Georgia forestry, Vol. 6, no. 1 (Jan. 1953)

GEORGIA FORESTRY

lJitorial

South Georgia Forests Improved

(From the Lowndes County News)

SOUTH GEORG I A has increased the pine saw timber in its forests by 15 per cent in 17 years. The number of trees now growing - saw timber and smaller - is half again
13-s many as in 1934.

This cheering news comes from a

survey conducted by the U. S.

Forestry service. The report

shows that Georgia's timber in-
dustry last year gathered 2,200,

m0o0r0 ~

000
than

board it did

feet, one-third only s even years

ago.

These gains were made while
long-range forest depletion con-
tinued in many Southern states.
South Carolina lost 29 per cent
of its saw timber during the 17year period; Mississippi, 12; Florida 9, and Arkansas, 6.

The report is not yet in for north Georgia. Expert~ fear it will show less gain than that for the southern half of the state because forest practices are said

to be less advanced . But the northern region also is improving.
For this trend we are indebted to forestry services, educational agencies, local governments, and, above all, to the farmers themselves.
Only a few years ago, forests were c ut and burned with virtually no replacement. Now regular plantings, scientific cutting, improved naval stores processing and careful fire prevention are building back vital timberland which not onl y brings in cash but also conserves the soi l and protects the water table.
Much work r emains. Heavy cuttings must be le ssened and gradualized, overstocking must be hal ted, the war on forest fires must be redoubled.
But South Georgi a has given us a striking testament to what can be done. With her example, it should become easier each year to keep Georgia green.

Vol. 6

GEORGIA FORESTRY
January, 19.)3
Published :Monthly by the
GEORGIA FORESTRY CO~Il\IISSION, State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia.
Guyton DeLoach, Director

No.1

Members, Board of Commissioners:
G. Philip Morgan, Chairman .................................. ...................................................Savannah John M. McElra th..................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 th e Act of August 24, 1912. Member of the Georgia Press Association.

EDITOR............... ... .............. ASSOCIATE EDITOR

* * * *
..................... .........................................-...........R. E. Davis
................. Patricia lHcKemie

* * * *
DISTRICT OFFICES, GEO RGIA FOI{ESTRY COl\1:\IISSION:

DISTRICT I-Route 2, Statesboro

DISTRICT VI-P. 0. Box 404, Milledgeville

DISTRICT li-P. 0. Box 21i, Camilla

DISTRICT VII-Route 1, Rome

DISTRICT III- P. 0. Box 169, Americus

DISTRICT...VIII= P :--0. Box 811,
Waycross"' lVftrS'//f.::

DISTRICT IV-P. 0. Box 333, Newnan
DI STRICT V-P. 0. Box 328,
McRae

k E DISTRICT" IX-P. 0. Box 416,
Gainesv~lle \ 1 <)
------ J DISTRICT -f{i.p. 0. nox 302, Washington ,. ...,.,~

Great Debt Owed To Men Of the Forest
(From the Atlanta Constitution)
Though most of Georgia's for es":. fires have died out, leaving only c harred tre~s and ashes as reminders of their destruction, it is not too late for p:raise for the men who keep s uch fires from doing even greater damage.
Georgia' s Forestry Departmen tthe men in the forest towers and jeeps and woods all over the state - are at work constant.! y to conserve our forests, whether fire s rage or not. They work quietl y and with little praise, but without them, little of our timberland would survive.
There was a time when we had no s uch forestry service in Georgia. When fires came, farmers took whatever weapons they could muster to fight the blaze. Their efforts were unorganized, of ten without proper knowledge.
Today, the forest rangers keep constant wat ch for fires, that they may be halted while they are s ma ll. They assist farmers in burning over 1and. They are ready with help or adv ice on any forestry probl ems.
So wh ethe r t he fir es are raging or not, we owe a great debt to this group. Their skills me~n mu~h to Georgians each year In timber conserved and replanted.
Georgia's bountiful new progress in agri cui tu re is featured by t he advancement of Tree Farming. With more than a million woodland acres now in certified Georgia Tree Farms, the state has passed another forestry milestone and sound forest management practices are being instituted on a rapidly increasing number of woodland acres.
The expansion of the Georgia Tree Farm System evidences the fact that the state's landowners are becoming increasingly cognizant of the economic and social benefits of growing trees as a crop.

