GEORGIA FORESTRY Editorial Wildfires Vs. Prosperity (From the Manchester Mercury ) Every Yankee p ublication that's reached our desk in the past year has had at least one story about how prospe r ous we're getting i n t he South. They tell how we have mor e jobs, thanks to indus try and mechani zati on, how we have higher i ncomes, in other words, more mone y. We're glad to say that, by and large, they're right. Things are better. One thing they don't mention, nor do many Southern publications for that matter, is a regional evil that threatens the continuation of some of that prosperity. That evil is fire -- forest wildfire. And the facts that 89 out of every 100 acres of forest that burn in the country are in the South, and that 94 out of every incendiary woods fires nre in the South are proof enough that the evil is regional. Sponsors of the Southern Forest Fire Prevention Conference which meets in April in New Orleans estimate that forest wildfires cost the South $250 million every year. How to reduce this enormous toll is the problem that faces the Conference - - and the South. Furthermore, it is estimated that the value of products made from Southern trees -- which has risen from only $1 billion 15 years ago to $5 billion today-- can go as high as $15 billion annually if our Southern forests are fully productive. Can we afford to endanger the l?rowth _of these woods- using 1ndustnes? The prosperity of our small woods-lot owners? Can we burn up our opportunity to have the $15 billion business? The 1954 income from all manufacturing in the South was less than $15 bill ion. Let us hope that the c1t1zens who meet in New Orleans with the endorsement of the Con: ference of Southern Governors, can give us the answers to lessening, to eradicating this moral and economic evil -- woods-burning. We don't like to think of our prosperity burned up in $15 billion chunks. Vol. 9 GEORGIA FORESTRY April, 1956 Published Monthly by the GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION, State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia Guyt on DeLoach, Director No.4 Origin --Incendiary (From the Atlanta Constitution) Like doctors, the men who guard the forests are called upon to write death certificates. The call comes upon the forester when he is writing the report on a woods fire a''ncdaumseus,,t fill in the blank under \Vhat appalls him most in getting up those reports is to have to write in these meaningul words: Origin-Incendiary. That signifies the loss of valuable timber came about through no act ofGod or human carelessness but because someone del iberatel; set fire to the woods. "Origin- -Incendiary" shows up with sickening frequency on forest fire reports in Southern states. The record for a single year lists 37,729 fires deliberately set. The financial loss was $250,000,000. Legislatures have strengthened the law on incendiarism. The courts have begun to get tough. The Southern Forest Fire Prevention Conference to be held in New Orleans next month will make the first Southwide attack on the problem. "Origin-- Incendiary" is one phrase that never should appear on a Southern forester's report. Members, Board of Commissioners: John M. McElrath, Chairman__ ____ __________ ------------------------ _____ Macon Sam H. Morgan ____________ Savannah C. M. J ordan, Jr. _________________Alamo John M. McElrath ______________Macon H. 0 . Cummings ________ Donalsonville Georgia F orestry is entered as second class matter at the Post Office under the Act of August 24, 1912. Member of the Georgia Press Associa tion. EDITOR_ ASSOCIATE EDITOR * * * * ________________ Richard E. Davis ___________________________Donna Howard * * * DISTRICT OFFICES, GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION: DISTRICT 1-Route 2, Statesboro DISTRICT VI-P. 0. Box 505, Milledgeville DISTRICT 11-P. 0. Box 26, Camilla DISTRICT VII-Route 1, Rome DISTRICT ITI-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 The blossoming of dogwood, mountain laurel, cherry, redt.Jud and ot her trees of the woodland community fulfills April's promise of another vemal awakening of the outdoor world. Refreshing April showers and the warmth of the Spring sunshine transfonns the woodlands into a scene of God-given beauty. The flowering trees and shrubbery afford our forests a