Georgia forest lookout [Mar. 1931]

Volume 1

ATLANTA, GA., MARCH, 1931

Number 3

HOW GEORGIA USES ITS FORESTRY ASSOCIATION

ANOTHER FIRE RECORD

TIMBER

MEETS AT ALBANY

FOR GEORGIA T. P. O.'s

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Wide Range of Trees Used in Numer- Annual Conference of the Georgia Year 1930 Shows Very Small Area of

ous Wood Manufacturing Indus- ForeDstrydAdssociation, May 20 and Forests Burned 0 ver where 0 rgan-

tries of the State-Quantities of 21, ect e at Executive Commit- . d P

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Each Species Used Given.
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According to a report of the Forest Service of the United States Department of

At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Georgia Forestry Association

Only itine hundredths of one percent of the 1,351,070 acres of land controlled by Timber Protective Organizations of Geor-

Agriculture, the wood manufacturing industries of Georgia consumed in 1928 a total of 427,190,000 board feet of lumber. Georgia, however, did not grow all of the wood that was manufactured within its border. Douglas fir from the west and mahogany from the tropics are among the imports into the state.
As one would suspect, the premier species of tree to add to Georgia's manufactured wealtl> is the pine, contributing

held in Atlanta, a decision was reached to hold the annual meeting of the association at Albany, May 20 and 21.
A committee was appointed to consider suggestions offered and to prepare a pro gram. Several speakers of national reputation were mentioned for place on the program and one afternoon is to be given for demonstrating forestry practices in the woods.
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gia were burned over during the year 1930. This is an exceptional showing for the landowners who own and control this area of forested land in Georgia. It is a record that answers positively the assertion one so often hears that forest fires can not be controlled. It shows what timber owners can do with their own organizations, given only general supervision and direction by state forestry agencies. It is a record that abundantly justifies the

342,551,000 board feet.

Georgia system of forest protection, which

Second in importance is the red gum

is a system that places responsibility on

with 21,753,000 board feet, followed by

timber owners themselves.

oak with 21,215,000 board feet. Other leading species are ash, cypress, tupelo

The Timber Protective Organizations have fire towers and patrol systems that

and yellow poplar. The total native softwoods used in
Georgia industries for lumber was 336,056,000 board feet; veneer, 4,479,000; bolts (logs) 11,280,000; total, 351,815,000.
Total native hardwoods: lumber, 57,099,-

permit immediate detection of fires when they start. Arrangements exist whereby crews of men who are subject to fire fighting service are instantly assembled and rushed to fire, men who are equipped with

000 board feet; veneer, 3,055,000; bolts

fire fighting appliances and have plans of

(logs) 15,139,000; total, 75,293,000 board

procedure by which fires can be quickly

feet. Total foreign woods, 82,000 board

brought under control.

feet.

Firebreaks are established to check fires

The list of species of trees and the

or form basis for backfiring. Everything

amount of each used in wood manufacture

is systematically planned for effective fire

of Georgia are as follows:

fighting just as exists for a city fire depart-

Red cedar, lumber, 10,000 board feet.

ment.

Western cedar, lumber, 15,000.

The 234 fires on the protected areas

Cypress, lumber, 5,092,000; bolts, 431,-

could easily have burned unhindered and

000.

swept over many more thousands of acres

Douglas fir, lumber, 1,425,000; veneer,

than the 13,613 acres burned, with great

10,000.

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loss to the owners, but the minute men

Pine, lumber, 327,233,000; veneer, 469!000; bolts, 10,849,000.
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were on the job to stop them.

Mrs. M. E. Judd, Dalton, pioneer in Forestry in Geor- It would be interesting to know what

gia- Member of Georgia Board of Forestry and Officer of Georgia Forestry Association.

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GEORGIA FOREST LOOKOUT

GEORGIA FOREST SERVICE

Forestry Assn.-Cont'd

Iiams, senator, spoke the appreciation of

Published Monthly By GEORGIA FOREST SERVICE

State Capitol

Atlanta, Ga.

