SDl 7G311 ' .. l:ditorial (;~ , LO.SS~S Vol. 7 GEORGIA FORESTRY November, 1954 Published Monthly by the GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION, State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia Guyton DeLoach, Director No. 11 Members, Board of Commissioners: K. S. Varn, Chairman __________________________________________________________________Waycross Sam H. Morgan ___________Savannah C. M. Jordan, Jr.__________________ Alamo John M. McElrath_____________Macon H. 0. Cummings_______ Donalsonville Georgia Forestry is entere:i as second class matter at the Post Office under the Act of August 24, 1912. Member of the Georgia P r ess Association. EDITOR_ * * * * _ _____ R:chard E. Davis ASSOCIAT E E DITORS ________________ Robert Rutherford, Catherine Dismuke * * * DISTRICT OFFICES, GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION: DISTRICT 1-Route 2, DISTRICT VI-P. 0. Box 505, Statesboro Milledgeville DISTRICT 11-P. 0. Box 26, DISTRICT VII-Route 1, Camilla Rome uiSTRICT III-P. 0. Box 169, DISTRICT VIII-P. 0. Box 811, Americus Waycross HSTRICT lV-P. 0. Box 333, New-1an DISTRICT IX-P. 0. Box 416, Ga i nes ville TRIC -P. 0 . Box 328, McRae DISTRICT X-P. 0. Box 302, Washington Biggest Bargain (From the Savannah News) The Georgia Forestry Commission is settin g a terrific pace in forest progress in the state. Right a f te r c hal hn g 'l p a Sou thern record by distributing some 100,000,000 tree seedlings to farmers and landowners over the state last season, they have set the production goals for the 1954 -55 season at 132, 000,000 tree seedlin gs. This will, of course, break the old record and put Georgia well into the forefront in that phase of its booming forestry program. Uut in other respects, the program has no equals. Geor- gia has a larger area of pri- vately-owned timber lands under fire protection than any other state in the nation. The sale~ and direr tl y related manu facturing and process in~ incomes from our timberlands bolsters the economy of Georgia sanething over $600,000,000 annually. Due to increased cost of pro- duction, the price for 1,000 p1ne tree seedlings this coming season will be three dollars instead of $2. 75. Put even at that, the 1,000 pine trees, properly plan ted and ca r~d for, will be the biggest bargain of the yea,r for Georgia's farmers and landowners. FALL FOREST SIIOW--Nature' s paintbrush strokes Georgia's woodlands at this time of the year and the forest puts on its gaudiest display. ~tillions venture again to pathways and byways of the forest to view the exhibition in Georgia s 23-million acre out-of-door showroom. The yearly color spectacle combines the rainbow hues of changing leaves to present a magnificent forest scene. NOVEMBER , 1954 z Seedling Shipments Begin Latest transportation and communication methods - including two-way FM radio and a newly revised bookkeeping sys tern will be utilized to assure Georgia farrrers and landowners of prompt and efficient delivery of their 1954-55 crop of forest tree seedlings. That announcerrent came from J .II. Hill, Reforestation Chief, Georgia Forestry Commission, as Commission nurseries prepared for their mid-November openin g shipments of what is expected to be the greatest seedling distribution s eason in Commission history. ' 'Between now and the middle of March,'' Mr. Hill reported, ''a total of 132,000,000 forest tree seedlings will be shipped from the Commission's four nurseries. Before the season's end. seedlings probably will be shipped to every county in Georgia. Shipments will vary from several hundred to hundreds of thousands. For that reason we are utilizing every means at our disposal to insure thatG_eorgi?ns will receive their seedhngs 1n A-1 healthy condi- tion - in as good a condition upon arrival as when they were pulled from the seed bed and taken to the packing shed .'' The reforestation chief pointed out delivery trucks once again will be equipped with two-way FM radio so that drivers, upon entering a county where seed1 ings are to be delivered, can contact the Ranger with a minimum of delay. ''Our whole operation,'' Mr. Hill said, ''is geared to delivering the seedlings f rom nu rsery to delivery point in as short a time as