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JANUARYI 1956

GENERAL liBRARY
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UNIVERSITY OF GEUkGlA

GEORGIA FO RESTRY
Editorial

What Would Happen To You

If Wood Should Disappear?
lFrom t h e Da lton Citi ze n )

Today your newspaper did not arrive at your front d oor. Yo u were justly angry and decided to write a note of p rotes t. T he pe nc i l you searc hed for was missi ng, and the pad o f n otepa pe r was go ne. More i mport a nt, you s uddenl y r e al i zed tha t your t abl es , chai r s, rayon drapes and knot ty pine -room pane lling had been whiske d away o Your house , if of frame c ons truction, had crumbl e d away. Eve n parts of your automobil e h3d vanished -part of the upholste ry, the tire cord.
Science ficti on? Not at all. Just a grim description of what mig ht happen if the results of a f or est fire were applied to you s udde nly and personally, rathe r than gradually.
This, to our mind, i s the constructive thing that all of us can

do in t he county Keep Green Pro gram. We must c onstantly realize tha t a d i s tant forest fire des trays the grocery bag in the ki t che n and t he photographic film in our c amer a . Keep Green will then be ea s y. Sa f ety with campfires , reporting of wildfire, the de ade ned cigare t and the dampe ned match will be s ec ond nature.
All o f us know th e v a lu e of o ur for es ts. Unfortun a t e l y we know th e valu e abstractly, rath e r
th a n pe r s on a lly. We seldom a s so-
c i a t e t he dea th of a for e st with our pe r s onal d iscomfort.
Di sc ov e r th e v e r sa tilit y of wo od - one o f n atur e ' s mos t e sse nti a l p r o du c t s. ~ h at would ha p pe n t o yo u i f wo od s h o uld s uddenly di sappear ?

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GEORGIA FORESTRY
.January, 19.) 6 l'u bli shed l\I ont hl y
by the (;EORGL\ FORES TRY C O:\L\II SS IO~.
Sta t e Ca p itol, A tl an t a, Geo r gia Guyton D eLoach, D irec tor

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l\lembers , Board of Commiss io ne r s :

K. S. Ya rn, Chair man

Waycross

Sa m H. l\1 organ _ _Savannah

C. 1\l. Jordan, Jr. _

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.John l\1. l\IcEirath _ _____ Macon

H. 0 . Cum m ings __ _ Donals onville

Georgia Forestry is en te red a s second class matter at t he Post

Office under the Act of A ug ust 2-l , 1012. l\I embe r of the Geor g ia

Press Association.

EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITORS

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Richard E. Davis

R oLe rt R utherford, Don na Howard

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Once we saw a man hold a fo r e st in the palm of his hand. The man's hand was of average dimens ions. Yet he held an acre of tall s tately pines. Pines which could be harvested for lumber, for pulp, for poles and a thousand other use ful products. And because tr e es will reproduce themselves, he also held in his hand more than an acre . lie held all the successive acres of trees tha~ would follow after proper harvesting of the parent trees .
At first glance the man held 11othing more than a handful of dewinged pine seeds. A moment's reflection, however, can picture tiny seedlings springing from our rich Georgia e arth, and a steady growth of a great forest.
By way of contrast the man's left hand held the death of the forest. A quick and lively death that would kill the seedlings , both as a useful product and a parent of future forests .
We, as men, hold the power to grow forests and to kill them. By our wisdom we can choose the seedling. By our carelessness we can choose the left hand . . . . the ordinary match.
Georgia's forests - her great renewable resource - serve her citizens the year around. In the tradi tiona! calendar that tyr>ifies January we see a woodland benefit for each rnon th, Utough we enjoy most of the forest fun ctions, products and uses tilroug,1tou t the year and th ronghou t on r lives. Calen da r months anll our fore s try t11emes ar e Jann a ry, loggin g; February , paper; March, flood control ; April, dogwood blooms; tHay , p ic nicking; June, fishing; Jul .Y, camp i ng ; Au gust, swimmin g; Sep tembe r , th e outuoor temple; October, llnnting; Novemb e r , p l anti n g, a nd IJe c ember , Ch r i stma s tn es.

