GA F600 .M1 1963 88 FORESTRY FACTS 1961 - .~ORG,IA_FORESL~'JBYSY_ 1, STATE TOTAL LAND AREA o OOCIOOOO'lOVO % 37,382.7 Mac ~s 2 COHME RC IAL FOREST LAND o , < 25,772.2 M acre- 69 3. OWNERSHIP - . . Farmer . . .0 . Ml sc. Private ' 0 . . 0 ,, ' 0 . Forest tndustry 0 ' ' .. . . . . . . . . Other Public . . .. ' 0 0 (Military, State, County, City) . . . . National Forest ' . . < 0 15,053.0 M acres 58 4,931 . 9 M acres 19 3,946.4 t1 acres 16 1,067.5 M acre!'i 4 773.4 M acres 3 lf. The Forest Resource Pict ure can Best be Su~med up as Follows: a. Two-thirds of the total area is now commcrclal foest land and is Increasing. b. Four out of five acres of c.orrmerc(al fore t land ,3re i n small prt ate owners! lps. c. About half the area is ratea as potentia ly capable o( producing sllghtly more than a cord per acre per year. RGIA W E'S - 1961 2 . PULPWOOD . 1,418,000 t1BF ro st i e ) 4,949 M Cords 3. EMPLOYHENT FACTS FO~ WOOD-US NG INDUSTRIES , 19611/ a. Pulp and ?aper 19' 200 employed.l/ b . Sav.mills c. Nava 1 St ores 9,800 II 9,500 II J/ d . Wood Preservatron Plants 600 e . All Others (furniture, veneer & ply\~od, 11 .950 specialty industries, flooring plants, lumber box manufacturers, cabinet shops) Total Employment 51,050 4 . In 1960, fores -based industries ranked third in the St ate i n dollar out - put value, contribut i ng 956 mi llion do l lars, outranked onl~ by text' es and food manufacturing. 11 Excludes ~oodyards and wholesalers and retailers of lumber proc.'ucts . 11 From Bl~e Book of Southern Progress (1961) . l / Es t imated Wood and Gum Naval Stores GEORG IA FORESTRY COMMISSION FIRE CONTROL FACT SHEET February 4, 1963 FOREST PROTECTION STATUS NOo FOREST ACRES PROTECTED ~ooooooo~ooooooo~~qoo o o o oo~noooooooaooaoo 23 ,563 ,000 NO. COUNTIES PROTECTED Q . o. oo oooo o.. oo..... o o... oo~. a. o... o 153 NO o COUNTY FORESTRY UNITS o o oo oooooooooooooooaoo n ooo o oo~ooooooooooo 126 NO. COMBINED UNITS (2 OR MORE COUNTIES COMBINED) noon 27 NO. UNPROTECTED COUNTIES- -TOWNS , UNION , GLASCOCK , JOHNSON . QI!JI TMAN a BAKER oo. . o., ..... "o. oo o~ ~ 6 PERSONNEL & EQY I ~~ENT Sl ATQS 1 FIRE FIGHTER PER 40 9 907 FOREST ACRES 1 TOWERHAN PER 104 9 724 FOREST ACRES I DISTRICT SUPERVISOR PER 24 COUNTY PERSONNEL 1.8 MEN PER FIRE SUPPRESSION UNIT (CRAWLER TRACTOR 8 PLOW &TRANSPORT) FIRE SUPPRESSION UNIT PER 72,279 FOREST ACRES PATROL AIRCRAFT PER 942,520 FOREST ACRES ~ 1959 1960 1961 1962 4 Yr . Avg o .f i,B~S.. 6,422 8,335 8,855 __~ 59.2 8 , 052 Fl RE STAll STI CS FOREST ACRES ~RN~D 50 1)929 . 70 62 9948 011 56 ~ 610 . 03 46J..86.J! 54 0 318 .49 AVG. !ill 7 n93 7a55 6.39 ,2.44 6 n75 PERCENT OF PROTECTED LAND BURNED ., 237 . 290 n256 ~j .246 :Z . 1G F 1. A E:A RE OR&STED FROM C ISS!Olr GROt~ TREES TC'tl\L C .:HISS!O TREES PLAlTTED 1929 - 1962 2. r.ttON PA T 4 YEAR .I.J. l~. 5 H!LLICm ACRES. 1.6 BILLION TREES. - 60 196 .. 61 196 62 962 ... 63 23l). 0 ll; . 0 5!~.3 55 . 0 3. 1962 A EBDI.G FORESTAT!O 4. ESTIMATED R~ES t~DED 1963-6f ESTIMATED TREES NEEDED 196~65 1,500,000 ACRES (EST~bTED) . 