delightful array of color sprinkled amidst a natural setting of coniferous evergreens and stately hard\wlods. A PRI L, 1956 2 Georgians Go New Forest Industries To Forest Fire Aid State's Prosperity Prevention Meet I nter est and e nt husiasm is increasi ng among CIVIC leaders, businessmen, judicial leaders, landowners and foresters throughout the South as the date for the Sout hern Forest Fire Prevention Confere nce approaches. The Conference is to be held April 13-14 at the Roosevelt IIotel in New Orleans . Realizing the seriousness of this current detriment to the ec onomy of our state and of the entire South, Georgians and all Southerners are justifiably concerned for the success of this combined South-wide effort to combat the too-frequent occurrence of disastrous forest fires in the South. Southern leaders are antIC Ipating exce llent results from the SFFP Conference. This is the first South-wide attack made against forest fires, and there is every reason to expect this united effort to be the cornerstone of well-controlled and more productive forests in the South. Georgia Forestry Commission personnel in every county have widely publicized the forthcoming Conference so that the entire state will have an acute awareness of the gra ve condition of our forests exposed to wildfire and incendiarism. State citizens are being informed of the dire need for action against wildfires that destroy thousands of dollars worth of va luable timber and potential forest products annually. Georgia has approximately 10, OOOwildfires each year -- a fact in itself which points to the ne cess ity of immerliate and strong action. The Southern Forest Fire Prevention Conference is designed to initiate this action. Georgia ' s forest economy was acce l erated t o greater heights during 1955 as approximate! y 65 new forest industries started operation or annou nced plans for operation duri ng t he year. Thus, Georgia's munber one agricultural crop continues to build a larger payroll, an expanding labor demand and better li velihood for the state's citizens. Since the early 1800's, when the first sawmill and naval stores s till were established in South Georgia, forest industries have steadily been attracted by the growth of forestry and forest products in Georgia expanding the wood use picture in our state at a profitably high rate. Now more than 200, 000 Georgians are directly employed in forestry and in the 3, 000 wood-using industries located in all counties of the state. Every one ofGeorgia' s 159 counties has one or more wood-using industries, and nearly every farm family in the state finds employment in the wood industry, or a market for trees grown on the farm. Each for est industry pays taxes, provides a market for farm products and for other merchandise, and contributes to the financial s upport of many businesses and services. The output of forest products-- lumber, pulp and paper , furniture and naval stores -- is valued at $750,000,000. This comprises about 15% of the value of all manufactured products, and equals threefourths of the value of all agricultural products. Furniture, veneer, flooring, railroad ties, poles, piling, posts and countless other forest products are being manufactured in Georgia from Georgia-grown trees. This move toward industrialization accounts in large measure for the great surge in our state's per capita income as Georgia reape d the richest harves t in history from industry in 1955. There are now approximate! y 8, 000 manufacturing plants in operation in Georgia -- a fact earning for our state a significant place in the forefront of the industrialized Southeast. The begir.nings of our forest industry are lost in the mists of history, but the story of forests and forest industries is one that has been related from generation to generation through the authentic experiences of our ancestors and their dependence on the woodlands for their livelihood. Georgia's forest industries (Continued on Page 9) NeW Industries PUsh Georgia's Forest Economy TOward a $1 Billion Level McElrath Named New Chairman Mr. J ohn M. McElr a th, Pres ide nt, J e ffr e ys - McElr a th Manufac t ur ing Comp any, Macon , was r ece ntly e l ec t e d Cha irman of th e Boa r d o f Commi ss i oners o f the Geor g i a For es try Commi ssi on. {{ I \'-, ' - ,.,; .-'-I -.