the voice of 255,000 forest owners in New York- representing an ownership of 11 million acres

ember the story of Gideon? (Judges 6:11 ff.) We are in need of men of valor!need just 100 among our 775 members, each one of whom will step forward and se-

cure two or three new members for NYFOA. Are you qualified to be one of the hundred?It's 1000 members by April 15! The call is for a hundred men of valor!

Vol. V. No.1January 1967

"WOODSWALKS" - NEW PROPOSAL

TO NYFOA MEMBERS:How would you enjoy going on a

two hour informal walk through thewoods of a fellow NYFOA member?

- To get a look at what he has doneto improve his woods

- To share his enthusiasm in work-ing with trees

_ Topick up some ideas that mightbe helpful in your own woods work.

No expens e to you - except yourtime and travel.

TO NYFOA FOREST OWNERS:- Do you have a woods, a planta-

tion or a timber area that you wouldlike to hav e your fellow NYFOAmembers see?

-.,.w ould you be willing to act as aguide for 10 to 20 people who mightturn out for a couple of hours on aSunday or Saturday afternoon for a"Woods Walk" through your timberor plantation?

No expense to you, just your time.

Then -Just drop a note to the Forest

Owner, College of Forestry, Syra-cues, N. Y. 13210, and let us knowhow you feel about one or both ofthese questions - about going on a"Woods Walk"~ having some NYFOAfriends or ne iahb or s in to see yourwoods.

Your NYFOA Board of Directorshas approved the "Woods Walk" idea.~ ow we would like to know how youfeel about it. First "Woods Walks"would probably come at the end ofJune 1967, after school is out, andduring the months of July and August.

NYFOA MEMBEREARL D. GARDINER'SWOODS WORK PUBLICIZED

The Farm and Garden Supplement ofthe Watertown Daily Times for Satur-day September 24, 1966 gave an out-standing spread to the forestry ac-complishments of NYFOA memberEarl D. Gardiner, 143 Bishop St.,Watertown, N. Y. First, there wasa full page front cover picture of Earland Forester Edward R. Gamen ofthe, Conservation Dept. Second therewere four additional photographs andtext on page 4 and finally, two halfcolumns on page 5. The story car-ried reference to the operation ofNew York State's Forest PracticeAct program which became effectiveFeb. 28, 1946. It stated there were169 FPA cooperators in JeffersonCounty.

Earl Gardiner has three separateforest ownerships, the largest ofwhich is more than 300 acres in theTown of Rodman. Earl planted hisfirst trees in 1926, that year settingout 15,000. Since then he has planted531,000 and has been certified as aTree Farmer by the American For-est Products Industries. It's been anon-profit hobby but with an immenseamount of personal satisfaction. Inthe winter Earl and his wife take offtoFlorida. There he grows oranges,lemons and grapefruit.

(Our hats are off to both Earl andthe Watertown Times! Next time don'tfail to mention you are also a mem-ber of the NYFOA - fastest growingforestry association in the USA!

FoE. C.)

PRESIDENT'S COLUMNI am happy to see that we are be-

ginning to stir up differences of op-inion, particularly in the area of tax-ation and legislation.

In the NYFOA we want to encour-age the expression of individual opin-ion and to show each member how hecan gather support for his opinion.

We are all forest landowners insome sense, but from many walks oflife, with divergent views, and con-flicting interests. It is important foreach of us to have an arena, theNYFOA, where we can compete withother views and interests, to assessthe strength and weakness of our po-sition in society, and to understandthe ways and means available to bet-ter our position individually, ingroups, or as an as s ociation.

We can work out adjustments formany conflicting interests, but wemust first determine exactly wherethe conflict lies. We must also knowwho supports what interest. The vo-cal minorities tend to get what theywant. If you don't speak, you don'tget.

Get your thinking into the FORESTOWNER where it can become an in-fluence throughout the membership.

PLYWOOD FIRE-RATEDPlywoodhas been approved for one-

hour, fire-ratedfloor androofassem-blies and is now included in 23 differ-ent systems listed by the Underwrit-ers' Laboratories. The approvalmeans architects, engineers and con-tractors will be able to use plywoodin floor and roof systems where itwas formerly ruled out.

POWERFUL HONKERSRE: 4TH FALL MEETING

State of New YorkConservation DepartmentAlbany, N. Y.

December 12, 1966

Professor Floyd E. CarlsonSecretaryNew York Forest Owners Assoc.College of Forestryat Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York 13210

Dear Professor Carlson:

Your kind comments about the coop-eration you have received from thisDepartment, with particular refer-ence to Mr. Glider and the personnelat Belleayre, are especially appreci-ated. I am passing your letter on tothe people involved as I am sure theytoo will be most pleased.