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k esearch Council Report

Reveals Year's Progress

J Conpletion of the Georgia Forest
Research Council's first annual report, slated for publication this month, has revealed an ''outstanding record" compiled during the one year history of the organization.

The report pointed out that pro-

j ects continued and projects initia-

ted by the Council have gained

Georgia nationwide recognition. The

role which research plays in the

over-all economy of the state also

was cited, with the prediction that

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. Georgia faces a future in

which its forest resource will play

an increasingly dominant role in the economy of the state and nation."

The publication reviewed the founding of the Council, pointing out that prior to 1953 forest research in Georgia had lagged because of the absence of a central agency to iRspire , finance, and guide s uch undertakings.

The Georgia Forest Research Council was created by the General Assembly two years ago with a threefold purpose. The Council is charged to investigate ways to conduct research beneficial to forestry and to assign responsibility for coordinating all forestry research within the stat e. The Council a l so is pledged to cooperate with other agencies, both private and public, which are concerned with forest research and to assist in the publication of research findings.

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Reportingon the Council progress since its organization, the publication declared the Council " .. , has made an auspicious beginning and has gai ned national recognition for the program it has star ted in Georgia.
SCENES FROM RESEARCII COUNCIL ACTIVITIES- -1. Offsi,ring of early cone-producing loblolly parent trees. 2. Experimental seedling beds at Forestry Center. 3. Pine cuttings are propagated to produce selected seedlings for use in seed orchards. 4. Control of Tip Mnth is being studied.

The annual report lists detailed descriptions of the various projects which were made possible through a $55,000 grant from the governor's emergency fund early in 1955. This moneywas sufficient to initiate proj ects wi_th th~ School of For~s try of the Un1Verslty of Georgia.' the Sout~eastern Forest Experim_ent Station o~ the U. S. Fores_t ~rVlce, the Georgia Forestry Conmission, and the Herty Foundation. ~or _the fi~cal year 1956, Governor Gnf,fm pro_Vlded $~00, 000 for a _full year s continuatlonof theproJects alreadystarted.
Already research results are becoming available whi ch will greatly aid commercial public and individual forest e nterprises. Every effort has been made by the Council to insure maximum returns from the limited funds at hand. Cooperating agencies and industry have made substantial contributi ons in funds, equipment, personnel and effort. The past accomplishments, however, represent only a start -- much remains to be dol)e. "
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SEED FROM SELECTED slash pine parent trees are cleaned and used in testing quality of the parent trees and the ability to transmit desirable traits.

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GEORGIA FO RE ST RY

Guard

Again st

Prompt planting or heeling in of forest tree seedlings fr6m Georgia Forestry Commission nurseries is one of the greatest single factors leading to surviva l of the seedling crop.
Guyton DeLoach, Director, Georgia Forestry Commission, made that statement this month as he list ed a set of planting tips which will assure Georgia tree farmers and landowners of good seedling survival.
''Tests conducted by the Comm1ss1on on percentage of survival of nursery seedlings and on the reasons for good and poor survival, " said the Director, "show that drying out of seedlings prior to planti ng was one of the leading causes of poor survival. 11
Mr. DeLoach explained when shipments leave any of the four Commission nurseries, they are protected by a coating of moss which assures

moisture throughout the bundle for many hours.
"For that reason," he pointed out, "all our seedlingsstillhave sufficient moisture when they arrive at the County Forestry Unit or whatever serves as the central headquarters for seed ling distribution in the individual county. The pub lic will find Tiangers and County Agents highly cooperative in heeling in seedlings at their headquarters when the owners can not pick up the shipments immediately.
"Most seedling crop failures , however, " he cautioned, "come because the farmer or landowner picks up his seedlings and then does not p lant them or heel them in until they are dried out.''
The Commission head also advised those heeling in seed lings to di g the trench - perferably a V-shaped trench - in a moist, s hady area.

KEEP GREEN ON TV--One of a series of Keep Georgia Green programs being held over the state is presented at 1\JEW-TV at Augusta. Participating in the program outlining the state' s nationally- famed Keep Georgia Green program are, left to right, H. E. Ruark, of Macon, Fire Control Chief, Georgia Forestry Commission ; Robert H. Rush, of Hawkinsville, President, Georgia Forestry Association; Ed Douglas, of Augusta, and lfarvey Brown, of Macon. Executive Secretary, Georgia Forestry Association.

