- the voice of 255.000 forest owners in New York- representing an ownership of 11 million acres'

"No natural resource is so close to the hearts of people as our forests. They areha o o i "unsurpassed resource of human usefulness and human applness.

Gurth Whipple

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01. V No.8August 1967

?ALL MEETING:"DADED WITH FEATURES?LAN TO COME! SEPT. 22-23.

Members of the New York Foresters Association can look forward

another "not-to-be-missed" event,~_dging from the Program for the::-llth Fall Meeting. It is enclosed:th this is sue of the Forest Owner.

::-ocusing on the theme "Century ofChange: Forest-Farm-Forest" the::-all meeting will explain the reasons

changes in the us e of farm andest land over the past century.

or e importantly, the pr omis e ofestry in New York's future will be

t:enJonstrated by visits to the Reck-zagl,e Memorial Plantation and otherresearch sites on Cornell Universi-'s Arnot Forest. On tap will be

s of the Cotton-Hanlon wood work-::::tgoperation at Cayuta, a large tree=arm and a successful commercialrecreation facility in a forest setting.Expert leadership will be on hand ateach of thes e places to tell its full~Iy and to answer detailed questions.

The "forest-farm-forest" story is~- d with strength and simplicity at_e old Irish Hill cemetery on the Ar-

Forest. Here, in the hill countryzi: Tompkins County, there was oncea busy, rural community, with a- ur ch , post office, school and stores.

, only the abandoned and over-own cemetery remains to testify to

:::"'efrustration and defeat incurredthe settlers who came to this hilly

- d to farm. Nearby, using a 4-Hf=est management site and s oil-

onstration pits, Cornell Univer--=Iysoil scientists and foresters will

=ontinued on next page)

SECOND WOODS WALKJUNE 17, 1967 AT FRED NAJER'SPANTHER MOUNTAIN TREE FARMNEAR CHESTERTOWN.Eastern White Pine in background.

NINETY -THREE PERCENTOF THE COMMERCIAL FORESTIS PRIVATELY OWNED INNEW YORK STATE

Commercial forest-land area a-mounts to 12 million acres. Ninety-thr ee per cent of this - or about 11million acres - is in 255, 000 privateownerships.

Small holdings are the rule: morethan nine-tenths of the forest holdings,accounting for 56 percent of the pri-vate commercialforestland, are lessthan 100 acres in size.

Total forest-land area is 14-1/2million acres. Sixteen percent, or2,377, 000 acres, is reserved fromtimber cutting by law. Most of this isin the State Forest Preserve.

Farm woodlots comprise 3 millionacres or about 1/4 of the private for-est land.

Niobe (ChautauquaNew York 14758January 9, 1967

County)

Dear Mr. Hanaburgh:When I began looking for a retire-

ment home in the Niobe area, (Chau-tauqua County) I had no intention toacquire woodlands. The woodlandscame to me with the house and theview! When it had been pointed out tome that improving the woodlandsmight be a possible way to diversifylong-term investments, I contactedMr. John Nellis of the Jamestown Of-fice of the New York State Conserva-tion Department. Mr. Nellis did a su-perb job of making clear to me whatcould be done and how to attack theproblem. When I had accepted Mr.Nellis' recommendations. he plannedin detail the complete operation andcarefully checked the work as eachsection or compartment was complet-ed. Perhaps non-farmer owners ofwoodlands should know that the NewYork State Conservation Departmentprovides such assistance at no costto the owner.

I realize that I may not live longenough to reap any extensive financialreturn from the improving ofmy wood-lands, but eventually my successorsand the entire community will gain.Right now I have the very real satis-faction of knowing that I am acceptingand fulfilling the responsibility thatcomes to each person who acquireswoodlands. A retired person needsinterests and hobbies. Improvingwoodlands has become one of my re-tirement interests and hobbies.

Miles R. Jacobs

FALL MEETING (continued)give the story a contemporary per-spective to show how trees respondto different drainage conditions.

Els ewher e in tile "noon to noon"program, forest owners will have theopportunity to inspect and discussmodern management techniques inforest management, wood processing"and recreation management. Whilethe setting for the Fall meeting is inthe Southern Tier region the princi-ples which will be presented will havevaluetoforest owners throughout theState.