Again, with many thanks , and bestwishes to you and to the other mem-bers of the New York Forest OwnersAss ociation,

Sincerely,(Signed) Stewart KilborneCommissioner

THANKS VERY MUCH!Nov. 25, 1966

Dear Floyd:You are to be congratulated on your

excellent newsletter "Forest Owner. "As one who has developed a newsletterI can appreciate the problems involv-ed, the amount of work that goes intoeach issue and the need for such amedium to provide- an exchange of i-deas among members.

Your Association has a big job todo Floyd, but with the type of dedicat-ed effort you are putting into its op-eration it cannot be anything but suc-ces sfu!'

With kind regards,Yours sincerely,

David M. Irvine, R. P. F.,Secretary-ManagerCanadian Institute of ForestryBox 5000MacDonald College, P. Q.

(Note: This is successor to the Can-adian Society of Forest Engineers)

The 1967 USDAYearBook, now inthe planning stage, will contain a 32page photo section on "Beautification,Conservation, and Recreation. "

NEWS OF YOU

The title of this space which is' al-lotted to me each month would be moreappropriate if there were more "NEWSOF YOU" items available to your mem-bership secretary. The only informa-tion that I have comes from applica-tion blanks, filled-in questionnaires,letters from you, and newspapers a-long with other publications. Sincemy access to newspapers is limited,I cannot keep track of the kudos tomembers which appear in the variouspublications. And als 0, there are manywhose activities in constructive effortsmay not have been formally recog-nized but whose part in the total pic-ture may be fully as important in theinterests of NYFOA.

There is room here for some "over-the-back fence" talk about your ac-tivities and those of other memberswho are reluctant to talk about whatthey are doing. Anything that is re-vealed to me will be faithfully report-ed in future issues of the Forest Own-er. (There is no guarantee as to howfar it will go from there.) We knowfar too little about each other so let'sget acquainted.

In order that you may receive cred-it for new members in the currentcontest, please have your name notedon application blanks or send the namesin to me. If you need blanks or bro-chures just let me know.

Some of our new members are:Frederick K. Hackett (Hamilton)--

a lawyer in Farmingdale.Larry D'Amato (Warren)-- Wood-

ridge, New JerseyMr. & Mrs. Alfred Silvan (no for-

est land}--ScarsdaleErnestA. Dahmen, Jr. (Tompkins)

--IthacaKennethR. Feathers--Juniormem-

ber from StephentownMrs. Gustav Schwab (Dutchess)--

New York City and Lake MohonkA. Reginald Dixon (Warren)--

ChestertownJohn J. Healy (Schoharie}--AstoriaJohn Arthur Swens on (Saratoga) --

Saratoga SpringsJohn Magee (Essex}--Chestertown

Mrs. Luella B. PalmerMembership Secretary

Of the more than 1. 4 million farmponds and watershed project reser-voirs built on private land with USDAassistance, 723,600 are stockedwithfish and nearly 300,000 are open tothe public on a fee or free basis.

The flight of the Canada goose isheavy but powerful. It averages about55 miles per hour. To cut downresistance, Canada geese usuallyform a V-shaped flock. These mag-nificent migrators sometimes nego-tiate a non-stop flight of hundreds ofmiles.

(Source: Remington News LetterOctober, 1966)

HOW ABOUT THAT BROOK

Have you a brook or stream onyour forest land? Do you and yourfamily plan on building a little fishpond, or maybe a pool big enough togo swimming in? Or even a f ir e pond.Your own br ook is often one of themost enjoyable parts of your land.You probably think that because thebrook is on your property, you cando as you wish with it, as long as youdo not interfere with the use of thesame water by your neighbor.

Better check on it first.Since January 1, 1966, a new set

of rules has been in effect, that couldhave alottodo with how you use yourbrook. These rules, adopted by tl-Water Resources Commission,intended to combat pollution and shhave the support of all of us.

They state as follows: If your stris unpolluted, the State is interestedin keeping it that way. To this end therules say that you will probably haveto get a permit before you can do muchof anything to your brook. In mostcases, permits are required for brid-ges, dams, excavations. etc.

Be on the safe side. Get in touchwith your District Office of the NewYork State Conservation Departmentand get the neces sary information andforms. They will show you how to fillthem out.

Pure water is one of our most im-portant natural resources. Let's pro-tect it.

John W. Stock, Tupper Lake

INJURY FREQUENCY RATE

A report by the U.S. Departmentof Labor indicates that the injury-frequency rate for 1965 for the log-ging camps and logging contractorwas 55.8 disabling injuries per rnilion man-hours worked. This was thehighest of some 125 selected manu-facturing industries listed. The aver-age rate for 1965 was 12.9.(Source: News, U. S. Dept. of Labor

FORMAL APPOINTMENTCRANDALL MELVIN, JR.

orneyat Lawo South Warren Street

Dear Mr. Melvin:Iwas happy to hear from our sec-

retary, Floyd Carlson, that you haveconsented to serve as Chairman ofour Finance Committee. Please con-sider this letter as your formal ap-pointment to the Chairmanship of theNYFOA Finance Committee.