Beetles
Farmers and J~ndowners in the Seventh, Ninth and Tenth Congressional Districts have been asked to check their woodlots closely for any sign of the southern pine bark beetle and to report any such signs to their nearest County Forest Ranger, County Agent or Soil Conservation Service technician.
Dr. Robert P. Harrison, Ento-
mologist, U. S. Forest Service, who is working with the Georgi a Forestry Commission on a statewide forest insect detection and suppression campaign, made the request after discovering a severe but thus -far confined, epidemic of pine bark beetle on Chattahoochee National Forest land.
"The chief factor in preventing large outbreaks of the Southern Pine beetle, 11 he said, "lies in rapid detection. Any farmer or landowner on whos e woodlands this insect is discovered will have the benefit of all forestry knowledge available at state and federal levels. That forestry knowledge, however, sometimes is of little use when the spread of the dis ease is unchecked until it reaches too large an area of land. 11
The entomologist explained that the beetle begins by killing a few trees scattered throughout
the woods. As the beetle popula-
tion builds up, the infestation spreads, and soon these spots combine. Unless control measures
start ear1y, a major outbreak
develops.
First evidence of attacks is the presence of pitch tubes scattered up and down the trunk of the tree. In two to three weeks, the needles begin to droop and turn yellow and the tree dies. In four to six weeks the new beetles that develop in attacked trees come out and attack other trees in the area.
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4 JANUARY, 1956

Annual SPCA

Meeting Set

Fo'r Jan. 17-19
Topics ranging from forest fire prevention in the Southeast to the preparation and presentation of television forestry programs will be emphasized at the annual meeting of the Southern Pulpwood Conservation ,\ssoc iation at the Atlanta Biltmore
l!otel, January 17-1 9.
Approximately 500 people, r epresenting both the pulp and paper industry and suppliers of pulpwood throughout the state, are expected to register for the two-day meeting.
Henry J. Malsberger, Southern Pulpwood Conservation ,\s soc iation General r.1anage r-Forester, sa id that the SPCA was formed to "encourage a wide interest in southern forest resource including the constant
of control of fire, insects and th~
proper management tree growth." "This 1956 meeting," he continued, " is designed to determine th~ future cou1se of action that should be followed i n order to promote the best of continuing tree crops."
A conservation ~~ester's meeting at l P. 1~:. will follow registra-
tion beginning January 17. Scheduled
for participation in the afternoon program are Jay llirham, \'/SI3-TV; J. P. llarter, International Paper Company; F. H. Martin, Arkansas State Forestry and Parks Commission, and Bob l~rrell, association publicity director.
The morning sess ion of the second day will beginwithK. S. Trowbridge, SPCA president, addressing the association at 10 o'clock. Following the president' s address will be the annual conservation r eport give n by Mr. Malsberger. Clint Ihvis, United States Forest Service, will speak on the "Results of Southern Fores t Fire Prevention Activities," and Paul M. Dunn, St. Pte gis Paper Company, New York, will di scuss "Organizing Fire Suppression Forces."
A panel discussion on " Coordinating Our Potential Fir e Suppression
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The need for acquainting South

Georgia's farmers and l andowners

with the Jollar and cents profits to be made in gum farming was one of

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naval stares seminar of public

foresters at Lowndes County 4-1! camp near Valdosta .
:\. n. Shirley of \'aldosta, Exe-
c utiv e .~cretary , American Tuq ,e n-

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tine Farmers Association, told the

group Georgia's naval stores prod-

uction toJay is 50 per cent below

demand and he cited the high rank-

ing which nava l stares, despite the

grea t difference in s uwl y and de-

mand, holds in the economic picture

of the stat e's forest industries.