-.../--:- ( I "ILKINSON COUNTY KEEP GR EE ~ FESTIVI TI ES-- A large crowd filled th e i\ i lkinson County IIi gh School Auditorium for the Ke ep Gre en c elebration March 30 . The Ameri- c an Le g ion Post sponsored the even t Y.hich featured awards to t h e co ut1 ty Keep Green queen an d l !j c our t and an alldre ss by former Gov ern o r Herman E. l a lmat.Jge. In t op photo is the attractively decorated s tage; left llhoto, Miss Kay uat che r receives award from ~lr. Tal madge; Lottom photo, ~Ji ss 11a t che r, front, is s how ,. with me mbe r s o f her cour t wh o a r>, l e rt to ri ght, ) l i s s es Be tty ltose Oominy, Sh a ron Bo one a!l d Carol [)avis. ' ! \ ({ t-t ~{~ .,.M ~k,, .._, \ I " II '1- ~ \- 0. ' r l John M. McElrath Ne w Commission Chai nnan Mr. Mc Elrath wa s a me mber of t he fir s t Board o f Commi ssioners i n 1949 . lle r e places K. S. Ya rn , fo r mer Comm ission Chairman , a nd wi ll se r ve a seve n- yea r te r m of o ff ice as Chai r ma n of t he Boa r d . -Oscar Gar r iso n, llomer, has bee n appointed by t he Governor to fil l t he vacancy l eft in the Commission by Mr . Yarn. Engaged i n the l umber i ndustry since graduation from Georgia Sc hool of Tec hno l ogy in 1923, ~lr. McE l rat h has long bee n an advocator of good forestry i n the sta t e. TI1e Georgia Forest ry Commission Board was created and establis he d in 1949 as a s teering committee of all Commissionact i vi ties for the promotion of good forestry practices throughout t he state. The Board is compos<>d of five members appoint ed by the Governor and confirmeJ by t he Senate . As Chairman, ~lr. McElrath will lead the Commission Board i n its effort to guide the Georgia Fore s try Commission toward even g r eater forestry goals t hrough improved ma nagement practices, extensive re f orestation and mor e efficie n t fire prevention and s uppr ession. PUte Sbuuu- Bal_Mt-r; .1&. heut.1~ The gathering and baling of pine straw on a conunercial scale is a new industry introduced to Georgia by Mike Preston, native of Buena Vista in the heart of Marion County. Preston began this straw baling operation in 1952 to supply the demand of commercial nurseries for an acid mulch for use around azaleas and other plants favoring soils of high acid content. Being convinced that pine straw was highly acid in composition and that it was abundant, accessible, and easily processed, he purchased the necessary equipment to set up business and proceeded to bale pine straw. The first sales were made to nursery attendants In Columbus. The equipment used by Preston to bale pine straw consists of a tractor, hay baler, wagon, two pitchforks and a couple of good men not opposed to hard work. Most of the equipment needed to PINE STRA", excellent mulching material for acid thriving plants, is gathered by hand from local forests and transported to baling site oy Mike Preston of Buena Vista. carry on this operation is standard equipment found on the average modern farm of today. "Pine straw, when used as a mulch, has several advantages over many of the mulching materials used by nurserymen today," said Preston. "For mulching azaleas and other acid thriving plants, there is no substitute, " he continued. "Pine straw holds the soil and prevents erosion, reduces heat, retards the growth of grasses and weeds and resists being scattered by wind," Preston added. The straw from slash and longleaf pines is preferred over the straw of most other native species due to the extra needle length which produces more compact bales. Most of the pine straw used by these commercial balers is purchased from within a 12-mile radius of fuena Vista. The new stl'aw found in slash and longleaf plantations provides the best baling sites due to the abundance of supply. The pine straw is gathered by hand with pitchforks and hauled to the bale r (Continued on Page 10) PINE STRAW is fed into a mechanical baler whe r e it is compressed into a finished bale and t i ed with tripple wires to prevent shattering. MIKE PRESTON and co-worker produce approximately 60 bales of straw per day with this mechanical straw baler. DORSEY DYER , AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE, (above), explains to the group methods of measuring sawtimber aud pulpwood prior to a timber sale. FUSIFORM RUST DAMAGE TO SLASH PIN E i s pointed out by Dr. Robert Harrison, USFS, Macon, (abo ve). In photo below, John Hammond, Georgia Forestry Commissi on, Newnan, demonstrates the frill method of poisoning undesirable hardwoods. '~\\1~ ) ..