Wehave 2major problems that re-quire your ur gent attention:

1. The determination of the cashvalue of our current income and do-nated essential services.

2. The cash financing of currentlydonated services and planned expand-ed services such as a paid ExecutiveSecretary, enlarged Forest Owner,etc.

Very truly yours,

David H. Hanabur ghNYFOA - President

SECOND ANNUALHEIBERG AWARD

This As s ociation is pr oud to honorthe memory of our founder, Svend O.Heiberg, by the presentation of theSecond Annual Heiberg Memorial A-ward. The Award will be made at theFifth Annual Meeting in Syracuse atthe College of Forestry, April 16,1967.

Your Heiberg Memorial AwardCommittee is now requesting nomi-nations from NYFOA members. Weare eager to know about members ornon-members, who through their ac-tivities and enterprise, have promot-ed the good inter ests of cons ervation,forestry, land-use, land development,area improvement, or forest manage-ment in New York State.

Send us your nominations beforeApril 1, 1967. Please include enoughechnical and personal information sothat the committee can make a fairdecision as to the winner of the Award.Send your nominations to:

Albert Loucks, A. S. C. ServiceU. S. Dept. of Agriculture416 Midtown PlazaE. Water StreetSyracuse, N. Y. 13210

Mrs. DorothyWertheimer, Chairman

Heiberg Memorial Award Committee

P LANTING HARDWOODS

"Hope springs eternal in the human breast" and, about once a generation,someone heats up the idea of planting hardwoods on former agricultural land.It is made to sound like a new and startling idea--which it definitely is not.Even a cursory perusal of the literature would indicate that!

During the days of the CCC, when labor was cheap and abundant, consider-able numbers of hardwoods were planted on State Forests and one Camp evenhad a small nursery. The Soil Conservation Service, from its old nursery atHoward, Pa. provided thousands of har-dwood seedlings for planting on the"hardwood strips" on the Game Management Areas. Very little ever came ofthese rather considerable efforts--certainly nothing commensurate with theeffort put in.

The basic trouble was that hardwoods were treated the same as were coni-fers: bare-rooted stock was planted in slits, with no preparation of soil orsite, on worn-out and compacted soils bearing at least a thin sod and often onveryexposedsites. Frequently, on these shallow upland soils, it was neces-sary to chop off half or more of the root system in order to get the tree intothe best hold that could be dug! On such droughty sites, the competition fromgrass was intense, the supply of soil nitrogen too low and the drying wind alltoo persistent. These planted hardwoods would stay alive but they would notgrow--two or three decades later, those that were still alive were rarelymore than eye-high to a man.

There is nothing wrong with the idea of planting hardwoods, but it is some-thing quite different from reforestation with conifers, and the prospectiveplanter had better get the message. To have any reasonable hope of success,the soil must have at least a reasonable level of nitrogen and other essentialnutrients, which means that it must be pretty good farmland. It must be deepenough to accommodate the root systems of well-grown year-old seedlings--and species like Black Cherry and Red Oak may well develop 12 inch rootsthat first year! The sod must be got rid of, either by plowing or chemicaltreatment, and kept down until the planted trees are well established. Then,there are the hazards of frost, deer, rabbits and mice--the last two are es-pecially fond of newly-planted nursery stock; just like candy. Many of themore valuable hardwoods do not grow naturally in pure stands, and mixturesare easier to dream about than to accomplish.

Acarefulassessment of this thing called "value" would be in order. In to-day's forest economy in New York, small hardwood trees are almost worth-Le s s -no good markets for firewood any more, very limited ones for boltwoodor pulpwood, and that at $1. 50 a cord stumpage. Real value in hardwoods doesnot begin until the trees are 14 inches dbh. Even at an optimistic 6 rings tothe inch, that sized tree is going to take fifty years to grow and it may welltakealotlonger. Only SOME of the trees will EVER grow into prime timber!

If you want to plant hardwoods, go to it! But be prepared to put in bothmoney and effort, and to be patient. It will be a noble effort on behalf of yourgrandchildren.

Dave Cook of Cooxrox Forest

WOODKEGS generate electricity. Johnson findsthat people still use wooden kegs andpails by the thousands for shippingfish, jam, meat, and pickles. Thewooden kegs don't rust, and they standincredible abuse. Kegs and pails arealsousedfor magazine racks, flowerpots, and ice-cream freezers.