8 !ILL!ON lvO HILLION 5. TREE J'l~F..O iENT PROGRAl THREE SE D ORC. RDS FOR S ERIOR TREES GLElmOOD COCHRAN .. SONV!Ll.E TOTAL SUPERIOR TREES TO B~ ESTABLISHED IN ORCHARD~ PRESENT STATUS - .50 PERCENT COMPLETED. 64.~500 ANNUAL RAT~ OF I CREASE 10,000 TREES. AVERAG~ ANNU.\L COST OF ESTABLISRitG SEED ORCHARD APPROX~~TELY $60.000. 6. RE ORBSTA~ION FACTS 1962 ~ 63 NUMBER OF TREE ~TURSERIES 6 NUMBER OF SEED ORCHARDS 3 STA'l'E OFPICE 1 TOTAL 10 NUMBER OF SALARIED EMPLOYEES PER UNiT 3.1 x>EOPLE NUUBEP. 0 TECHNICAL SUPEa ISORS 2 Tl?.EE SEEDLlllGS SOLD TO GEORGIA W.'lDOWNERS AT APPROXIMATE COST. FOREST FACTS OF WOODLAND 1-IANAGEMEf'.IT Job Ahe~ I. Provide management services on the State's 23.931 e3 00 acres of privately owned forest lando 2o Provide technical assistance to restock 1,599,600 acres of understocked forest lando 3o Provide assistance and service to prevent the annual conversion of 174,000 acres of pine land into low quality, undesirable weed treeso 4o Provide technical assistance to and critical area tree planting on 18 small watersheds now in operation, and 15 new watersheds annually to come into this program. S. To provide technical assistance and information on manufacturing and utilization to Georgia's 900 woodusing industrieso 6o To assist in finding markets and new uses for Georgia's most abundant raw material--wood. 7o To provide growth and yield studies to potential forest owners to enable them to qualify for FoH.Ao loanso 8o Technical assistance on a million and a half acres in need of planting to treeso 9. As the authorized agency to expend federal funds on forestry pro- grams in the State, most of which Is on a matching bases 1 the Commission services the following agencies forestry programs: ASC, Conservation Reserve, Fanners Home Administration, Small Watershed, Rural Area Development, Georgia Crop Improvement Association's certified pine seed program1 also approving the practice and sale of all timber on all State Agency landso Personnel Providing Services Forty-one technical foresters at present are providing management services on the State's 23,931,300 forest acres to its 196p665 private forest owners; thus averaging 583p690 acres and 4,796 forest owners per fares ter o Services Available to Forest Owners: 1. In-the-woods forest land examination and recommendations by a technical forester on all forestry needs and practiceso 2o 9r~t Management Plan- A plan providing the forest owner with a systematic procedure and method to insure a sustained income from his forest lando The plan is based on a forester's examlna~ tion~ analysts and recommendations set forth in a report which includes an aerial photograph of the owner's property (sample attached)o 3o Mark trees for selective cutting and cupping and give numberD sizeD and volume of trees markedo 4o Mar~~ng- Provide sample forest products sales contract, provide list of possible timber buyers, and furnish interested