JANUARY , 1953

2

,{eep Q~teen
'Week Set
dJ.e~'l I 5 -:2.1
Keep Georgia Green Week, as proclaimed by Governor Herman Talmadge, will officially begin February 15 and last through February 21, with special parades, dedication ceremonies, forestry programs and outings planned throughout the state.
As the impetus of the obsrevance has grown year by year, Georgians have taken an ever increasing interest in the activities occurring during this special forestry week. The 1953 observance will mark the sixth consecutive year the state has paid tribute to its trees.
County Foresters and Rangers will take a leading part in the week long observance. All are preparing for ' 1 open house'' with invitations extended throughout the state for all to visit the County Fares try Unit headquarters, garages and towers for inspection tours. County unit jeeps, plows, fire wagons and other equipment will be on display for those interested in becoming better acquainted with the machines used by the county's forest fire fighters.
Camtless ideas will be used for re-awakening public interest and support in the Keep Georgia Green program. Among the list of activities scheduled for the green week are: specialeditions of newspapers printed in allg reen ink, radio prog rams featuring local Veep Green Council members and s upporters of the forestry movement, parades made up of green floats portraying various phases of ''good forestry vs. shameful waste'', dedication of forestry buildings, towers and equipment; school, agricultural and other youth group programs boasting the growing of tree crops , and civic and social club programs highlighted by forestry talks, film, exhibits and displays.
All programs will be aimed at stressi ng individual respoTEibility of each citizen in preventing forest fires, properly managing timberlands, and refo re sting e roded and understocked lands.

62 Woodlots Certified

Georgia Tree Farms

Top Million Acre Mark

Georgia passed another forestry milestone recently as the state reached the one mill ion acre mark in forest land qualifying and certified as Georgia Tree Farms, according to a joint announcement byGuyton DeLoach, Director of the Georgia Forestry Commission, and Hugh W. Dobbs, President of the Georgia Forestry Association.
DeLoach pointed out that the Georgia Tree Farms System began in 1948 when the first certificate was issued to E. C. Fancher, of Pearson, on 200 acres of Forest land located in Atkinson County.
Since the incept ion of the Georgia Tree Farms System in 1948, sixty-two certificates have beep issued in the state on 1,017,572 acres of Georgia timberland, recognizing and honoring landowners who are adequately protecting and properlymanaging their woodlands.
1 'The program in Georgia,'' I:'eLoach continued, ''has steadily climbed in acreage for the past five years, until recently cer~ ficate nun l er (2 was issued to Pr~ston Stamps of Plainfield, who has properly protected and managed his l, 694 Uodge county woodland acres.''

Recently 97 acres of Montgomery county forest land owned by H. V. Thompson, Ailey, have been certified. Other new Tree Farm awards have been issued to B. R. Snooks, Ailey, on 300 ~lontgomery County acres; Rob White, Thomasvill e on 1,100 woodland acres in Grady County, and G. N. Weatherly, McRae, owner of 5,000 acres in Laurens County.
In Oglethorpe County, 1,174 acres owned by the Georgia Forest Farms, Inc., Washington, Georgia, have met Tree Farm specifications. The Forest Farms have also had 22, 112 acres certified in Wilkes, Oglethorpe and Taliaferro counties.
R. E. Sullivan's 969 Sumter and Webster county acres have been designated as a Tree Farm area. Cyrene Turpentine Company, Bainbridge, has been presented a Tr ef~ Farm award for 1,346 Decatur County acres. Four thousand woodland acrPs in Effingham County, owned by L. H. and G. W. Morgan, Springfield, have been approved for Tree Farm certificates.
Dobbs stated that the Forestry Association was gratified by the
(Continued on Page 91

GEORGIA'S NEWEST TREE FARMER, PRESTON STAMPS, OF PLAINFIELD
Surveys One Of Many Fi relines OJtting Through His 1, 694 Woodland Acres

..u . .

' I

. . ~~tf"\:.r,.

.,

..,~~ >~

. t

Men, Science, and
Production of forest tree seedlings in Georgia's state nurseries is a mass operation by men, science and machines.
Upper left, tractor-powered lifter breaks ground wuJerabedofseedlings. Upper right, crew gather seedlings for transfer to grading shed. Right, Mack Neal, SUperintendent, Davisboro, directs crews grading seedlings to eliminate defective trees. Lower left, seedlings are tied in bunches and, lower right, are packed in dampened moss waterproofed wrapping to insure survival.