-~-"~ \' ~' Meriwether Forestry Demonstration "How to Manage The Snall Woodlot" was the central theme of a special forestry demonstration last month in Meriwether County sponsored by the Georgia Forestry Commission, the Agricultural Extension Service ann the Soil Conservation Service. Approximately 50 persons gathered at the farm of Roy Cousin located five miles north of Greenville, Georgia, to witness the demonstration and to hear foresters discuss such subjects as "Insect and Disease Control" , "Eradicating Undesirable Hardwoods" and "Thinning Pine Timber Stands." Attracting special interest was a thinning demonstration on an acre plot of planted slash pine on which seven cords of pulpwood had been marked, cut, and stacked to illustrate proper methods of thinning. Dr. Robert Harrison, forest in- sect and disease specialist, U.S.F.S., Macon, explained proper methods of detecting and controlling insects and diseases of the Georgia's native trees: The removing of nonmerchantable hardwoods was the topic of interest discussed by John Hammond and Wayne Manning, Forest Management Assistants, Georgia Forestry C o mmi s s i o n, Newnan. The two management assistants pointed out the importance of "making room for th e more profitable p1ne trees.'' Beneficial advice was given to the demonstration observers by Dorsey Dyer, Extension Forester, Agricultural Exte nsion Service , Athens , as he brought to the ir attenti on the c urre nt market value of s awtimbe r and pulpwood and the proces s i nvolved in the se lling of the timbe r and pulpwood . Host f or the s uc c e ss ful Me riweth e r County f or e s t ry demonstrati on was Ralph Buc kman, County Age n t, Greenv i ll e . APRIL, 1956 6 Ve'Utdde Bamko. 'lit~ Jn ~tuu;Lruu.dle -'~IU! The Ticatoo Bamboo Company recently established in lliuglasville for the production of bamboo products goes on record as being the first of its kind in the state. This thriving industry is owned and operated by Thomas S. Crandall of Atlanta. Three years prior to the opening of the plant, extensive research and travel throughout the nation was conducted by the owner to create and establish markets for the products planned for future manufacture. About 500 different it.ems made from bamboo are produced at the Douglasville plant. Raw material for the manufacture of these products consists of mature bamboo bought within a 200 mile radius from farmers who are growing bamboo on a commercial sale. The Ticatoo Bamboo Company owns more than 14 acres of bamboo and leases seven more acres. Planting of approximately 25 more acres is now being conducted on company property. One acre of bamboo properly managed produces an average of 10,000 kulms or poles per year. "The current supply of bamboo is inadequate to meet the demand of the present market, " stated Crandall as he recoomended the 1. The versatility of bamboo is demonstrated by Thomas S. Crandall, plant owner, as he applies heat to a newly formed bamboo spirl, cools it with water and watches it retain its new form permanently. 2. More than $7,000 worth of fishing poles are processed and shipped annually from the Ticatoo Bamboo Plant in Douglasville. Crandall straightens and grades fishing poles prior to shipment. 3. Crandall shows different types of fence panneling made in his plant. 4. Bamboo of this type will produce approximateJy 10,000 stems per acre annually on average Piedmont soils. planting of bamboo by farmers as a quick cash crop. Bamboo, unlike other woody plants and trees, is classified as a grass because it contains no pith. It thrives well in the piedmont on all soil types, but the best growth is obtained whenplanted in moist coves. Most species of bamboo are very tolerant and the invasion of undesirable plants offers little or no competition. Maxirrrum diameter growth of bamboo is reached in three or four days after the shoot is formed and maximum height is attained eight weeks later. Three additional years are required, however, for the bamboo kulm or pole to be sufficient! y matured and ready for harvesting and market. The planting of bamboo is similiar to planting