buyers with list of owners having timber for saleo So Control undesirable weed trees by chemical spraylngo 6o Furnish technically trained utilization specialists to industry for assistance in manufacturing and utilization problemso 7o Provide forest resources information to prospective wood-using industries In Georglao 8o Complete State-wide coverage of aerial photographs made available to landownerso Individual photographs on a loan baslso 9. Provide critical area tree planting and technical assistance on all of the State's small watershedso lOo Provide aerial detection for insect and disease occurrences and control when outbreak occurso Entire State is flown annually for this purpose. IL Wood-using industry and utilization directory available. Gives description and facts concerning the various forest products industries in the Stateo Also 0 a Jist and addresses of all of the woodustng industries in the Stateo ~ctivi ties Fiscal Year 196L Woodland owners given forest management assistance oo Noo 4,260 Area involved oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Acres 273,589 Industrial operators given assistance and advice ooooo Noo 185 Sawtimber marked for selective cutting oooooooooooooo MBF 16,732 Pulpwood marked for selective cutting oooooooooooooooo Cords 20.608 Area of timber marked ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Acres 18,598 Total timber stand improvement oooooooooooooooooooooo Acres 22,910 Woodlands of undesirable species controlled by county forestry personnel aooooooooooooooooooooooooo No. 282 Area involved eoooooooeooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Acres 5,250 Timber saved from premature harvest ooeooooooooooooooo Acres 11,108 Cases referred t o p r i v a t e f o r e s t e r s 000000000000000000 No a 39 Surveys and research projects ooooooooooooooeooooooooo No. 4 Insect Control~ 522,329 insect infested trees treated on 4,490 landowners' property in 30 counties- March 1962 February 1963 -3- Fores t Managemen t Budget Macon Office ooooooo ooo o ooo~ooooooooo o oo o o o oo ooo o Cooperative Forest Management o ooooo oooooooo o ooo o Watershed Technical Assistance 000000000000000000 Coosa River Yatershed ooooooooooooooooooooooo"ooo Critical Area Planting ooooooooo o ooooooooooooooo State Forest oooooooooooeoooooooooooooooooooooooo Total oooooooooooooooooooo n oooooooooooooooooooo Fiscal Year 1964 $ 91,569 239,353 21,595 19,826 6,508 55,673 $434,524 -4- Title Director Asst. Director Division Chief Regional Forester Asst. Division Chief Administrative Asst. I & E Assistant It District Forester Watershed Forester Asst. District Forester Forest Mgt. Field Assistant Forest Engineer Senior Pilot District Pilot-Part Time District Pilot-Full Time Invest Igator Radio Technician ttl Radio Technician II Forest Technician District Ranger General Services Asst. Aircraft Mechanic It Aircraft Mechanic Nursery Superintendent Nurseryman Asst. Nurseryman Seed Processing Asst. Naval Stores Supervisor No. of Emp loyees 6 2 4 4 10 43 3 2 16 9 5 10 7 9 6 6 6 Ave1age Mon thly Sal a ry 999.00 875.00 761 .33 700.00 601.75 565.00 510 0 25 600.90 545.00 457.59 545.00 545o00 565 .oo 374.56 383.89 421.84 439.00 344.00 410.38 450.67 505.00 565.00 448.00 448.66 285 0 17 258.33 357.00 265.00 Startin.J Sa iary 999.00 727 . 