/

KEEP AMERICA GREEN

4

I
I
CHAPPELL COLLINS, GEORGIA' S 4-H NATIONAL FORESTRY CHAMP,
SHAKES HANDS WI 111 WOODY, KEEP AMERICA GREEN' S CHIEF PROPONENT

Collins N a tiona! 4-H
Forestry W inner

For t he third consecutive year, a Georgia farm youth has conquered 4-H Club representatives from throughout the United States, and has been acclaimed national 4-H forestry champion.
Mitchell County's Chappell Collins, Jr., was awarded a $300 scholarship during early December as he topped the 4-H forestry competitors at the National 4-H Congress in Chic ago and was named 1952 champion. National 4-H awards are sponsored by American Forest Products Industries, Inc.

demonstration at the national competitions.
Collins is a twelfth grade student at Mitchell County Senior High School, and is vice president of the school's 4-H Club.
Mitchell County Agent J. A. Mauldin has acted as advisor for ColI ins in 4-H work.
Last year Willard Colston of Habersham County won the national award. The 1950 winner was Lynn Ogdon of Richmond County.

Thousands of Georgia school children take part February 20 in forestry observances throughout the state, celebrating the sixtysecond anniversary of Arbor Day in Georgia.
Special ceremonies are designed honor the state's ''green gold'' and the leading part trees play in our everyday lives and our state and nation's economy.
County Foresters and Rangers will cooperate with teachers and school officials in planning the tree day activities, and will provide film, literature, displays, exhibits and demonstrations.
Prepared program suggestions are being offered by the Georgia Forestry Commission through County personnel as an aid in planning a full and informative day dedicated to forestry. The program includes a copy of the prod amation by Governor Herman Talmadge officially declaring February 20 as Arbor Day. Among the suggestions are forestry songs, Scripture readings, poems and essays.

As state winner of the tenth annual Georgia 4-H Club congress in Atlanta in October, Collins was presented an all-expensepaid trip to Chicago to compete for nationwide honors. The trip was awarded by Southern Bell Telephone Company, sponsors of tte 4 -H forestry project in Georgia.

SEVEN YEAR TERM FOR COMMISSIONER MCELRATH--Governor Herman E. Talmadge, right, swears in John E. McElrath, Macon, for a new full tenure term as a member of the Board of Conunissioners, Georgia Forestry Commission. McElrath, who has served on the Board since the inception of the Commission, was aJPointed by the Governor to succeed himself.

Forest management on a 250-acre farm near Camilla served as the 1952 forestry project for the national winner. This is the seventh year that Collins has had a forestry project, and last year he placed second in the c~orgia state competitions. Other projects that Collins has excelled in are corn, dairying, beef cattle and poultr y.

' ' Pruning of Pines'' and its i mportance to the production of hi ghest quality saw-logs, was the subject of Collins' lecture-

COUNTY FORESTER J. C. BOW~ EXPLAINS BEN HILL WINDOW DISPLAY

FITZGERALD HIW S<liOOL BAND LEADS OFF B~ HILL PARADE, atAUN(EY HI W FFA-F11A FLOAT PLACES FIRST IN EASftAN PARADE
Keep Green In Action

STREET BANNER, PINE TREE LINED SIDEWALKS IN BEN HilL Lt. Governor Marvin Griffin Addresses Fitzgerald Crowd

Young green pines lini ng the from ravages of f i re , ins ec t s and

sidewalks , store windows display- disease, and imprope r managemen t .

ing greenery an d forest r y exh i-

In Ben Hi ll a special Keep Ben

bits , special newspaper edit i ons Hill County Gr een edition of the

printed in green i nk , bands play- Ben Hill Hera ld publicized for -

ing , floats portraying fores t estry activities , progress and

scenes slowly wi nding th r ough plans. Movies were shown to each

business sections , crowds anx- county school and hund reds of

iously scanning the streets - pieces of liter ature were distri-

these were typical scenes through - buted. A coun ty -wide essay con -

out Dbdge , P.en Hill and Stephens test encouraged new respect for

counties recently as citi zens in forestry.

these localities held week long
celebrations honoring their for ests .