A special feature of the Fifth FallMeeting is the invitation to stay over-night in cabins at the Arnot Forest.For those who like to "rough it" (inclean cabins with beds and walking-distance to hot water showers and in-door plumbing), here is a wonderfulchance to sleep in the midst of a 4,000acre forest where the air is clean andthere probably won't be a car in sight.In late September the weather shouldbe ideal for this type of experience.

To take advantage of the offer tospend the night at the Arnot Forest itis essential to return the enclosedres ervation form promptly - it's firstcome, first served. No cabin reser-vations will be accepted after Septem-ber 13. Blankets, sheets and pillowswill not be provided. So bring yourown if you plan to stay at a cabin. Ofcourse, motels and restaurants innearby Alpine Junction or in Ithacamay be used.

The chairmen of the committeesfor the Fall Meeting, Mrs. AlbertaLee Best, Mrs. Luella B. Palmer,and Prof. Henry G. Williams, grate-fully acknowledge the excellent co-operation and assistance of memberRobert M. Sand of Cotton-Hanlon Com-pany' andMessrs. Winch, Bell, Dick-son and Fontana of Cornell. Others,including member Donald Makie andMr. Jim Gordon, and several othermembers of the Cornell faculty willbe participating in the program.

H. G. Williams, ChairmanCommittee on Program

PAPER PRODUCTIONPaper production in Japan has been

showing a steady increase averagingbetter than 15% a year since 1956.But In r ecent ye a.rs home grown pulp-wood costs have ris en and the reserveis dwindling rapidly. Japan now im-ports more than 300,000 metric tonsof paper pulp annually and is construct-ing five ships a year as specializedcarriers for chips.(Source: Paper Trade Journal2/20/67)

QUALITY HARDWOODS NEEDEDSpeaking at the Annual Meeting of

the Northeastern Lumber Manufactur-ers Association April 25, 1967 inSyracuse, N. Y., Richard L. Knox,U. S. Forest Service, Washington,D. C., said "Many of the furniture,paneling and other wood-using indust-ries have expressed concern over theavailability of high quality hardwoods.While total growth of hardwoods ex-ceeds total annual harvest, the pro-portion of high quality timber has de-clined. "

Forest-based industries employ1. 5 million persons and have an an-nual payroll of seven billion dollars.

NEWS OF YOUCurtis J. Mills, a 16 year old Jun-

ior member living near Pleasant Lakein Oswego County, can account forfour new members since he joined inAugust 1966. Each of us could do aswell with a little effort. Let's get go-ing!

Dean Betts, a charter member,was one of six Syracuse area citizensrecently honored by the OnondagaCouncil of Campfire Girls for effortsin acquiring and financing the facili-ties for Camp Talooli at Pennellvillein 1947.

Congratulations are in order forRichard Van Ry who received a B. S.degree inforest engineering from theCollege of Forestry in June and a fewdays later was married to the formerMelanie Ida Peck. He is doing gradu-ate work at the College.

Donald Wells, a June graduate ofthe College of Forestry, prepared a35-page training manual for us e by thestaff of Onondaga Council, Boy Scoutsof America, in conservation pr oje ct sby the s couts at summer camp.

Some of our recent new membersare:

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Ecklund (Chau-tauqua), Gerry

J. Paul Voute (Allegany), BuffaloMiss Elizabeth Fox (Columbia),

East ChathamBart Barown (Otsego), MilfordDaniel & Christopher Kernan,

Junior members from Worcester.(You saw their pictures in July 1967Forest Owner.)

Thomas J. McCabe (Otsego),Bronxville

Mr. & Mrs. Alfred E. Davies,Delmar. No forest land.

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Anderson(Greene), Staten Island

Mrs. Luella B. PalmerMembership Secretary

Dear Mr. Carlson:Iwas delighted and glad that I could

attend, and be with all that were withus at the first NYFOA's Woods Walk.

I really enjoyed our first WoodsWalk very much. First of all it was abeautiful day, the host and hostessand family were the best people any-one would want to meet. They werevery nice to all of us. Our fir st WoodsWalk was very educat ional., very in-teresting and helpful to all who attend-ed. I really enjoyed every minute ofit.