Dorsey Dyer, of Athens, Extension Fares ter, Georgia Extension Service, pointed out the problems now present in selling a naval stores operations program to timber land owners. lie predicted, however, that with a proper program of explaining to farmers and landowners the advantages of naval stores operations, the problems could be overcome.
Speakers, in addition to ~1r.
Shirley and ~lr. Dyer, were Dr. Cliff
Schopmeyer, &lph Clements, George Bengston, and Bob Cooper, all of the Southeastern Forest Experiment

CUPPING PAYS--Dorsey Dyer Forester, Georgia Extension Ser vice, shows profits from cupping
Station Branch, Lake City, Fla.; John W. Cooper, of Valdosta, Area Fares ter, Naval Stores Conservation Program, and George Williams, Turpentine and Rosin Factors, Inc.
Seminar instructors and the public foresters agreed that the principal measures needed to combat the lack of interes t in producing naval stares we re along the
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NAVAL STORES LEADERS--A.R. Shirley, Executive Secretary, American Turpentine Farmers Assn., (left), cites need for educational program for naval stores industry, Bob Cooper, Entomologist, U.S. Forest Service, (right), shows BHC application for beetle suppression.

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Manufacture Of Broom, M Handles

Provides Market For Low-G rade Woods

Combi ne the stories of a Veteran Georgia sawmiller, two ambitious World War II veterans searching for a business opportunity, and a hardworking negro who mastered an in tricate trade and the result is a representative panorama of a little-he ralded but highly impor tant Georgia forest industry - the manufacture of broom and mop handles.
The three men each operate in dependent manufacturing plants in the \Vest Georgia area . Their stories have been selected not be cause their plants are the largest or the best known in the state , but because their industry anJ initiative in developing their forms are characteristic of many of Georgia's newer forest industries .
Luke Arnold, the veteran of the 1 umber industry, opened up a new broom a nd mop handle plant in Hogansville last month . Designed to use raw materials which the tree farmer and sawmi ll er ordinarily would designate as waste , the mill is converting edger strips and odd log bolts, down to four feet in length and with an eight inch minimum diameter , int o mop and broom handles . The plant buys o. 1 logs from four to 16 feet in all species except gum .
Logs are cut into four foot bolts anJ rolled onto the carriage of a ga ngsaw, where the e ntir e length is cut into one and three eighths inch square stock . After
five weeks of yard drying, each
piece of timber is passed through the dowell machine whe r e the
square s haft i s conve rt ed into a cy linder. Afte r a final sanding
and finishing operation, t he handl e i s r eady to be bu nd l ed for
marketing.
MO P FACTORY- - Worker, (top photo), puts paint on mop handles. Mops are hung, combed, sheathed
and labeled, (center). James Sewell, Leonard Wilson show fin-
ished product, (bo ttom photo at
left).

Some of the Arnold plant ship ments are made to nearbyGr antvi ll e , in Coweta County , where James Sewe ll and Leonard S . Wilson have in nine short.years turned $1 ,0 00 worth of second hand equipment found i n an old warehouse into a modern, profitable manufacturing plant.
The plant , today worth from $15 , 000 to $20,000 , was ope ned in 1946 in a small shed measuring approximately 20 by 20 feet . The two veterans, hampered by limited finance and even more limited experience in the mop making busi ness, devised much of the complic ated machinery now in use; and now thousands of mops made in the Grantville manufacturing Company are shipped annually throughout Georgia and the Southeast.
Mop making begins with weighing of the yarn into different si zes and cutting it to l e ngth. The handle tip is padded and the yarn bound by wire to the handle . Handles , (most of which the firm purchases at Chipley and Hogansville) , are given two coats of paint, and a ring is placed in bundles of six for shipment .
Abbie Shepard, negro , is a native of Chipley in Harris County. For three years he worked in various handl e factories throughout' the

state , supporting his thriving fami l y of 12 a nd at t he same t1me gaining the experience which some day was to enable him to open hi s own manufacturing firm .
Finally hepard saw his oppor tunity four years ago, and he and his 12 children began their c urrent operation at Chipley .
Proof that the ini tia tive and industry of the Shepard family has paid off is seen in the fact that the plant employs, in addition to the. 12 members of the Shepard fam1ly, 10 men on a full - time basis. The plant is capable of turning out , 3, 000 finished handles daily, and demand even now exceeds the plant's production capacity.
Shepard buys green strippings from l ocal sawmills at $3 per load. (A load is a two - ton truck capacity) lie cuts thegreen strips in lengths of 42 to 48 wches and grades str i ps so that only No .1 materia l is used .
The unused 1umber or waste is so~d as fuel wood, thus repaying the ong1nal cost of the raw material. The wood is cut into lengths and sent into a handsaw to be converted into one a nd a half inch square stock. The remaining processing i s much like that of the Arnold plant and, like the head of the Arnold
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SHEPARD FACTORY--Abbie Shepard J' r. places square dimension stock into dowel machine, (below, at le ft) , e re handle is rounded and a hole is drilled. Finished wndles are reacl1 fo r shipment, (photo at right).