Spaulding and Frost has been inFremont since 1870. It is the onlymanufacturer of wooden kegs in theGraniteState. Last year it turned out419,000 pails and 87,000 wooden kegs •The manager is Dick Wiggin.

The Commercial Bulletin of Bos-ton recently carried an article on thekeg manufacturing plant operated bySpaulding & Frost Company of Fre-mont, N. H. The firm uses white pine,and has been operating for many years.Two years ago it was bought by OwenJohnson of Manchester, N. H. whohas been in the lumber business formany years. It is one of three busi-nesses that he owns.

The keg plant makes wooden kegs,buckets, and pails. It uses sawdustand wood scraps to provide heat forthe plant, operate the dry kilns, and

(Source: Forestry Work Tools -Vermont Extension Service -

MEMORANDUM OFUNDERSTANDING, I

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CHAMPION TREE!CAN YOU BEAT IT?

Fred Najer writes the Secretary:Here is the first candidate:

Species: White ashGirth: 140" (4-1/2' above ground)Height: 70'Crown spread: 75'Location: 40' west of residence, 148

Barand Rd , , Scarsdale,N. Y. (Westchester Co.)

Nominated by: Alfred SilvanChestertown, N. Y.12817

CAN YOU SUPPLY?A letter has corne to Fred Najer,

a member of our Board of Directors,as follows:Dear Mr. Najer:

We are interested to locate someyellow birch (Betula luteal whips andsaplings, 1" to 3" caliper measure,6' to 15' tall, growing wild, prefer-ably on bottom land, that we coulddig ourselves, with our own crews.

Laron BeautifulNurserymenBox 120-1/2, RD 4Troy, NoYo

ERIC SEVAREID SAYS

"Surely, there is a vested publicinterest in the American landscapeand surely it is nonsense to say, ascourts and other authorities have saidthat economic interest is a necessitywhile aesthetic interest is a luxury.It is nonsense to say that what is beau-tiful and what is ugly are not subjectto definition, that there are no stan-dards. If we do not attempt to erectsuch standards and enforce them, weare lost. "

(Source: Forestry Work Tools -Vermont Extension Service -October 1966)

President: David H. HanaburghCraft Lane, Buchanan, N. Y. 10511

Treasurer-Membership Secretary:Mrs. Luella B. Palmer15,7 Ballantyne Rd.Syracuse, N. Y. 13205

Editor-Secretary: Floyd E. CarlsonCollege of ForestrySyracuse, NoYo 13210

WOOD CUT AND WOOD USEDIN NEW YORK

The results of a cooperative studyon timber cut and timber use in NewYork by the New York State Conser-vation Department and the State Uni-versity College ofForestry have nowbeen summarized in a 28 page book-let called Industrial Roundwood Pro-duction and Consumption in New YorkState 1963-1964.

The study has six major parts:

Part I - Wood Use by New York'sForest Based Industries

Part!! - Wood Use by New York'sSawmills

Part I!! - WoodUsebyNewYork'sPulpmills

PartIV - Wood UsebyNewYork'sVeriee r Mills _

PartV - WoodUsebyNewYork'sSmall Output Industries

Part VI - New York's Exports ofIndustrial Roundwood.

Field work for this study was in-itiated by Mr. Thomas D. Shearer,Senior Forester, Conservation De-partment, who also supervised fieldwork carried on by the foresters ofthe Cons ervation Department.

The field data was turned over tothe Department of Forest Economicsof the College of Forestry where theywere summarized and analyzed andamanuscriptpreparedbyDr. J. HugoKramer. The present brief versionof the original report was preparedby Dr. George R. Armstrong of theCollege. Mr. Shearer andProfessors

The Forest Service,vationService and Federal ExtensService have signed a memorof understanding designed to proverlapping in activities. A forestryPlanning Committee will be formedin each state to include these threeservices with the State Forester serv-ing as coordinator. This action is theresult of work done by the Forest In-dustries Council in pointing out dupli-cation of efforts within the Depart-ment of Agriculture.(Source: Pulpwood Highlights, Nov.1966)

GEORGIA AND SOUTH LEADS INPULPWOOD

"Southern-Pulp~oodProd~ctio~ 1965"has just been released by the South-eastern Forest Experiment Station.Pulpwood pr oduction in the South in1965 was nearly 2 million cords high-er than in 1964 - a 7% increase. Pro-duction in Georgia was up by 300,ODOcords - now ranks first in the nat ron.The South produced 63% ofthe nation'spulpwood.

(Source: Pulpwood HighlightsDec. 1966)

Russell C. Deckert and Harry W.Burry (all NYFOAmembers) rthe manuscript and made valuablesuggestions.

For a free copy, write either tothe State University College of For-estry, Syracuse, N. Y. 13210 or tothe Conservation Department, .l"1.1,uc;~!l\I_.

N. Y. 12226.

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