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and BIue Ox Tree Farm in Skamania County; Scott Paper Company's Skookumchuck Tree Farm, principally in Lewis and Thurston Counties, and four tree farms of G. R. Kirk Company in Thurston, Mason and Kitsap Counties.

Elk Lumber Company's Elk Tree Farm in Jackson County was increased by nearly 11,000 acres.

In addition 10 non-industrial tree farms were certified, three in Tillamook County, two in Douglas County, one each in Coos and Josephine Counties, two in Cowlitz County and one in Skamania County.

Fir Milling & Planing Company Tree Farm certificate in Jack. son County was cancelled, as were those of L. E. Schaffer, Josephine County, and Morgan Bros., Coos County.

Mayr emphasized that the action increased total area o{ certified tree farms in the two-state Douglas fir region to 6,347,267 acres in 747 individual properties. He said this includes nearly half the total privately owned taxpaying forest land in the region. Mayr said, "Despite the forest industry's terrific battle to survive the weak market of the past two and one-half years, continued progress in tree farming shows faith of private forest owners in our region's future."

The United States Treasury banked a grand total of approximately $12,000,000.00 in receipts from the imported hardwood plywood industry last year. The bulk o{ the payments to the U. S. Treasury represented U. S. Tbrifis levied on Lauan (Philippine Mahogany) plywood manufactured in Japan.