C. A. Whittle, Editor

The president of the association is T. G. the legislators for the work being done in

Woolford, of Atlanta. C. B. Harman, At- forestry.

lanta, chairman of the Executive Commit- Mr. Woolford also made a very interest-

tee, presided.

ing report on the progress of the Canal

Staff of the Georgia Foerst Service

Other business of the committee consist- Commission which is working for federal

B. C.

M. Lufburrow, State Forester......Atlanta A. Whittle, Director of Education and

ed of reports showing active work being carried on by the association in many lines

aid in constructing a canal connecting St. Mary's and Sewanee rivers to complete the

Utilization ----------------------------------- Atlanta relating to forestry interests.

project of intercoastal navigation of the

Everett B. Stone, Jr., Assistant State A. A. Doppel of the United States Cham~ Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

Forester -------------------------------- Gainesville H. M. Sebring, Asst. State Forester,
-------------------------------------------------- Macon C. Bernard Beale, District Forester,

her of Commerce, Washington, D. C., an invited guest, made helpful suggestions regarding the program.

The guests were greatly pleased with the helpful information presented at the dinner.

---------------------------- _________________ Waycross The full details of the annual meeting

W. D. Young, District Forester...........Rome Jack Thurmond, District Forester,
-------------------------------- ___________ Savannah

will appear

in

the next Lookout. ~~~

In a recent interview given the "Commercial Appeal", of Memphis, Tennessee,

Charles N. Elliott, Assistant Director of Education ------------------------ __________ Atlanta
H. D. Story, Jr., District Forester,

Mrs. Judd Forest Enthusiast

qordon E. Reynolds, Albany, Georgia, said

The third in our gallery of pioneers of among other things: "Next to cotton, lum-

------------------------------------------------ Albany forestry in Georgia is Mrs. M. E. Judd, ber is the South's greatest product in value

W. G. Wallace, District Forester,

Dalton, the two preceding being Mr. Bon- and yet little is being done to provide for

-------------------------------------------- Columbus nell H. Stone and Mr. C. B. Harman. Mrs. the future supply. One hundred million

Mrs. Nellie Nix Edwards, Secretary to the
State Forester ------------------------------Atlanta Miss Clifford Sims, Secretary to the Direc-

Judd is by profession a landscape architect and is, of course, a lover of trees and

acres in growing

the South are better timber than anything

suited to else and

tor of Education and Utilization, Atlanta shrubs. On her own estate near Dalton should be utilized for that purpose".

Georgia Timber-Cont'd.
Western pine, lumber, 807,000. Red wood, lumber, 16,000. Ash, lumber, 222,000; bolts, 6,176,000. Basswood, lumber, 43,000; bolts, 1,000.

she is practicing forestry as well as promoting it over the state.
As chairman of the Committee on Forest-Parks of the Georgia Forestry Association, Mrs. Judd is called upon for advice

Mr. Reynolds, who is chairman of the membership committee of the Georgia Forestry Association, was recently made president of the Southern Hardwood Club at a meeting held at Jacksonville.

Beech, lumber, 1,100,000. Birch, lumber, 709,000. Cherry, lumber, 3,000. Chestnut, lumber, 110,000; veneer,
000. Cottonwood, lumber, 125,000. Elm, lumber, 302,000.