trees. Both are usually planted in March by hand using a ten by ten spacing. If proper moisture and fertility are maintained, the roots will overlap and interlock within one year. New crowns will form producing new plants at the rate of 10,000 a year per acre. The first harvest is (Continued on Page 10) 7 .... \' ,. ;.:- ~ \ $'_-j. ~ t/ . \ ... ) Franklin County Lumbe rman ''Insures'' With Pine Trees Eighteen years ago Curt and operates a sawmi.ll that Pitts, now a leading Franklin cuts more than a million feet a County landowner and lumberman, year. Pitts and his father, took a job hand planting pine Mr. J.R. Pitts, proudly show tree seedlings at a wage of 75 their planted lands, thinned a day. His employer allowed stands and sawmill operations, him to take a few seedlings and confidently voice their fu- home to plant on his own acres ture plans for replanting at and he walked to his home four least 100 acres each year. "The miles from Martin carrying the future of this area of north seedlings. When he planted the Georgia," says Curt Pitts, "is trees on his own land little in trees and pastures." did he realize he was starting an undertaking that would ultimately engage him full time and develop into a large, multiphase forestry enterprise. Pitts now owns 3200 acres of land in Franklin County, has r eplanted several hundred acres 1. Curt Pit~s sets teeth on his portable sawmi 11 as Forester Ed Kreis observes the intricacies of the operation. 2. curt Pitts shows off one of his earliest plantings, which was made for the primary purpose of replacing a covering of undesirable nutgrass which had enveloped abandoned cotton land. 3. Pitts points out stack of lumber awaiting shipment. The Toccoa Manufacturing Company uses most of his yearly pro- duction. 4. Stephens county Agent Fred Newman, center, and owen De an, S tephens Forest Ranger, ri gh t, inspect one of the cut- ove r a r eas that Pitts, leH, has reforested. 5. J. R. Pitts, right, points out a replanted area where top- so i l was removed for roadbuild- ing. This prevents destructive erosion whi ch marks most borrow pits. r. . . . --:\ ... APRIL, 1956 8 Rangers In The News Stephens County Forest Ranger Owen ~an and County Age nt Fred Newman, together with other individuals and organizations in the county are conducting a perpetual campaign to insure the replanting of all borrow pits and other areas in the county where topsoil is removed for building and grading purposes. Landowners are cooperating enthusiastically in this joint e ffort which serves to return the denuded areas to productivity irrmediatel y, prevent destructive erosion, and to remove eyesores which blight the scenery in many sections of the state. Many of the seedlings that have been used in this reforestation project have been donated by the forest industries . J. D. BEA UC HAM P, DODGE C0 UNT Y RANGER, is constantly gaining the cooperation of touring motorists in keeping Dodge County green by sponsoring a massive rmdside sign project. Fifty signs of the type pictured above are being strategically erected on all highways througt10ut Dodge County as a part of the county's current keep green program. Secretary of Agriculture Phil Campbell has expressed his apprec iation to the Clarke- Oconee County Forest ry Unit for their "very prompt action in the suppress ion of two wildfires occurring recently on my farm." The most recent wildfire, believed to be caused by s parks from a passing train, was under control within a few minutes from the time the smoke appeared," said Mr. Campbell. " The Clarke-Oconee Fire Prot ec tion Unit was on the scene almost i mmediately after the fir e s tarte d, " continued l\1r. Campbell, "and the Unit personnel s hould be commend ed for their e ffici e nc y. " GEORGIA FORESTRY 9 GFA, S AF, F orestry Alumni P lan May Meet The joint meeting of the Georgia Forestry Association, the Georgia Chapter of the Society of American Foresters and the Alumni Association of the University of Georgia School of Forestry will be held at the General Oglethorpe Hotel in Savannah fV1ay 3-4. Registration, from 9 a. m. until 12 o'clock noon on Thursday will be followed by a luncheon meeting of the Board of Directors, Georgia Forestry Association, and a business meeting of the University of Georgia Forestry School Alumni Association. The