possible. We have found over the Jears that the more rapidly see lings are planted or heeled in after delivery , the greater the survival.'' He warned, however, that rapid (Continued on Page 10) Extreme Fire Danger Brings Ban On Hunting All hunting and carrping and most fishin g and picnicking have been banned throughout Geor gia due to the extreme!y critical forest fire situation 1n the The ban will continue in effect until "weather conditions have changed enough to reduce the present critical forest fire situation to normal.'' according state. Governor Herman Talmadge issued the executive procl amation decreeing the ban October 28. He took the action at the r eques t of the Georgia Forestry Commission, the Georgia Game and Fish Commission, and the U.S. Forest Service. to the proclamation. ' ' Fishing is permitted from boats only on the public and private lakes and streams, ' ' provided no form of fir e be allowed of any nature.'' P1cnicking is allowed only in designated areas, such as statP parks or roadside parks. The record drouth now shows a rainfall de fie iency of from 15 Olly exception to the procla.mation was the hunting of Marsh Hens. to 19 inches. Coupled with frequent high winds which are being experienced in sane areas, the dry weather makes the easily in- ' 'With fire occurrence over flamable woods almost ''a powder the state reaching 100 blazes daily, and with much of the fire suppression equipment in the keg, ready to explode,'' accord- ing to a description given by Mr. DeLoach. southern part of the state en- Forestry leaders have asked gaged in confining swamp fires that all landowners and ci tizens which have burned for weeks, the fire situation in our state has becane potentially dias- exere ise extreme caution with us~ of fire around livin g areas. All burning should be postponed trous,'' the Governor declared. until a sustained, soaking rain Game and Fish Canmission law enforcement personnel, the Geor- reduces the fire danger. Any persons sightin g wildfires gia Forestry Canmission law enforo~ment branch, and peace of- should report them immediately to their County For es t Ranger ficers of the state have been directed to enforce the ban. and imrrediately begin fighting t.he fire. FIGHT AGAINST WILDFIRE--This scene is being reenacted daily in many IBrts of Georgia where the intense drouth has made the woods a tinder box. A sup pression unit of the Wilkes County Forest ry Unit plows a break around a wildfire. COUNTY RANGERS RECEIVE TRAINING--Twenty-three Rangers from all parts of Georgia attended the Georgia Forestry Commission's three-day County Ranger's School held recently at the ~lacon Shop and Warehouse. L. L. Lundy, Assistant Chief, Fire Control, left photo, instructs the group in tree identification. In center photo, o. L. Knott, I. and E. Assistant, demonstrates visual aids and 1. and E. equipment maintenance. J. C. Turner, Assistant Chief, Fire Control, right photo, explains fire suppression methods. New Forest Research Center Part Of Cooperative Effort Research - an essential and increasingly important part of a progressive fares try program is coming to the forefront 1n Georgia Opening of a new forest research center last month at the Georgia Forestry Commission's Macon shop and warehouse area c haracterizes one of the key points 1n the state's new look'' in the forest research field - coope ra ti ve effort. The center represents combined efforts and work on the part of such organizations as the GearForest Research Council, the Georgia School of Forestry, the U.S. Forest Service, private lndus try and the Ccmnission. The Research Center actually had its beginnings last fall following an act of the Georgi ~ Legislature, which established the Georgia Research Council to coordinate the research functions of forestry agencies. Despite the fact, however, that it was not until last year that such a step had been rm.de, a vigorous program of fares t research had been carried out in GPorgia prior to setting up of the Council. The rmin problem, as viewed by a dvocates of the Coune1l, was a lac k of coordi - nation between the various groups carrying out research projects. No facilities were available whereby the different groups could pool their