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as to developing the recreational and aesthetic features of town forest-parks. One of her latest contributions of this sort has been to the town of Newnan.
Mrs. Judd is a highly valued member of the Georgia State Board of Forestry, which board directs the activities of the Georgia

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Town Forest Affords Employment
The City of Newnan has been conducting a cutting operation on its town forest in order to provide employment for men who are out of work. They were paid for

Hickory, lumber, 481,000; veneer, :!2,- Forest Service. In this position, she rep- their work and given fuel wood for home

000. Maple,

lumber,

105,000;

veneer,

6,000;

resents the women's clubs of Georgia. She is an active member of several women's

consumption. Others who are not so badly in need of employment are permitted to

~bolts, 150,000. Oak, lumber, 21,082,000; veneer,

organizations and chairman of the For- cut fuel wood free of charge. The wood 108,- estry Committee of the Georgia Federa- cut is distributed to the needy of the city

000; bolts, 25,000. Persimmon, lumber, 14,000.

tion of Women's Clubs. In recognition of and has proved a great blessing during cold her position in the South, she was invited weather.

Red gum, lumber, 14,064,000; veneer, 2,- to preside at an important session of the An average of 25 men were employed

291,000; bolts, 5,398,000.

National Association of State Forest-Parks for a period of three weeks the trees cut

Sycamore, lumber, 1,757,000; bolts, 600,- held last year. In other organizations she and removed are dead and badly diseased

000. Tupelo, lumber, 6,869,000; bolts, 1,487,-

is receiving national recognition. It has been the good fortune

of

Mrs.

trees or inferior species so that the forest stand is being improved by this operation.

000. Walnut, lumber, 166,000; veneer,

Judd to travel in various parts of the world This work is being done under the direc90,- and to study park developments and land- tion of Mr. H. H. North, Chairman of the

000. Willow, bolts, 194,000.

scaping. Her equipment is, therefore, ex- Water and Light Commission, and is a part ceptional and with it she has the quick per- of the general plan for the improvement

Yellow Poplar, lumber, 9,947,000; ception and sound judgment that has made of the city watershed which is being man-

veneer, 535,000; bolts, 1,108,000.

her a valuable executive in the Georgia aged as a town forest. It is the policy of

Mahogany, lumber, 72,000; veneer, 10,- State Board of Forestry.

Mr. North to continue this work, and the

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Georgia T. P. O.'s-Cont'd

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Conservation Committee Meet

forest area of city property will supply labor and fuel wood for a number of men every year. This is a much worth while

caused the fires. Here are the causes and During the extraordinary session of the project and Mr. North is to be complimen-

the number due to each cause: Lightning, Georgia Legislature the conservation com- ted on its initiation.

11; railroads, 16; campers, 8; smokers, 8; mittee was entertained at dinner by T. G.

debtis burning, 4; incendiary, 70; lumber- Woolford, president of the Georgia For-

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ing, 7; miscellaneous, 42; unknown, 68. ~~~

estry Association. The work being carried Lewis E. Stanley resigned his position as on in forestry in the state was presented state forester of South Carolina to accept

Essay Contest in Bacon County in a comprehensive way by State Forester the position of Secretary of Forests and

An essay contest on the subject "Why B. M. Lufburrow. The work of the Asso- Waters of Pennsylvania. He has been suc-

Woods Burning Should be Stopped", has ciation was outlined by Mr. Woolford and ceeded in South Carolina by H. A. Smith,

been inaugurated in Bacon county by J. T. C. B. Harman, Bonnel H. Stone and Joseph who comes from the position of Assistant

Altman, county superintendent.

McCord spoke briefly. Hon. Emmett Wil- State Forester of Florida.

GEORGIA FOREST LOOKOUT

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NEWNAN ESTABLISHES TOWN FOREST
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FIRST DISTRICT W. B. Young, District Forester
Rome

with the Rome Chamber of Commerce. This area embraces about three acres.
The district forester thinned and pruned about one-half acre of this area. The

Recreational Center and Demonstra-

owner of the area, Mr. R. F. Jolly, de-

tion Forest of 800 Acres To Be De-

Berry School Plants Pines

cided that the pruned and thinned portion

Berry Schools -will plant 15,000 loblolly looked so well that he sent a crew of men

veloped.

pine seedlings this spring which were grown and had the entire area pruned and thin-

*** in their own forest nursery.

ned.