I don't have too big a for est at thistime. Altogether I have about 50 acresof forest land. The rest of my twoplantations have trees that Ihave plant-ed since I bought two abandoned farms.

My first and oldest plantation hasabout 93 acres more or less, the deedreads. In this old plantation I have a-bout 25,000 trees and in the secondplantation I have about 15,000 treesplanted. In all I have about 40,000trees planted and both plantations haveabout 250 acres. The first plantationis located in the town of Grieg, on theChases Lake Rd. The second planta-tion is located in the town of WestTurin, on Mohawk HilL I have aboutI 0, 000 Scotch pine planted. Some ofthese are 18 to 20 ft. high, 12 yrs.old. I have about 8,000 white spruce,1 ft. to about 8 ft. high.

Then I have planted aboutwhite pine, all about 5 ft. high. Als 0

Ihave planted 2,000 balsam trees andabout 2,000 blue spruce trees and1,000 larch.

Mr. Carlson about 12yrs. agowhenIbought my first plantation of 93 acresIsignedup as a Cooperator with N. Y.S. Conservation Dept. for reforesta-tion, with the idea of thinning out treesat 10 to 15 yrs. old, to establish oneor more stands of trees. At presentI am thinning, pruning, replantingthese stands for watershed, wildlife,soil erosion and pulpwood and timberand also to keep this State ofgreen and beautiful.

Cordially,(signed) Nicholas Annatto

COMMENT FROM MEMBERTHOMAS L. RIDER, M. D.OF ALBANY

"We enjoyed our Saturday at Al-fred Najer's in Chestertown. He is acharming and interesting host and puta good deal of effort into planning aneducational experience.

"In addition his generosity in pro-viding delicious steaks was above andbeyond the call of duty. I hope Mrs.Rider and I can go on some futureWoods Walks."

___ WOODSWALK TO BE~GUST 19

_oITlas L. Rider, M. D.Davis Ave.

y, N.Y. 12203_y 22, 1967

Floyd:We are inviting NYFOA memberstheir friends to a Woods Walk,

gust 19 at 2:00 p. m.The Rider's Hadley Mountain 200

cze woodlot rests in a valley in thect biIl.s of the Adirondacks in Sara-

County. We have owned it for". summers. Originally a farm, it::::towovergrown with a variety ofz-dwo ods and softwoods. Judging:::m the number of old apple trees,

must have been a principalWe guess the farm operated

e 100 years ago.Afoundation of native stones and aen down barn are the only evidenceprevious owners except for ourp which was built in 1930 by theily from whom we purchased thepe r ty, The last lumber was cute 10year s ago. However the roadsprevious lumbering operations

adjacent land make interestingtrails.

e use the area the year round.e spring there are floods, flow-

_ and migrant birds; in the sum-_ is swimming and barbecuing; in=all we watch the hunters pass by- in the winter we snowshoe in and

the wood burning stove or hiketrails.y s on and his friends hunt deer.

- ot a 9 point buck on a neighbor-mountain last fall. Last winterfriends joined us in an ice cuttingect. We stored it under sawdust- e old foundation and are just us-- elastof it. This summer we're

•• .u~·llg an ice house and expect toenough ice next winter to last all

ice cream.z.e.re is a small stream which

our land. In the spring it ising creek and this year contained

rll~_E:whichhad migrated up from state:•• -=ke,d Paul Creek. It was the water

attraction until the dam wentut 10 years ago. One story is

a. native poacher was caught sel-e big tr out to a local store. Whenstop fishing the pond he threat-blow the dam. One of the pre-owners claims he did. The old

rnak es an interesting marsh-::or bird life.

STANLEY W. HAMILTON CONTINUES OBSERVATIONS ON WOODLOTSAND FAULTY BOUNDARY LINES

Regarding the timber itself the forest owner usually recites some of thehistory of the cutting, stating that generally the woodlot is in pretty good con-dition. Cutting has been confined to his needs for firewood, a few fence postsand some saw logs for a little lumber. In most other cases the stumpage onlyis sold and the lot subsequently cleared thus destroying any possibility of an-other harvest for fifty years.