00 627.00 585 0 00 545.00 466.00 466.00 505.00 505.00 431.00 466.00 466.00 505.00 371 .oo 371.00 371.00 400.00 319.00 400.00 371.00 466.00 505.00 431.00 431.00 275 .oo 255 .oo 319.00 228.00 Title Carpenter Foreman /) Welder Mechanic Heavy Equipment Operator Asst. Warehouseman II Trailer Truck Operator ~lght Watchman Tabulating Equip. Sup. Payroll Control Auditor Payroll Clerk Principal Secretary Clerk Typist, Senior Secretary Clerk Typist. lntennedlate Key Punch Operator Radio Telephone Operator Intermediate Seco District Secretary Secretary-Part time Prt nter Porter & Laborer No. of Emp loyees 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 8 8 4 4 5 10 Average Monthly Salary 4oo.oo 378.00 316.25 301 .so 275 oOO 331.00 331 .oo 466o00 448o00 285 .oo 303 oOO 320.00 295 0 12 271.37 257 .so 265 .oo 268.50 256oOO 150o00 344o00 196.44 Starting Sa 1ary 344.00 296o00 296.00 296.00 275.00 255o00 255 .oo 400.00 371.00 285 oOO 296.00 275.00 275 0 00 255 oOO 255.00 255 oOO 228.00 219o00 150o00 344o00 187o00 TJ t le Unit Forester Asst. Ranger County Ranger County Ranger II Tractor Operator Asst. Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman I I DIspate her Towerman Towennan I I COUNTY PERSONNEL No. of Employees 6 45 26 97 77 114 187 24 45 97 83 Average Monthly Salary 448.33 247.93 310.00 387.06 247.56 163.31 204.33 218.75 195.53 142.01 163 0 17 Sta r ting Salary 431.00 228.00 275.00 344.00 219.00 159.00 187.00 203 .oo 173.00 135 .oo 147.00 Percent No. Surplus ~ 0 14 62 18 11 11 24 195 55 12 10 8 to 3 23 55 184 44 4 5 1 88 17 1 5 16 11 58 76 16 5 2 224 GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION Equipment by Type and Age August 29, 1962 FIRE CONTROL Nomenclature Replacement Value Delivery Vehicles, Clv. Jeeps, Surplus Jeeps, Cfv. 14@ $1,910- $26,600 29@ $1,600 = $46,400 1/2 - 3/4 ton pickups, Surplus 11 " 11 Civ. 219@ $1,350- $295,650 Tanker, Truck, Surplus II II II Stake Truck, 1/2 - 2 Ton, Surplus II II II II CfVo 1 @ $4,500 &. 21@ $2,600- $59,100 13 @ $2,600 = $33,800 1 1/2 - 3 Ton Transport Truck, Surplus 11 u 11 " Civ. 239@ $2,600 = $621,400 5 Ton Transport Trucks, Surplus " 11 11 Clv. Trailer Equipment, Surplus 11 11 Civ. 9@ $5,800 $52,200 89@ $1,600 = $142,400 2 Ton Tractor Truck, Surplus II II II II 6@ $3,850 = $23,100 3 Ton Tractor Truck, Surplus 11 11 11 ctv. 69@ $3,850 = $265~650 5 Ton Tractor Truck, Surplus u 11 " Civ. Tractor, Crawler, Light w/plow, Surplus 11 11 11 u Clv. 2@ $12,000 & 19@ $8,000 = $176,000 226@ $3,475 = $785,350 Average Aqe 3 yrs. - 8 months 13 yrs. - 0 months 8 yrs. - 2 months 12 yrs - 0 months 3 yrs - 4 months 12 yrs. - 0 months 11 yrs. - 1 month 11. yrs. - o' months 10 yrs. - 0 months 10 yrs.