Through the efforts of Mr. H. H. North, Additional seeds Will be planted for the

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Chairman, and other members of the New- 1932 planting season.

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nan Water and Light Commission, a Town Forest has been established on lands owned

*** New School Forest

by the City of Newnan for watershed of A new school forest has been established

SIXTH DISTRICT Jack Thurmond, District Forester
Savannah

the municipal water supply. The area em- at Dawnville High School, in Whitfield

Plantings in Evans County

braces some 800 acres.

county. Mr. I. E. Carson who was former- Mr. Waldo Bradley of Hagan, Georgia,

The Georgia Forest Service has made a ly a teacher at Eatonton, Georgia, is vo- Evans county, is planting 1,500 acres in

forest survey of the property and prepared cational teacher at Dawnville. All students slash pine this year. Mr. Bradley is the

a plan of management which will secure are enthusiastic over learning something owner and operator of a stave mill at Hagan

complete reforestration of the city water- of forestry practice.

and also owner of several thousand acres

shed and a proper management of the property for the production of wood and

*** Dalton Town Forest

of land which he has planned to plant in slash pine. The work is being done under

water.

An unusually heavy stand of young supervision of the Georgia Forest Service.

Some 250 acres of open land will be pines covers 12 acres of the Dalton Town planted to desirable forest trees, the plant- Forest. The total amount of land in this

*** County Police Aid Sought

ing operation to extend over a period of forest embraces 25 acres, 13 of which are Mr. J. M. Fraser, a member of the Lib-

five years.

open land.

erty County Timber Protective Organiza-

The existing stand will be improved by It has been estimated that there are tion, appealed to the county commissioners

the removal of the dead and damaged about 6,000 trees per acre on the 12 acres, of that county to have the county police

trees and the inferior species. This will and the stand is 10 to 12 years old.

help in detecting and suppressing forest

result in increasing the growth of the re- Sample thinning plots have been marked fires on the protected land.

maining stand and encourage the estab- for cutting which will begin this- winter.

lishment of the more valuable species. The city owns the entire watershed and

*** Rome To Have Town Forest

*** O'Connor Plants Extensively
Mr. J. B. O'Connor of the Oconee Timber

a pure supply of water is assured. By the A town forest will be established at Protective Organization is very enthusias-

establishment of a forest cover over the Rome, Georgia. The donor of this forest tic over his protection work. He believes

entire area the run off of rain water will is Miss Frances Andrews, who at her in it so strongly that he has planted 2,000

be controlled and a more uniform stream death, bequeathed to the City of Rome the acres of slash seedlings and is building

flow secured. The city already has one royalties from books published by her for firebreaks on 5,000 acres. Mr. O'Connor

of the most modern water supplies of any a period of 5 years for the establishment has planted many abandoned fields and

municipality in the state and this policy of a town forest.

pastures in slash pine and has also planted

will still further improve it.

Miss Andrews was an eminent botanist, them on cut-over land. He is not waiting

A portion of land bordering the La- known over the country, and published for the seed trees which were left to reseed

Grange highway has been set aside as a books on this subject.

the area but is helping to get a stand of

park area and is being beautified by the planting of ornamental shrubs and trees. This work is being done under the immediate direction of Mrs. M. E. Judd of Dalton, Georgia. Mrs. Judd is an experienc-

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Georgia Red Cedar in Demand

desirable timber back in shortest time possible. He reports no fires on any of his

An

For Northern
inquiry received

Markets
by the Georgia

timber since protection work began one year ago. His firebreaks will be plowed instead of the usual plowed and burned

ed landscape engineer the beautification of

and has charge of State Forest-Parks

Forest Service from a Pennsylvania concern asking for locations of red cedar

strip.

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as a member of the Georgia State Board stands was referred to the first district.