RJ1URE MOP HANDLES- - Cross section of Shepard ManUiacturing Company yard shows green strips entering mill. waste pieces, sold for fuelwood, pay for cost of strips.

ARNOLD PLANT--Logs coming

are bucked into four

foot bolts, (photo above). After being cut into square stock,

pieces are air dried in yard five weeks prior to processing,

(photo below, at left). rl andles are put through finishing

machine and sander, (photo below, at right).

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KG Demonstrations

Preservation Beautification

Ibw to gain profits from pines by preventing fires is being dramatically illustrated to citizens of Central Georgia's Irwin County as leaders of that county's Keep Green corrrnittee present a varied program designed to enlist fire prevention support from every segment of the population.
This program was highlighted last month as the committee sponsored a parade, a beauty contest, and an essay and speaking contest.
The beauty contest, held at the county's elementary school audi tori urn, attracted 30 of Irwin County's loveliest lassies, most beautiful of whom, the judges pointed out, was Miss Barbara Reid, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Reid, of Ocilla.
She received a loving cup with her name inscribed. The queen is a tenth grade student at Irwin County High School.
Miss Mary Lucy Henderson, second place winner, also received a loving cup.

Sara Evelyn Mobley won third place and a $15 cash award .
Eleven contestants from junior high school vied for the "Ladies in Waiting" honors, with ~liss Mahala Dent, daughter of ~.1rs. Autrey Dent, placing first. A. R. Shirley, Executive Secretary, American Turpentine Farmers Association, crowned the queen.
The parade was followeJ the next day by a gala parade i n wh ich local busi nesses, aml white and negro schools showed a variety of floats, and emphasizing the theme, ''Prevent Forest Fires; Keep Irwin County Green." II. E. Ruar k , Fire Control Dlief, Georgia Forestry Commission, addressed the group following the parade.
Irwin County Irigh School ' s Future Homemakers of America chapter was awarded first place and received a $20 prize. Second prize

Recreation
PARADE FLOAT- - The ben ef i ts ol good forest practices were shown ir this parade float which won acclai~ o f the Keep Green parade viewers .
of $10 went to the :1oy &outs, a nd the $5 third place prize went to the Tri lli - Y.
~egro division w1nners anJ awards were N. F. A., first, $20 ; N. II. A., second, 510, and Athletic Clu b, t hird, $5 .
Speaking contest winners were Bill Giddens, first place, and Carol Purvis, second. Essay con test winners were Danny Howell, first; Troy Spicer, second, anJ Jack Laminack, third.

KEEP GREEN EVENTS-Miss Irw in Coun ty, Miss Barbara Reid , meets with members of her court, (photo at left). Place winners i n the Irwin Keep Green beauty contest were Mary Lucy Henderson, right, and Sara Evelyn Mobley, le ft . La di es in waiting are, back row, left to right, Mahala Dent, Margi e Roberts, and Sue Crouch. Boy Scouts , ( photo at right), show how forest protection pays as they display parade float.
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In order to teach rural residents of Crisp county efficient way s o f l o c at i n g , r e p o r t i n g, fighting and mopping up wood fires, a special forest fire warden school was held last month, according to Bob Hunter, Chairman of the Crisp County Keep Green Council. County Ranger Bill Tvedt and R.P. Sandretto, vice chairman of the council's accomplishment committee, along with other instructors taught the course. Mrs. Lularnae Perry, education committee chairman, reported that the council already has mailed out 1,500 letters warning rural residents of the hazards of the winter fire season and asking for their help in keeping Crisp County green. The volunteer system, inaugurated by the eouncil last year, was a main factor in the winning of the first-place state award.

SPORTING NEW UNIFORMS--Rangers and district office personnel of the Rome district gather for a Rangers' meeting. M~ of the men wear the new Georgia Forestry Commission uniforms and insignia.