business meeting of the Georgia Chapter, Society of American Foresters will be held that afternoon from 3 to 5 p. m. following the Alumni meeting. A hospitality hour at 6:30p.m. will precede the joint annual banquet, which will conclude the first day's activities of the meeting. Sponsors of the social hour are Gair Woodlands, Inc., Atlantic Creosoting Company, Union Bag and Paper Corporation and ReynoldsManley Lumber Company. The fea- tured banquet speaker will be Mr. Porter J. carswell, of Waynesboro. A joint technica l session of the three participating organizations wi 11 featur e the Friday morning session. Moderator of this session will beMr. J. S. Armstrong, Georgia Forest Research Counci l. A highly anticipated part of the meeting will be the concluding program featuring the "Keep Georgia Green" awards to the top- four participati ng counties in the annual contest. Mr. Robert H. I1ush, President, Georgia Forestry Association, will preside at the "Keep Georgia Green" luncheon and the spf>akPr will be 1vlr. J. V. Whitfield, ForPst Farmt>rs Association , Burgaw, \orth Carol ina. Presenti ng the Ke ; Green ..wards will be Mr. Kirk :-,l,lttvf~, Public I1elations Manag<>r, I n1on Bag and Paper Corporation. Several changes in the seedling distribution programof the Georgia Forestry Commission effective immediately have been announced by Guyton DeLoach, Co mmis sio n Director. A list of the new changes follows: 1. Orders will be accepted from June lst to October lst. No orders will be accepted prior to June ls t. 2. No invoices will be mailed to landowners. Payment in full must accompany the order. 3. Miscellaneous species such as Arizona Cypress, Eastern Red Cedar, Yellow Poplar, Longleaf Pine and Eastern White Pine will be shipped from Decerrber 27th to January 15th only. 4. All seedling prices wi 11 be increased, and the species lis ted below are the ones that wi 11 be available for sale during the 1956-57 planting season. New prices per thousand for the tree seedlings are as follows: Arizona Cypress, $10. 00; Eastern I1ed Cedar, $10.00; Loblolly Pine, $3.50; Longleaf Pine, $3.50; Slash Pine, $3 . 50; Yellow Pine , $6. 50; and Eastern White Pine, $6.50. A minimum acceptable order for each species is 500 seedl:ings. A transportation charge of 25 will be made to cover seedlings delivered by the state truck. Orders shipped by the state truck should be delivered to County I1anger s of the Forestry Commission in those counties having a Ranger. In counties having no I1anger, seedlings will be delivered to Soil Conservation Service Technicians or County Agents. Georgia's New Forest Industries .. (Continued from Page 2) promise to afford even greater lawn furniture, cabinets; Fleming dividends to our state in future and Son Co., Atlanta, boxes; Ful- years as an e ver increasing number ghum Lumber Co., Wadley, lumber; of businessmen, farmers, landowners and citizens realize the Robert Gair Co-., Inc., Atlanta, paper cartons; G~ne' s Variety great potentialities existing in Shop, Cairo, cabi nets; Georgia the "wonder woodlands". A partial list of ~ew forest and forest products industries that started operation or announced plans to start operation during 1955 follows: Alsobrook Lumber Co., Newnan, lumber; Paul C. Arnold, A'iel, cabinets; Atlanta Seating Co., Atlanta, furniture; Austell Box Board COrp., Austell, box board; Bamboo Tic-A-Tac, Douglasville, bamboo fencing, novelties, fishing rods; Bas s and Co., Columbus, lumber; Bradley Plywood Corp. , Flush Door Co., Atlanta, doors; Hawes, Allen Mfg. and SpPcialty Co., Atlanta, toys; Hutti g Sash and Door Co., Atlanta, doors and window frames; Inland Container Corp., Rome, paper board boxes; Japco of Atlanta, Atlanta, doors; Jeffrey-McElrath Lumber Co., Jeffersonville, lumber; Justri te Envelope Mfg. Co., Atlanta, enve lopes; Kellog Switchboard and Supply Co., Atlanta, panels; Kylan Corp., Brunswick, resin products; Frank W. Lee , Hiawa ssee , cabinets; Macon, plywood: Brantley-Lanier Lord Lumber Co., Toombsboro, lumLumber Co., Swainsboro, lumber; ber; National Containe r Corp., Brookhaven Wood Products, Columbus, furniture; Bulloch Paper Co., Decatur, paper products; A. R. Butler , Byromville, lumber; College Park \1fg. Co., Atlanta, wood products ; Del-Cook Lumber Co., Ade l, lumber; ~mores t Broom