On Friday afternoon , mor e than
a score of forestry floats wound through downtown avenues showing

During late November and earl y many phases of '' good vs . bad' '

December these t hree counties se t forestry pract i ces.

aside a special week as Keep Gr een

The f . F. A. Chapter float and

week , and thr ough hundr eds of the lcmitor , Lynwood and Queenl and

va r i ous ways s ou ght t he coope r a- High School fl oats topped the con-

tion an d suppor t of every citizen test. Entering t wo floa ts, th

i n protecting t heir fo r estlands

(Co nti nued on Page 9)

CIVITAN (ll)B I'LOAT IN DOIKE m~TY CELEBRATION Warns "Enjoy Don't Destroy" Benefits Of FOrests

TfF HONORS IN FITZGERALD PARADE GO ro FFA CLUBAND MONIIDR HIW SatOOL FLOATS: STEPHENS OOUNn' GREEN OOLD QUEENS BOBBY JFAN PAYNE, TOCOOAHIW SaJOOL, AND CAROLYN M(]I()RRY , S'IWHENS COUNTY HIW; RANEll Oii DEAN REFRESHES SIIOKEY FOR 'I"OCroA PARADE
I

),.,.
I

''LIF'E:' GOES TO DAVISBORO- -Howard Sochurek, ''Life" magazine photographer, shoots Georgia's record c rop of forest tree seedlings at Davisboro nursery, which in one area is producing a crop of 10 million seedlings on eight acres. The nursery picture is due to be incorpOrated into a "Life" feature edition on the econ <mY of the nation.

''Landowners of Georgia are fortunate in that they live in the fastest-growing forestry section of the United States......... "
''High dollar value is added to pine timber which is worked for naval stores before it is marketed.......... ''
''Last year the Georgia forestry industry produced an income of $600 million in the state, including the price of the products paid to 1andowners, and amount paid to workers and owners of timber indutries. Sixty-six thousand persons in the state are employed in the forestry industrles.......... ''
These and other ''Forestry Facts'' were presented to more than 100 timber land owners and forestry advocates at the annual Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College short course on Forestry in Tifton during November.
I:'ean T. M. Cordell, short course
director at the college, is cre dited with having arranged one of the most outstanding forestry sessions in the long line of annua 1 events.
The ser1es of informative speeches followed the welcome extended by President C-eorge P. ['onalson of ABAC.
Norman R. Hawley, officer in charge of the Southeastern Forest Experiment Sttition near Cordele, explained the ''Potential of Georgia's Forests."

''Marketing of timber is a matter of' corrmon sense','' stated Nelson B. Blocker, of Southeastern Fares ters, forest consultants of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, as he spoke on ''Marketing of Forest Products''.
''The Place of Naval Stores in Forest Management, Including the the 19530utlook'' was the subject of a talk by A. R. Shirley, Secretary and Loan Manager, American Turpentine Farmers Association, Valdosta.
The Georgia Forestry Corrmiss ion's forestry program and overall objectives were discussed by H. E. Ruark, Assistant Director of the Corrmission in charge of Fire Control.
Outdoor activities in the col lege's farm forests followed the noon fish fry sponsored by Internation a 1 Paper Company, l ln ion Bag and Paper Corporation, American Turpentine Farmers Association, Brunswick Pulp and Paper Company, and Macon Kraft Company.
The Tree Pla.tting was under the direction of Vernon Yow, Professor of Forestry, ABAC, Dorsey Dyer, State Extension Forester, and David Groom, Georgia Forestry Commission.
Hugh Allen, Georgia Forestry Commission; Sam Lyle, Union Bag and Paper Corporation; F. J. Albrecht, Internation Paper Company; John Sisley, Macon Kraft Company; and Cliff Fisher, Bruns-

McComb, Stone,
Groom Promoted
By Commission
W. H. ~fcComb, formerly First District Forester, Statesboro, has assumed dutie s as Assistant Dire c tor in charge of Management of the Georgia Forestry Corrmission in Atlanta.
Formerly James H. Hill served as Assistant Director in charge of both Nurseries and Management.
In making the personnel change, Guyton DeLoach, Director of t he Commission, stated that ''the Management and Nursery Departments of the Corrmission have grown so consistently during the last two years, that each now needs full time supervision.''
McComb, veteran of nine years
service in the Fifth Distri ct, was promoted effective January 1, 1953.
Walt er N. Stone, Sixth District Forester, Milledgeville, has been transferred to the First District as District Foreste r to replace McComb. Stone began duties with the Corrmission in June, 1949 and served as Emanuel County Forest Ranger before he was transferred to the Sixth District as As s ist ant District Fores ter in Charge of Management. He became Sixth District Forester in 1951.
The new Sixth Di s trict Forester will be David G. Groom who has been Assistant District Forester in Charge of Fire Control for the Second Di strict since July, 1951. Groom was first employed by the Corrmission in 1949 as an Assistant Forest Engineer. I ater he was transferred to Decatur County as County Forester.
wich Pulp and Paper Company directed the session in pulpwood.
The Naval Stores exhibition was co nducted by Walter Chapman, Agricultural Extension Service; E. E. Powers, and J. D. Strange, U. S. Forest Service Naval Stores Program.
N. W. Hawley, Southeastern Forest Experiment. Station, Corde le; and Frank Eadie, Georgia Forestry Corrmission, showed profitable methods of harvesting poles and saw timber.

