. J, B. Willliams, Chairman of the Walton County Forestry Board, declared the tower in official o~ration as he conversed with the towermen by twoway radio from a jeep stationed at the tower base. The tower is located five miles
east of Monroe on u. s. Highway 78.

Candler, 10,777; Carroll, 2,825; Catoosa, 97; Charlton, 74, 95R; Chatham, 32,50R;
Chattahoochee, 4,963;Chattooga, 1,021; Cherokee, 1,346; Clark, 4,564; Clay, 2,R42; Clayton, 6,750; Clinch, 63,250; Cobb, 5,725; r~ffee, 35,046; Colquitt, 14,841; Columbia, 13,844; Cook, 11, 332; Coweta, 15, 2R7; Crawford, 15,505;
Crisp, 6,954; Dade, 13; Decatur, 34,514; Dekalb, 5,645; Dodge, 27, 107; Dooly, 4,004; Dougherty,
6,838;
Douglas, 805; Early, 16,762 Echols, 11,669; Effingham, 65,337; Elbert, 14,367; Emanuel, 2R,709; Evans, 21, 521; Fannin, 14, RoO; Fayette, 4,505; Floyd, 4,523; Franklin, 1,696; Fulton, 10,377; Gilmer, 10, 1G2; Glascock, 750; Glynn, 23, 521;
Gordon, 4,412; Grady, 22, 128; Greene, 17 ,630; Gwinett, R,337;

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Habersham, 2,S40i Hall, 9,249; Hancock, 12, 114;
Haralson, 8,436; Harris, 21,463; Hart, 1,919; Henry, n,R33; Houston, 6, 923; Irwin, 15,690; Jackson, 16,175; Jasper, 28,399; Jeff Davis, 37, 114; Jefferson, 5,701; Jenkins, 13,707; Johnson, 5,868; Jones, 2R,074; Lamar, 10,99R; Lanier, 16, 780;
Laurens, 24, 153; Lee, 2,623; Liberty, 35,664; Lincoln, 3,755; Long, 20,993; Lowndes, 48,487; McDuffie, 6,558;
Mcintosh, 5R,540; Macon, 9, 153; Madison, 9,133; Marion, 7,2R6; Miller, 9,954; Mitchell, 23,739; Monroe, 39,439; Montgomery, 13,021; Morgan, 14,953; Murray, 992; Meriwether, 25,268;
Musco gee , 7 , 665; Newton, 15,967; Oconee, 8,141; Oglethorpe, 20' 651; Paulding, 194; Peach, 3 ,073; Pickens, 6,253;

Pierce, 6,7R6; Pike, 11,367; Polk, 6,759; Pulaski, 2,659; Putnam, 15,970; ()uitman, 1, 378; Rabun, 1,403; Randolph, 5,222; Richmond, 2,286; Rockdale, 6,117 Schley, 4, 660; Screven, 24, 700; Seminole, 15,440; Spalding, 9,0R9; Stephens, R05;
Stewart, 9,757; Sumter, 11,81R; Talbot, 27,492; Taliaferro, 10, 717; Tattnall, 17 ,07R; Taylor, 7,792; Telfair, 22,803;
Terrell, 1,632; Thomas, 37,993; Tift, 10,009; Toombs, 34,766; Treutlen, 14,5R7; Troup, 31,742; Turner, 4, 553'; Twiggs, 13, R53; Union, 6,R14; Upson, 16,043; Walker, 572, Walton, 1,842; Ware, 46,583; Warren, 2,44R; Washington, 20, 165; Wayne, 46,916;
Webster, 4,106; Wheeler, 17, 7R1; Whitfield, 2, 620; Widcox, A,652; Wilkes, 19,A38; Wilkinson, A,083; Worth, 23,822 .

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September 1952

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