information or assure that they were not working on similar projects. The Georgia Research Council already has begun work on overcoming many of these difficulties, and one of the Council's earliest projects was initiation of plans for the new Macon research Center. Offices and labora tory space at the center now house headquarters of the Hitchi ti Research Center, formerly located near.Gray, Ga., and pers onne 1 of the Fares t Research Council. Since establishment of the Council, four research projects have been placed in operation in Georgia. They are insects and diseases, genetices, hardwood control , and seed orchards. ''Advanced research or new findings on any one of these four projects.'' said Guyton DeLoach, Commission Director and Secretary of the Georgia Forest Research Council, ''easily could result in vast, new economic possibilities and fields for the Georgia tree farmer - with a resultant economic advancement for the state at large. Forestry topics ranging from administration to wildfire suppression were on the training schedule at the Georgia Farestry Commission County Rangers' School held recently at the Ma~on Shop and Warehouse. Twenty-three Rangers from all parts of Georgia at tended the three-day session. Rangers selected to attend the school were those who had not attended Slml- lar Commission tra 1n1ng sessions in the past. H.E. Ruark, Commission Fire Control Chief, opened the sdtool by outlining the purpose of the training session and describing the use to which knowledge gained in the various classes would be put.. ''Today's County Forest Ranger,'' said the Commission official, ''must have a decided ability to suppress wild fires; but this over-all duties encompass far more than this single ability. He must know ho.Y to gain the cooperation of the citizens of his community in preventingwildfire; he nust be a good rrechanic, and he must have a sufficient know ledge of fares try and good fares try prac- tices to g1ve competent forestry aid and advice to citizens of his area. ' ' It is with this purpose in mind,'' he added, ''that these courses are being presented.'' Commission personnel served as ins true tors. (Cont inued on Page 10) Foresters Attend School More than 100 fares ters and ir.dus try representatives from eight southeastern states gathered recently at the University of Georgia School of Forestry to attend a three-day technical forest managerrent school featuring a variety of topics ranging from genetics to forest taxation. The Georgia Fares try Commission, the Uni ve rs i ty of Georgia School of Forestry and the Division of General Extension, University of Georgia, sponsored the school. The sessions also included field trips featuring forest genetics. Courses studied by the group included: ''Forest Genetics of Southern Pine,'' ''Better Trees from Open Pollinated Pollen Tests,'' ''Georgraphic Strains and Georgraphic Seed Sources of Southern Pine,'' '' Applying Farest Gene tics in the Field for Better Silviculture,'' ''Prevention and Control of Fares t Dis- (Continued on Page 10) MANAGEMENT SCHOOL--Speakers included, t. Philip C. Wakely, 2. Keith Dorman, 3. Bruce Zobol, 4. W. A. Calll}>bell, and 5. Douglas Craig. 6. Another instructor, Richard H. Smith, left, shows H. C. Carruth and W. H. McComb insect disease chart. 7. These foresters attended the school. 8. School staff. ~....____t l r\ ' ,........... ~ 1\ ~ _____.___.._1 ';~'! &~{a4 ?eatetlted 1ft ?avu 7~~ State Geor gi a' s traditional and colorful county fair season, whi ch ''closed out'' this month a fter a successful 10 week run, once again featu r ed a vari e ty of for estry exhibits ran gin g f r om miniature woodlots to a li ve Smokey Bear . Forest Rangers in nearly 100 Geor gia counties arranged the various displays in their respective areas , a nd many range r s. in counties not holding fai rs utilized fair space in an adjoining c ounty to present in colorful form the stories of Unit's activities and o f f orestry in their counties . State and re gional fairs a lso sh owed Commis sion forestry displays . These fa irs include the Sou theastern Fair at Atlanta, the Central Georgia Exhibition at Micon, the Coosa Valley Fair at Rorre, and the Chattahoochee Valley Expos ition at Columbus. One innovation of the 1954 fair seas on was introduction of 10 new Commission fore s t fir e prevention displays . The dis plays featured a flashing li ght exhibit showing bear cubs a nd advocating the basic wildfire pr eventi on rules . Fair-goers in several areas were treated to a sight of the Geor gia Forestry Commission' s errergency headquarters vehicle, a huge truck trailer which du ring emer gency periods will serve as a central dispat ch ing office. Ran ger s s et the vehicle up at fair grounds, and used it as thei r headqua rters , dispatching vehicles directly f rom the fai r grounds . 