Not all the properties of course are as hazy or difficult as the descrip-tion outlined above, but it's amazing how many such cases occur in the fieldwork involved in land acquisition. How much better for everyone it would beif the owner had taken the time and trouble to firmly establish his lines andkeep them up-to- date by blazing and painting the line trees and setting firmpermanent corners. In evaluating woodlots for Finch, Pruyn, I have come tothe point where, if the owner cannot take the time to show me the extent ofthe property I cannot take the time to examine it without his assistance.

I hope these remarks about the field work I am doing may be helpful tomembers of NYFOA. If property lines are not thoroughly established andclearly identified, the forest owner should see that they are so establishedand clear ly identified without further delay. The satisfaction of having a cleardescription, which is evident on the ground, will more than pay for the timeand expense of the work involved.

Inthenextand probably final installment, I will discuss a marketable deedand a clear title.

We bulldozed a 100 ft. long swim-ming hole three years ago. It fillsnicely in the fall but by July the leveldrops. Enough remains to furnishgood swimming however.

Mr. Jim Murdock of the SaratogaSoil and Water Conservation Districtmade a cons ervation plan for our wood-lot. The objective is to develop a highquality stand of timber through thin-ning and weeding. There is a goodcrop of sugar maples and some otherhardwoods, beech, birch, a few oakand ash. In one area are softwoods,many hemlock but als 0 enough bal.samand spruce to give us and our friendsXmas trees each y ea r ,

Our woodlot improvement movesslowly. I guess we're more interest-ed in recreation. We're always in-volved in projects however whichmakes excellent occupational therapyfor me.

We cordially invite members andfriends of NYFOA to meet with us atour Hadley Mountain camp SaturdayAugust 19 at 2:00 p. rn, We plan tooffer beverages and dessert (handmade ice cream). Bring bathing suits.

(signed) Lew RiderNote: Those planning to go on theHadley Mountain Woods Walk, pleas esend reservations at once to Secre-tary Carlson because if more than 4people sign up, the Woods Walk willbe approved. Floyd will furnish youwith directions on how to go there. }

I would like to see each membertake an active part in the work ofsome committee.

David H. HanaburghNYFOA President

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETINGThere will be a short busines s meet-

ing of the membership at 7:45 p. m.September 22, 1967 at the Arnot For-est of Cornell University, Van Etten,New York preceeding the 8:00 p. m.evening program of the Fifth FallMeeting.

Purpos e of the meeting will be toconsider changes and/ or amendmentstothe By-Laws. One proposal will beto elect Board members by mail bal-lot prior to rather than at the AnnualMeeting. This would provide eachmember of the As sociation to parti-cipate in the election of members tothe Board of Directors before the An-nual Meeting.

Another proposed change in the By-Laws would provide for regional rep-resentation.

NATIONAL PARKS CAMPGROUNDDIRECTORY AVAILABLE.

A directory listing the location of571 camp gr ounds in 78 ar eas of theNational Park Service is now avail-able. The new publication, availablefrom the Public Inquiries Section,National Park Service, Washington,D. C. 20240, contains information onthe 28,115 campsites which will beavailable for the 9.5 million camp-usedays expected to be recorded during1967. These campsites generally maybe occupied by either tents or recrea-tion vehicles (trailers, pickup camp-ers, or similar vehicles) on a firstcome, first served basis. Reserva-tions cannot be made in advance.(Source: Conservation News 5/15/67)

FIFTH ANNUAL MEETINGAs Reported by Alex Dickson -Part II

Secretary Floyd E. Carlson point-edout thatinfour years the member-ship of the New York Forest OwnersAssociation has grown to more than800 persons. He mentioned too thatthe organization was placing empha-sis on the Forest Practice Act--leg-islation that provides the free ser-vices of foresters to private landown-ers in New York State. There are 53service foresters available to honorrequests from landowners in the State.