. SEVENTH DISTRICT

of Forestry and Georgia Forestry Association.
Approximately 800 ornamental trees,
shrubs and plants have been set out this ~pring already and plans call for the plantIng of many more. Plans call for the cons~uction of a roadway through this portion and the establishment of a number of the beautification of the park area.

A notice was sent to county agents in that district asking them to get in touch with landowners who might have red cedar to sell.
Dade county, according to estimates made, has the largest amount of red cedar of any county in Georgia. Leaders in that county were put in touch with the Pennsylvania concern with prospects of develop-

C. Bernard Beale, District Forester Waycross
Bacon County Wants Fire Protection
Meeting with a small group of interest ed Bacon county citizens at Alma on Feb ruary 14, District Forester Beale outlined the state fire control work under the Tim

*** A committee of ladies with Mrs. Davis ing considerable business.

as chairman has been formed to encourage ~he beautification of the park area and

Highway Demonstration

her Protective Organization plan. J. T Altman, county school superintendent with the district forester arranged the

unprovements.

Area Brings Results

meeting after an educational campaign

Mr. H. H. North, Chairman of the Water Among the highway demonstration plots among the county schools. Mr. Altman

and Light ~edit and

Commission, should praise for initiating

be and

given carry-

established last fall by the Georgia Forest Service in cooperation with local civic or-

has devoted much time and effort curing organized fire control in

to se Bacon

Ing out of this project.

ganizations, was one near Rome on the county and his unselfish efforts are to be

EYeret B. Stone, Assistant State Forester. Atlanta highway, established in cooperation commended.

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GEORGIA FOREST LOOKOUT

While no Timber Protective Organiza- hotel, Albany, the office vacated by H. M. FORESTRY SUMMER CAMP

tion was formed, a number of individual Sebring, assistant state forester, whose

IN GEORGIA MOUNTAINS

*** contracts were signed by those present, office has been moved to Macon.

about 2,000 acres being listed at the meet- The office of Mr. Wallace is in the Cham-

ing with several present agreeing to work ber of Commerce rooms at Columbus.

Students and Teachers from Voca-

in their communities to secure additional large timber concern of the South.

members. Another meeting to complete organization will be held as soon as suffi-

*** Students Plant Highway Trees

cient acreage is secured to comply with the The vocational students of the Palmer-

tional Agricultural Schools to Study Forestry at Young Harris College and Make Excursions into Moun-

minimum requirement for a Timber Pro- Stone Consolidated School at Oxford who tains.

tective Organization (10,000 acres).
*** Colonel Benedict Runs Germination

have a school forest volunteered their services in planting shade trees along the highway from Covington toward Madison.

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Arrangements have been made to have Vocational Forestry Camp for three weeks

Experiment

According to C. N. Elliott of the Georgia at Young Harris College in the mountains

When pine masts lodge in soft, loosened Forest Service who directed the work, the of North Georgia, beginning about August

prepared soil, the result is quick germin~ boys did a good job, showing that they 1, the definite dates to be decided later on. tion and vigorous seedlings. On th1s knew how to practice what they had been Provisions have been made for financing theory, Colonel R. E. Benedict, Brunswick- taught. Pines, dogwoods and myrtles ":ere the expenses of one boy from each county

Peninsula Company forester, plowed fur- planted.

rows 30 to 50 feet apart on a small area of the company's forest land two years ago.

*** Hollywood School Erects Cabin

having a white vocational school and for several vocational teachers. Others can attend by paying their own way or raising

A recent inspection shows that abundant

On Forest Plot

funds locally for expenses.

seedlings are appearing along the furrows H. J. McCurry, Jr., of the Hollywood Three weeks of forestry work, mainly

in certain sections of the ploughed terri- School in Habersham county reports the in the woods, will train the boys in tree

tory. On other furrows, few or no seed- construction of a cabin in the school for- identification, estimating the volume of

lings have appeared.

est. This is to be used as a clubhouse for standing timber, fire control, uses of