1ana gement exhibits a l s o we r e on di s play in many fairs , and the Commiss ion's general utility exhibit, a flashing light display featurin g fire preve ntion and suppre ssion, r e fore s tation and management, was used in the larger state and regional fa irs. Youngsters at many fair s were intrigued by a life- s ize talki ng Smokey Bea r, which gave fire prevention messages in a deep husky voi ce . Children at othe r fairs saw live Smokey Bear . Ma ny rangers arranged miniature displays of burned and unburned areas, and "Products of the Forest'' was a popular .theme at many exhibition a reas . Counties which had fair exhibits wer e as follows: Elbert, Gilmer, Gordon, Catoosa, Clayton, Gwinnett, Cobb, Lincoln, Cherokee, Upson, Jack son, DeKalb, Polk, Bartow, Bar row, Baldwin, Whitfield, Ca r roll, Burke, Johnson, Heard, Henry, Fulton, Washington, Jenkins, Franklin, Troup, Butts , Wa 1ton, Me ri wether , Mitchell, Madis on, Chattooga, Newton, Floyd, Coweta, Clarke, &rris, Muscogee, Dad e , J effe r son and Candler. Mac on , Effingham, Lo.vndes , Evans, Dougherty, Ben Hill, Emanuel, Coffee, Atkinson , Early, Talbot, Lamar, Jones, Sumter , Spalding, Decatur, Bibb, Tift , Glynn, Bryan, Colquitt, Ri chmond, Crisp, Brooks , Baldwin, Appling, Laurens, Ware, Telfair, Chatham, and Taylor. 1. Community Forestry Practices were the theme of the Taylor County exhibit. 2. A selectroslide depi cting various phases of forest rycaught the attention of these children at one of the crunty fair exhibits. 3. The Georgia Forestry Commis sion's real, live Smokey Bear was on hand at the Maron County fair . 4. Chattooga county exhibit. 5. Jenkins Crunty exhibit. 6. Muscogee Crun ty Ranger Floyd Cook presents a passing viewer with forestry literature at the Muscogee exhibit. 7. Polk COunty exhibit. 8. Madison COunty exhibit. 9. Fulton Crun ty featured the COmmission's talking Smokey Bear. 7 GEORGIA FO RE STRY 1955 NSCP Riclt~'d. t~!Jd N~ q.o/J,ed,t'Uf e 1954 4-dl ~tamp The 1955 conservation program for produce rs of gum naval stares has been announced by the U.S. ~a f! ~ Department of Agriculture . The program, administered by the Fares t Service for the Agricul- tural Conservation Program Ser- vice, was started in 1936 to en- courage conservation practices in the slash pine and longleaf pine forests of the South from which come gum naval stores- turpentine and rosin. These fares ts, in addition to those in Georgia, are located largely in Florida, Alabama and Miss i- s 1DPL Under the program, small pay- ments are made to gum naval stores farmers who observe such conservation practices as re- stricting their cuppings to larger trees or to those already worked, or to those trees which should within a few years be 4-H FORESTRY UIAMP EDWARD NELSON utilized four phaseso f good for- removed from the timber s tand; estcy to win his title. In left photo, County Agent W. E. Bazemore, for using the more modern met Ranger T. M. Strickland and Nelson, left to right, inspect a pine hods of obtaining the gum, and tree seedling Nelson planted on his 13-acre project. In right for other good forestry prac- photo, Nelson prunes one of his heal thy young trees. tices which will protect and Edward Nelson, Georgia's 1954 State Forestry Champion, today can point to four phases of good forestry which he holds largely responsible for his top ranking over dozens of other contenders in the recent district and state finals. Thinning, pruning, planting and fire prevention are the four phases which were combined in the young 4-H'ers victory. "hen the Richmond County youth capped the championship 1n Atlanta in