Since the ForestPractice Act ser-vice was started in 1946, some 8,000forest owners controlling over 1,600,000 acres of forest land have receiv-ed professional forestry guidance.However, he went on, since only 15percent of the potential land has beentreated, a big job still lies ahead. Hepointed out also that as of the begin-ning of this year the Conservation De-partment foresters had a backlog of830 requests, necessitating afairlylengthy waiting period for landownersinterested in service.

Guest speaker at the Heiberg Mem-orial Award Luncheon, held in Syra-cuse University's Graham Hall, wasVincent J. Moore, Assistant Direct-or for Program Evaluation and De-velopment, Office of Planning Coor-dination, Executive Department, Al-bany, New York. Mr. Moore tracedthe development of New York Statewith regard to the forest resource.At first, he noted trees stood in theway of settlement and so clearing wasjust to obtain living space.

The New York State lumber indust-ry reached its peak of production in1869 when 1,600,000,000 board feetwere produced. He also demonstrat-ed how New York lies between twolarge centers of population- -the GreatLakes area and the Middle AtlanticCoastal Plain. This has made andwill make New York State a key fac-tor in transportation between thesetwo areas which are expected to haveapproximately 75 million people eachby the year 2020. Already, he said,increasing pressures are beingfeliin the Catskill, Adirondack and Fin-ger Lakes areas for recreation.

He then took a peek into the future.In the planning process he indicatedhow important it was to be able tovisualize the way things would bewithin the next 50 years. By the year2020, New York State is likely tohave a population of 40 million peoplewho will work only half as long perweek as they do now. Because of ad-

vances in electronic means of com-munication, paper may not be as irn-portantasitis today. Similarly tele-phone poles and wires, railway cross-ties and the wooden pilings for piersmay well become obsolete. He didhowever indicate how important hefelt close cooperation between theForest Owners Association and hisoffice would be in future planning.

Guest of honor at the luncheon wasDavidB. Cook, Senior Forester, withthe New York State Conservation De-partment, and owner of the 120-acreCooxroxForest inRensselaer County.Over the years Mr. Cook has been adedicated pioneer in both the area ofpractical silviculture andforest prod-ucts marketing. For the outstandingexample he has provided, he receivedfrom the hands of Dr. Edwin C. Jahn,Acting Dean of the College of Forestry,the 2nd Svend O. Heiberg MemorialAward.

Instituted last year, this awardgoes to an outstanding forest ownerandconservationistinNew York State.The first recipient of the award wasDean Hardy L. Shirley, now retiredfrom the College of Forestry.

Dr. Jahn welcomed those attendingthe meeting by comparing the growthof the As s ociation with that of the Col-lege of Forestry itself. He indicatedhow various facilities and programswere being expanded to provide betterservice to the State and to students.

The program of the Fifth AnnualMeeting concluded with a visit to theMay Memorial Unitarian Church,Syracuse, where an outstanding ex-ample of the ar chitectural us e of woodwas observed. Francis E. Hares,Pre sident, Central New York Chapterof the American Ins titute of Architects,gave an illustrated talk on "Architec-tural Uses of Wood in the SyracuseArea" and guided those pr es'ent on abrief tour of the unique church build-ing.

Incharge of program and arrange-ments ·for the event were ProfessorsHenry G. Williams and Savel B. Sil-verborg of the College of Forestry.Over 100 members of the New YorkForest Owners Association were onhand for this interesting and enlight-ening program.

WETLANDS VALUEWetlands are significant in limit-

ing air pollution by contributing sub-stantial amounts of 02 to the atmos-phere. According to Torn Brown, aforestry graduate student with a back-gr ound in biology, the se lands r eleas emore 02 than any other vegetation.

BENEFITS FROM MEMBERSH:::?

Dear Mr. Carlson:

Thought you and our readersbe interested to know that as a r-esof my membership as represfor Syracuse China in NYFOA, :stimulated to convince my rncu::2.;:~ment that forest improvementgood investment. Last Fall I ared, with the help of the State Foreer , to contract the harvest oftimber, pulp wood and culls 0::acres of our Adirondack Recrea _area. This project of forest imp!"mentbegana couple of years agowe started to chemically treatonabout 10 acres per year. Thisthod opened the forest crown andleasedthe smallandgoodtrees. :.:ever, we hope to continue inte gr aharvesting, leaving seedlings and strees to rebuild our forest.