Works, Demorest, brooms; Dodge County Citizen, Eastman, newspaper, printing; Fair c 1oth a nd Sons Variety Works, Cairo, boats, Atlanta, paper containers; Nationa l Gypsum Co., Savannah, wall board; Nunn Better Cabinet Co., Marietta, TV cabinets; Patillo Lumber Co., DPcatur, I umber; Perfectionllior Co. ,Jonesboro, door s; Plywood Products, Toccoa, plywood; I1ayoni er, Inc ., Jesup, wood cellulose; I1eaddick Building Supply Co. St. ~lar ys, lumbe r; I1oundtrce Lumber Co., Adel, lumber; Scott-llearn APRIL , 1956 Bamboo .. (Continued from Page 6) made on a selective basis in approximately six to seven years aft~r planting. The annual harvest from an acre of mature bamboo nets about $100 per acre. The Ticatoo Bamboo Company produces a wide variety of products ranging from fishing poles, interiordecoratingsupplies,panneling and fencing to hundreds of doit-yourself kits and miscellaneous novelties which have been advertised in many national magazines. These products are sold and distributed to retail lumber dealers throughout 23 states at a very profitable wholesale return which could be i n c r e a s e d to a much greater amount if an adequate supply of bamboo were available. ''Bamboo is a very fascinating material that possesses many outstanding characteristics lacking in other building materials," said Crandall, "and the uses of bamboo are limited only to the imagination and ingenuity of the individual working with it." Persons interested in knowing more about the growing of bamboo may obtain information by writing Mr. D. A. Bissett, U. S. D. A., Barbra Lathrop Plant Introduction Garden, Savannah, Georgia. Pine Straw.. ( Cun tinued from Page 4 ) whe r e it emerges to the form of a 58 pound 14" x 18" x 30" bale. Pine straw is purchased by Pres ton from farmers and land- owners at the rate of 10 cents per bale on the ground. The straw is processed and sold for :til. 00 per bale to wholesale nurserymen who, in turn, retail the straw for $2. 50 per bale. A bale of pine straw ~an be produced at a gross cost of 40 cents pe r bale. Preston's baling operation produces approximate! y 60 bales of straw per day with a two-man crew working on average plantations. An eight- to- ten inch tree will drop approximate! y a bale of straw per year. Recently 1500 bales of straw were harve sted from a 19 acre tract of longleaf p i ne planted in 1933. The demand for pine straw mulch is seasonal, but the peak of sales is usually reached in February, March and April. "Most of the straw baled is sold in Atlanta and Columbus," said Preston, "but any city with a population greater than 25,000 may be con- sidered a good _marke t for baled pine straw. " 'ffiOMAS S. CRANDALL, owner of the Ticatoo Bamboo company, Atlanta, sits in his display room which is a showcase of the many various bamboo products made in his plant. DIXIE FARM & HOME HOUR FEA- TURE--Buster Harris, left, Superintendent of the Hightower River ~ursery, des c ribes the mass production of forest tree seedlings for WSB's far-flung Dixie Farm & nome Hour audience. Getting the answers in the onthe-spot recorded interview is Mike McDougald, WSB Farm Oi rector and emcee of t he popular farm program. New Industries .. (Continued From P a ge 9) Lumber Co., Ashburn, lumber; Separator Mfg. Co. , Waycross, wooden cores; Sewell Pe r forming Corp ., Austell, paper mil k containers; A. C. Shell Pitt s , lumbe r ; Sof kee Lumber Co., Mac on, lumber; South ern Building Products Co. , ~cat ur , wood produc t s; Southpo rt Mfg. Co. Winder, bar r el staves; Stevens Lumbe r Co . , Mar ietta, Lumber; Stone Lumber Co., Waynesboro, wood produc t s; Sturdee Oak Mfg. Co., Amer I cus, f urniture; Suwanee Mills , Inc ., Baxley, plywood; Sweeper Broom Works, Danville, brooms ; Tatum Lumber Co., Sn}Tna, l umbe r; Timbe r Structures, Inc., Savannah , boxes, crates; Trans-Paci fi c Impo r t Co., Atlanta, bamboo fa br ica tors; Union Point Box Co. , Union Point, boxes; Ward and White Lumber Co., Lyons, lumber; Wh itewood Cabinet Co., Snyrna, cabinets; I. J. Whitworth, Lula, lumber. Georgia Forestry April, 1956 You HAVE TO DO MORE THAN KNOCK ON WOOD TO KEEP FORESTS GREEN Use your cor ashtray Burn trash carefully Drown your campfire Consider your neighbor Entered as second cl ass matter at the Post Office, Atl anta. Georgia Un J. ) ( qorg1.a I Ct?Jrg1a