JANUARY, 1953 8

Foresters And Rangers In The ~ews

''In order for the Hall County Forestry Unit to be successful, we need the public's cooperation in r eporting fires and in volunteering to help put them out,'' John Wall, County Forest Ranger, recently explained to the Brookton Farm Bureau. As guest speaker of the meeting, Wall discussed the value of the County Forestry Unit to the citizens of the area.
In Troup County, the spotlight recently was focused on efforts of the county's hunters to eliminate costly forest fires, as County Ranger George M. Knott Sunmed up the results of fire sa fety measures exercised by hunters in the county's woodlands.
''Last year only 26 fires were caused by carelessness of hunters," the Unit head declared. ''This loss represents about 10

percent of the total acres needlessly burned.''
Listing fire prevention pointers for the woodsmen, Knott pointed out that ''if these reminders are used it will save timber, grass, and game, as well as food for the game to eat.''
' 'When you hunt, please keep these safeguarsd in miud- 'Let's All Help Stop Forest Fires ! ''
Lowndes County Ranger Walt W. Wright can be justifiably proud of the cooperative spirit exist-
ing in his county. An example of
just what a county can do when citizens put their minds, hearts, and pocket-books together is clearly shown by the new headquarters and residence provided the Forestry Unit.
The Hahira Gold Leaf recently reported ''in June the Georgia Forestry Corranission, in coopera-

tion with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad-Lowndes County Demonstration Forest, started constructing an office building complete with radio equipment, and a dwelling for the ranger on this tract of land.
' 'The AC L gave permission to cut some timber, the Langdale Company sawed and dressed it, the Lerio Company gave a water pump, the local banks and a number of timber owners in the county made cash contributions, and now the modern office building is completed.''
A carpenter was employed to supervise the building and all work was done by the Fanger and his patrolmen, when not on fire duty. The Gold Leaf stated that ''they frequent! y worked extra hours without pay.''
The buildings are located on the ACL-Lowndes County Demonstration Forest, a tract of timber land containing 490 acres owned by the ACL, and leased to the Valdosta and Lowndes County Clambers of Corrmerce.

.
j J~ l
;,
. ,

FIRST FlJLTON FOREST LOOKOUT TOWER DEDICATED--Stonewall Tower, left, stands guard in South Fulton after christening with a bottle of gum turpentine by Nap Rucker, Fonner Brooklyn Dodger pitcher and Ful t, n Forestry Board member. At right, Forestry Board members Hershel Miller, John Lee and C. C. Nix climb tower steps for inspection tour conducted by County Forester W. G. Hyatt. Mrs. Helen D. Mankin, Board Chairman, examines christening bottle with Rucker. Below, band strikes up a lively dedication tune.

'\ -=======-
- - ._-:-

J!

~eep tf'tee#e.,.

NEWEST BANKERS FORESTRY PROJECT--Ea r l e Cocke, (left), President, F ul ton National Bank, shows Guyton DeLoach, Director , Georgia Fores t ry Commission, one of the 300 displays which Futton National is placing in banks throughout Georgia . The disp l ays carry pockets for literature distribution, and more than halfamillion p ieces o f literature are currently being distri buted i n t his manne r ove r the state.