More and more Georgians are making investments in woodlands, District Forester Hugh P. Allen told a recent meeting of the Thomasville Kiwanis Club. The District Forester from the Georgia Forestry Commission's Camilla office pointed out to the group that tree farming increases the value of old, worn-out lanJ and cited opportunities for financial profits in well-managed forestlands.

Burke County Ranger Inus Sikes has begun a drive to acquaint farmers and landowners in his county with the dangers of open wells. The Burke County Forestry Unit, as a part of the drive, is supplying fence posts free of charge to persons wishing to fence in open wells. The Ranger pointed out the open wells constitute a highly dangerous hazard, particularly at night, for the Unit's tractor drivers.

ROADSIDE PARK --Lee County's attractive rmdside park sponsored iJy the State llighway Department serves as an ideal location for current posters on fire prevention. County Ranger J. C. Eubanks supplies the Jllrk with these "fire caution reminders."

Ranger George Bower reported this month that the Barrow County Keep Green Committee's directors have voted to give pine seedlings to schools, churches and civic organizations requesting them. The seedlings will be made available at the Barrow County Forestry Unit.
"The c0mmi ttee feels," said Ranger Bower, "that presentation of these forest tree seedlings will greatly increase the public~ interest in keeping Barrow County s woodlands green and growing.''

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GEORGIA FORESTRY

Fore ry Demonstration

A t racts Talbot Citizens

Forestry demonstrations ranging from eliminati ng cull hardwoods to fighting wildfires highlighted a display of forest management techniques in Talbot Count y recently.
Held on the I3. C. Culpepper property four -and- a-half miles northwest of Talbotton, the demo nstration attracted more than 80 citizens from Talbot County and from surrounding Chattahoochee Valley areas.
District office personnel of the Americus office of the Georgia Forestry Commission and other Commission personnel conducted the demonstrations.

" Under this bill, 11 said Bowden, " each citizen must notify his County Ranger before setting any kind of control fire. 11
The i nvestigator pointed out the General Assernbl y passage of the law and its subsequent approval in a ny county will greatly increase that Coun ty Forestry Unit's fighting efficie nc y and effective ness .
"Too muc h time now is being lost," he explai ned, "in c hecki ng smokes which l ater prove to be onl y contra l burns. 11
Oli n Witheri ngton, Third District fores ter, served as master of ceremonies and lauded Talbot County citizens for the i nte r est they have s h own in fo r est mana gemen t a nd fire prevention.
Troy Simmons, assistant di strict forester, used the harvesting made on the demonstration site to s how how g reater profits may be made by allowing hea l thy trees a longer growing period before harvesting.
C. 0. Wike, Commission farm forester, described free forest management and marking services offered by the Commission and s howed how selective cutti ng will return dollars and cents profits to the tree farmer.
Curtis Wiggins, Talbot Coun ty range r, demon s trated use of fire suppression equipment and described progress made by the forestry unit during the past five years.
Frank Alexander, of Talbotton, served as host at a barbecue at Olive Branch community house.
John Hammond, of Carro ll ton, Commission field management forester, displayed ne we st devices and methods for eradicating cull hardwoods. lie expla ined that on many tree fanns, cull hardwoods are s uppressing and r eplacing pines, which are far more financially profitable.

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A new educational booklet on forestryentitled "The Trees That Are Marked for Market" has been released to all southern states by the Inte~national Paper Company and now 1s being distributeJ by rang~rs. of the Georgia Forestry Commission to the sixth, seventh and eighth grade students and all vocational agriculture classes throughout the state.

This year's publication, the seventh consecutive annual booklet to be published by the International Paper Company, is a continuation of a timely story about forest conservation. Tree Farmer Jim llivis and his enthusiastic young son, Jackie, once again play the leading roles.

Indications are that the 1956
distribution of the color comic book will equal the more than 1 ~
million copies distributed to
students last year. The title of 1ast year's booklet was "\'vho
Lives On The Forest Farm?"

Since the first booklet was published in 1949 more than nine million booklets have been distributed throughout the South. Be!ore be ing released to Georgia schools, each issue has been r e vi ewe d and accepted by the State Department of Education and the Georgia Forestry Commis sion.

