AI.IBERT A. KEIJIJEY Ahohalp -gr4ntlteh

2832 Windsor DriveP. O. Box 240

AI.AMEDA, CAUFOBNIA

Telephone Lakehurst 2-2754

What the Tree Farm Does For the Lumberman

The five-fold benefits enjoyed by woodlot owners participating in the Tree Farm program were outlined at Tennessee Tree Farm Dedication ceremonies recently by lumberman D. M. Rose of Knoxville, Tennessee.

The five advantages enjoyed by timber owners who have joined the "Tree Farm" program are:

(1) Protection against governmental regulation

(2) Protection against loss

(3) Perpetuation of the operation of sawmills

(4) Protection against improper land use

(5) Protection of your investment and mine

Mr. Rose pointed out that the only effective way to combat the threat of government regulation was to "show by actual results that you can do the job of growing a bigger and better timber crop, not only for ourselves, but for the future generation." This, he declared, would not only stem any trend toward government regulation, but was just plain good business.

"The policy of skinning instead of thinning is ruinous, and results in a loss to the timber owner and to the sawmill operator," Mr. Rose said.

"Thinning and selective cutting increases timber growth anywhere from 1O per cent to 50 per cent, depending upon the species and loeation-I do not know of any better interest rate."

"Fire is another enemy of proper timber management," he stressed, "as it kills lots of small trees. and invites in-

se,cts to go to work.''

Mr. Rose pointed out the advantages of present returns, future yields, and good land utilization in harvesting trees only when they are mature. He also issued a reminder that a mature tree "reached a point of diminishing return" when the deterioration of the heart center balances the annular growth, and that trees left standing beyond this stage are a waste.

"Selective cutting of timber assures the timber owner a perpetual crop of high grade, long-stemmed quality timber that will yield high grade lumber at a profit and maintain an economic balance that most farms should have."

Olfers Cctclogue Fcrm Plans

State universities and colleges of agri'culture have published more than 150 blueprint plans and bulletins for farm buildings and offer them free or at a very nominal charge. These are obtained directly from the school which has developed and tested the structure.

The Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Tacoma 2, Wash., has published a catalogue listing all the bulletins and it will be furnished free upon request. It gives the names and addresses of the schools publishing the circulars as well as the names of agricultural engineers at the various institutions. Where there are charges for blueprints, these fees are indicated.

The construction and testing of plywood buildings of advanced design has been a forthright attempt to develop new or improved structures that will contribute to modern farming methods.