Colonel Benedict says: "All we can do forestry work and for meetings of the lo- woods, thinning, harvesting and tree plant-

is to make the conditions optimum. Uni- cal chapter of Future Farmers of Georgia. ing.

formity of natural reproduction is control- The cabin is erected on a mound thrown Teachers and students are enthusiastic

led by chance lodgment of seed."

up by gold miners in 1889. A swimming over the prospects of spending three weeks

The possible results of land preparation pool is to &.e made near by.

in pleasant and profitable study of forestry

are quick germination, uniform establish- Under t1Pe direction of Hugh A. Inglis, and excursions to interesting points in the

ment of dominant seedlings, fire damage teacher of vocational agriculture, the boys mountains: The program of work and

minimized, drainage, fewer trees to thin have erected a work shop, landscaped the excursions is now being made out.

and more rapid growth.

school grounds, put up large rock columns

*** *** Controls Break Burning With Fire
Pump Instead of Plowed Furrows
More man and water power, less mule
and tractor power, is the idea of W. W.

at the school entrance. It is regretted that limited space pre-
vents reproducing in full the interesting and well written report sent in by yo]Ing McCurry.

Students Make Fire Surveys
Each white rural consolidated school in the state is engaged in making reports of forest fires in the regions in which the schools are located. Cards for recording

Turner, Mayday (Turner & Langdale)

acreage burned over and cause of each

*** when it comes to burning strip fire breaks.

Indian Springs Forest Park

fire are provided by the Georgia Forest

With four men carrying water pumps,

Enlarged

Service. In this way, considerable data

one man stringing fire, two men with swat- Through the liberality of citizens of will be obtained on forest fires in Georgia.

ters, on land rough several years a good Butts county, led by the Kiwanis club, the fire break can be satisfactorily burned area of the state forest park at Indian

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without furrows, Mr. Turner states. An Springs has been doubled, giving needed Round of School Forest Demon-

enthusiastic timberman, Mr. Turner gets space for the development of the recrea-

strations.

his neighbors interested by helping them tional value of the historic spot. Judge Members of the staff of the Georgia

burn their breaks.

Ogden Persons of Forsyth was a large con- Forest Service are now making another

*** tributor to the purchase fund and is one round of school forests to give demonstra-
TWO NEW DISTRICT FOREST- of the members of the advisory committee tions. This time, thinning, estimating the

ERS FOR GEORGIA

on state forest parks.

board feet in standing timber and uses of

Beginning with February 1, two new The Indian Springs property is under woods are being demonstrated.

district foresters were added to the staff the management of the Georgia Forest of the Georgia Forest Service. H. D. Story Service which is making improvements on at Albany, and H. G. Wallace at Columbus. the property as funds become available.

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School Forest Cabin

Mr. Story is a graduate of the School of The latest improvement undertaken is the The Georgia Industrial School at Barnes-

Forestry of Louisiana State College and construction of a foot bridge from the ville has recently constructed a cabin

has had several years of experience, being highway to the spring, to replace an old on its school forest. Here meetings of the

*** located for some time in Georgia where he structure now falling into decay.

was employed on the Southern Forestry

Educational Project.

Planting and Thinning In Laurens

forestry club are held and tools for forestry work are kept. The building was erected by the boys of the school. This

Mr. Wallace is a native of Georgia and graduate of the Department of For-

Perry

County.
Brothers, Dublin,

Georgia,

leading

school is one of the activity in the state.

foremost

in

forestry

estry of the Georgia State College of Ag- dairymen of South Georgia with a wide slash pine, recently planting 20,000 seed-

riculture, and has had experience with a reputation for establishing carpet grass lings. A demonstration in thinning a

Mr. Story occupies an office in the and lespedeza pastures have entered a new thicket of pines was given on their lands

Chamber of Commerce room at the Gordon role and are now planting surplus land in by C. S. Trowbridge, Extension Forester.