The main theme of the booklet

this yea r is how to attain a bal-

anced farm. Tree crops are an

essential ingredient for "balanc-

ed farms," the booklet points out.

In an interesting story form,

readers of this book let become

well acquainted with tree farms

a nd how they operate. Along with

Jackie, the reader is shown the

danger of forest fires. A fire pre-

vention message points out the ul-

timate consequence of forest fires

--the destruction of timber wild-

life and soil.

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lines of a general public education
rrogn:~ m for 1andovme rs. Such a !Jro-
gr arn ''would acquaint landowne rs Wl th the income they might derive from properly working their tirrber for turpentine before cutting for s aw logs.
Instructors s tressed that with the new conservation me thods of chipping with a bark hack and s ulphuric acid, the old cus tom of loss by jump butts no longe r prevails. They pointed out, however, that some operators still have not adopted these conservation practices, thus depriving them of more profits.
"ll1e in s tructors also point e d out that any l andowner contempl ating selling timber ten inches in diameter or larger could nearly doubl e his 1ncome by planning ahead three or four years and obtaining added profits through turpentining before cutting.
They advocated that as s oon as the tirrbe r is wor],ed out, it s hould be cut to a good s eed tree s tand or to round trees in order to make room for a s econJ crop.
f11r. Cooper told the group that naval stores holds a ''vitally important" role in an integrated forest mana gement plan in the South Georgia area. lie point ed out tbe farmers and landowner s who hav e come to realize this fact ar e the one s who today are gaining the greatest dollars and cents profits from their woodlands.

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All infested trees should be cut and taken out of the woods immediately. If the material cannot be sold, the infested trees should be cut and sprayed with an oil solution of benzene hexachloride containing one-quarter of one per cent gamma isomer. The solution should be sprayed on the trunk until the bark is wet or until it begins to drip.
Benzene hexachloride can be purchased as an oil concentrate
containing 12 and a half per cent
gamna isomer. This should be mixed at the rate of one gallon concen-
trate to 55 gallons of fuel oil.
Comic Book.
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forces " is s chedul ed for the afterr_won s e ss ion o f the s e cond - day mee tIng .
On the last day of the me e ting at 9 ,\. ~1. a board of dir e ctor s ' me eting will be he ld.
~.; r. ~lal s berge r point e d out that th e Ass oc i a tion prog ram includes many educational activities but its " principal contribution i s in the dir ec t a id g iv e n by membe r s to 1andowne r s in the s oluti on of the ir woods problems , thr oug h f_i e ld clemons trations , tr ee -ma rkin g serv ices , and di s tributi on of f ree seedlings ."
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firm, Shepard sees a ''bri g ht future" for the mill.
Throughout Georg ia, bus iness fir ms 1 ike thes e and the e ne r gy a nd "know- how" of the n.e n who onerat e them are providing a s t e a J y and profitabl e marke t for the product s of thous and s of Ge org ia tree f a rme r s , larg e an,l s ma ll, and making a s ubs tantial c ontribution to the
s tate ' s ! 750 , 000 , 000 a year for es t
indus try.

The publication urges farmers and landowners to request technical help and advice if they wish to convert their land into balanced farms. It suggests contacting a County Forest Ranger, pulp and paper companyConservation Forester, Soil Conservation Service Technician, or County Agent.
Assisting the county range r s with the distribution of the book-
lets in the state wi 11 be personnel
of the Inte rnati anal Pape r Company and county school superintendents.

"Impr oved strai ns o f tr ees , be tte r manageme nt methods, be t ter contro l of diseases and i nsec t s, i mp r oved methods of c ontr o lling wi l dfire, and coun t l ess other be ne fits can be ex!Jected from a determined, well-fi nanced resea r ch pro gram, " the repo rt cone luded . "To this end the Geor g i a For est Iiesea r ch Counci l has deJ i cat ed its bes t efforts and earnest! y solic i ts t he suppor t of a ll forestry - minded Individua ls and interest s 1n the sta Le and the Sou th. "

Georgia Forestry
JANUARYI 1956
BE CAREFUL!
ber- only v.ou can
PREVEI\1T FOREST FIRES!

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vrrsity of G~orqia ,,r orC)iCl