Discussion at the annual meet-
ing of the Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association being held at the Atlanta Biltmore Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, Janu-
ary 20 and 21, will describe in
detail what the southern pulp and paper industry is doing about its future pulpwood supply from non-company owned lands, according to H. J. Malsberger, General Manager .
More than one hundred conservation foresters currently employed by the industry to provide forestry services to landowners will discuss their problems on
t h e a fte rnoon of January 20

These panels following the reports of the President and the General Manager, will cover activities in the fields of information and education, manage me n t services to landowners, and h ow the industry lets the la ndowne r and public know what it is doing in encouraging the wise use of the tree crop. The concludi n g panel will outline how the Association determines the progress and effectiveness of the entire conservation program engaged in by the pulp and paper industry. President Earl Porter and VicePresident A. G. Curtis will be the moderators for these panels.

(Continued fr om Page 6)
FFA chapter con t rasted a he althy
growth of pines wi t h the r esul t of carelessness. Marc hing s martly at t he head of t h e parade was th e Fit zgera l d High School band with the M~n i tor Hi~h school b and in t he middle of the pa rad e 1i n e.
As t he pa rad e e nd ed at the court house, May or J. C. ~1c[bn al d , Fitz gerald , int r oduced Lieutenant Governor Marv in Griffin , whose fores try add r ess climaxed the days activities.
I n Dodge , Roy Harris of Augusta was guest speaker following the parade led by t he Eastman High School Band.
The T i mes-Journ al published another Keep Gree n Edition urging preservation of i ncome-prod ucing trees and poi nting out the importance of protecting rod ge County's forests f rom fire.
In Stephens County two Green Gold Queens were crowned during the Keep Green week. Named to reign over the week's festivities were ~~iss Bobbie Jean Payne of Toccoa High .School and ~liss Carolyn ~~d'urry of Eastanollee.
A full- l ength forest fire fight ing film , ' 'Red Skies of~lontana' ', was seen by a packed house at the Pitz Theatre , scene of the beauty contest. Forestry exhihits held the spotlight in many rublic places.
ArborDay in the county was cele brated on Friday by mass pl antings of forest trees by school students. Twelve schools participated in planting 10,000 pine and maple seedlings.
Green forestry floats highlighted
Toccoa's Saturday <;=h ristmas Parade.

Three panels a r e arranged, one of whi c h is to out line a new method of s ampling pulpwood c u tti ngs. to check compliance wi t h vo l untar ily accepted cutting standards and t he othe r two will cover the fie lds o f
publ icizing the Association's conserva tion work andhow mana gement servi ces are provided by the va r ious members.
The annual meeting on January
21 wi l l likewise be div i ded into
four panel discussi on s wi t h eleven panel members part i cipating.

T ree Farms

(Continued F'rom Page 2)

great forestry progress made in Georgia, and added, ''We in the

ectly or indirectly 1n harvesting or processing that crop.

Assoc iation are proud to be one of t he spons ors of this program designe d to encourage Georgia's 1andown e r s t o maintain or increase t he value o f their tree crop, so that t he forests of the State will be a perpetual s ource of income to t he ir oY.n ers and to the many thou-
sands of Georgians employed dir-

In recognition of the economic values of Georgia's forest resources, the Georgia Forestry Commission and the Ge orgia Forestry Association jointly sponsor the Georgi a Tree Farms System in cooperation with the American Forest Products Industries, Tnc., and the Southern Pine Association.

CONES FOR FUTURE TREE CROPS

More than 19,000 bushels of pine cones have been collected and are being processed in the Commission's vast new project to insure
a continuous supply of good quali-
ty seed for planting in future years in the expanded nursery program. At left, above, a sea of cones covers the floor of Baxley's giant Big Dixie Tobacco

Warehouse prior to processing by the seed extractor. Right,
above, is one side of the intenor of the new Macon cone shed with cones drying in racks. At right,
J. L. Townsend, Appling County,
collects a bag of seed removed from cones by the newly purchased seed extractor. Below, workmen in the BAxley Cone shed are removing

cone racks for shaking to extract
seed. Lower right, is the overall outside view of the Commission Macon cone shed.

Georgia Forestry
January 1983

Entered as second class matter at t he Post Office, Atlanta, Georgia.

Keep Fire Out

How to make money
Grow on TREES
Trees can be a cash crop on your land . Ask your nearest forest indust ry or forester about tree farming . Learn ho w you can harvest crops of timber on your own woodlot and improve the stand at the same time. Tree farming is agriculture with a future . Money grows on trees.

Prune Trees

Ha rvest W isely

- t~~~-t~ -::-~ ~ ~,' ~-, _-~t'=' -- ~ Don't Over-Graze

]), .L
G~v- : Jniv., r:., LLl en~.,