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 ~~* ~~* *~* 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 . .. Each Species Used Given. ~ tee Meeting. ~~~ tze rotectton ts m Force. * 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. (Continued on page 2, column 2) 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. . loss to the owners, but the minute men Pine, lumber, 327,233,000; veneer, 469!000; bolts, 10,849,000. (Cont'd on page 2, Col. 1) 4,- 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. (Continued on page 2, column 1) 2 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. 15,- 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 ~~~ 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 000. ~ ~ ~ Georgia T. P. O.'s-Cont'd ~~~ 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- ~~~ 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 3 NEWNAN ESTABLISHES TOWN FOREST *** 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 Wf Wf Wf Chairman, and other members of the New- 1932 planting season. , 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- *** 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. Wf Wf Wf 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. 4 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. *** 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 *** 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. *** 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.