- 0 months 6 yrs. - 2 months 12 yrs. - 0 months 6 yrs. - 10 months 8 yrs. - 8 months 12 yrs. - 0 months 7 yrs. - 10 months 11 yrs. - 0 months 6 yrs. - 7 months 11 yrs. - 0 months 6 yrs. - 6 months 6 yrs. - 0 months 6 yrs. - 4 months __ _rc (-nt No . _r,_nlu~ It ems 19 21 91 32 9 2 0 384 0 912 0 31 (J 19 5(1 ( 1(";) 2 lC: ) 2 ){I (l 2 FIRE CONTROL (Cont.) ~lomenc 1ature Replacement Value Average Age Tractor, Crawler, Medium w/plow, Surplus .. .. .. Cfv. 112 ~ $11,500 = $1,288,000 14 yrs. - 0 months 8 yrs. - 4 months Tractor, Crawler, Heavy w/plow, Surplus .. 11 11 11 civ. 11 ~ $16,000- $176,000 14 yrs. - 0 months 5 yrs. - 6 months Fixed Radios. Clv. 2 ~ $2,000, 4 ~ $800 & 378 ~ $475 = $186,750 7 yrs. - 10 months Mobile Radios, Civ. Pack Radio, Civ. 912 ~ $666 = ~607,392 31@ $600 = $18,600 6 yrs - 3 months 6 yrs. - 7 months Super Cub Aircraft, Clv. Cessna 180 Aircraft, Surplus Cessna 180 Aircraft, Clv. Piper Cornmanche Aircraft, Clv. 19 ~ $7,000 = $133,000 2 ~ $7,000 = $14,000 1 ~ $22,000 = $22,000 4 yrs. - 4 months 8 yrs. - 0 months 8 yrs. - 0 months 5 yrs. - 0 months TBM Aircraft, Surplus T-34 Beechcraft Aircraft, Surplus Stearman PT-17 Aircraft, Surplus Bell Helicopter, Clv. 2 ~ $17,000 = $34,000 2 ~ $7,000 = $14DOOO I @ $7,000 = $7,000 I @ $35,000 = $35,000 19 yrs. - 0 months 6 yrs. - 0 months 4 yrs. - 6 months Total Replacement Value - $5,063,392 16.~ of all listed equipment, excluding radios, has been obtained from Government surplus sources. ADH IN I STRATI ON Percent No. Surplus ~ None Surpl us 4 7 Nomenclatur~ Truck, Sedan Delivery Radios, Fixed Radios, Mobile I BH Equl pment Average Age S years 7 years 4 years Estimated Replacement Cost $ 1.900 4,375 4.662 1la200 $82,137 Perce nt No . Sur~ Items None 36 Surpl us 5 36 MANAGEMENT Nomenclature Pickup Trucks Tractors, Crawler, Small Radios, Mobile Average Age 2 years 8 years 5 years Estimated Replacement Cost $48,600 17,375 23,976 $89,951 Percent No . Surplus l l!!!!!l None 8 Surplus 4 5 2 15 12 7 15 NURSER,! Nomenclature Trucks, Pickup , Trucks, Stake, 1 1/2 to 2 ton Trucks, Stake Dump Trucks, Tractor, 3 ton Tractors, Farm, 30 h.p. or less Tractors, Farm, 31 h.p . or more Radios, Fixed Radios, Mobile Average Aqe 4 years 5 years 5 years 5 years 6 years 6 years 6 years 6 years Estimated Replacement Cost $10,800 10,400 15,000 7,700 36,000 40,800 3,325 ___,2.990 $134,015 Perccr.t No , Surp l~ Items 20 1 2 0 0 1 100 1 0 50 1 100 1 0 t) 0 1 0 G t 0 0 1 0 0 3 WAYCROSS STATE FOREST Nomenclature Truck, Pickup II II . Truck, Stake 1/2 to 1 ton II II II Truck, Stake, 1 1/2 to 2 ton II II II It Trailer, Equipment II II Truck, Tractor, 5 ton " II IC Tractor, Crawler, small II II II . Tractor. Crawler, large II II Radio Flxed " II Radto, Mobi1e II " Av~ruge Age 12 years 3 years ,. ~ years. 12 years 12 years 5 years 12 years 6 years 7 years 14 years 4 years Estimated R.:-p 1a~~ii.;,,i: Cost $ 1,350 2,700 1,900 2,600 1 ,600 1 ,600 8,000 3,475 24,000 475 1 .9~~ $49,698