In addition to the benefits of NY?membership, we are cooperatorsder the Forest Practice Act andbeen participating in the HamCounty Agricultural ConservatiProgram. I feel that all of thesefits might have been wasted had:been as sociated with many of thepeople and programs of NYFOA.

Very truly yours,

SYRACUSE CHINA CORPORATIO_(Signed) Leslie R. Borland, Sr.Director of Personnel

Dr. Harlow in his book Treesthe Eastern United Statesstates that "The flowersbush unfold in April and May,the shad ascend the New Englanders to spawn, and hence the cname shadbush. "

Referring to the fruit of thebush, Dr. Harlow writes "If an'the fruit is left by the bir ds (40cies eat it) including other a.rn.rrra, •••the skunk, red fox, racoonandit matures in late June and is anible berry-like purplish pome.

The Cree Indians used thefresh, or dried, and made withpudding very little inferior topudding, according to Emerson.of the best features for reCUI4,a:",-,-,.•

the twigs have a faint bitter-taste. Because of its attractivethe shadbush is sometimes usedamentally. Thewoodishardandhbut is not us ed becaus e of thesize of the tree. "

?ANTHER MOUNTAIN TREE FARMConstant change is a normal ele-

-ent in every forest. There are vari-_.!S ways to manage pr oduc ing for ests.-:-.c.eforest itself should dictate the=ethods. We bought this 50 acres==operty in 1946 when we wer e look--=.g for a homesite. It fronts BOO ft.-.::Theriot Ave. just the right distance_=omthe center ofthe village of Ches-ez town.There were 15 acres of open rol-

-=g land around the foot of the moun-:2in and the balance dens e pine woods.-:-.::ewater supply of the village camezorn springs on the mountain and the_es er voir was on our pr operty. The:;en land was laid out as a 9 hole golf_::Ise as an adj,unct of the Chester

-~ se, a famous old hostelry on the-:;:,in square, where the Gulf Service-2.~ionis now located. After decades.::eglect there was hardly any grass

We selected a building site with a::e view. Then proceeded to levelarea around the house for a lawn~ garden and brought in dozens of-'~ of saw dust from my mill and- our house in 194B.:hen we built a horse barn on a'"sona l water flow at foot of the..:.ntain. I br ought a team her e fromwoods operation and for weeks

-=ied up topsoil with a scoop, fromr ich deposit that had been washedfrom the mountain since the IceAbout that time we planted the

-.-="''''Il windbreak on the west side ofgarden. Also all the trees thatsee now. The flower garden and~e shrubbery is the sole work of

~e timber woods were in a sade. They had been high graded a-

the turn of the century leaving--~6but culls and brush. Some ofa d scrubs had a branch span of= 50 feet. Then came the hurri-

of 1950. It blew down some of:allest trees.- ::'ecided that something had to be_ A combined salvage operation..:.ght improvement cutting wasover the whole area. The totalst was about 200,000 bd. ft. To

::e the fire hazard and improvea.?pearance my team was busy a-:or weeks clearing the areas a-trails and roads of tops and deadwhich was skidded to the edge

golf course.- that time Morgan Smith the as-

director of Conservation Dept.ct 11 suggested that I plantpine Christmas trees on the

ALFRED NAJER, DIRECTOR OFNYFOA AND MANAGER PANTHERMOUNTAIN TREE FARM,CHESTERTOWN.

open land. I planted 2000 seedlings inthe spring of 1952 in 25 rows begin-ning at the west fence, spaced 5 x 5.The next year I planted another 3000and hereafter from 5 to 10,000 everyyear. This soon filled the golf cour s eand I started planting every foot ofopen land that I owned.

The open fields that you see noware not due to' any foresight of minebut were jealously guarded by mydaughter as pasture for her horse,that she had bought with her own sav-ings. After she and her horse weregone to Syracuse I started an areasouth of our house for some nurseryexperiments, where rotted manurefrom the barn had been spread formany years.

InJanuary 1953 I signed up as Co-operator of the Forest Practice Actand also joined the N. Y. ChristmasTree Growers Assn. In 1961 and 1964I exhibited trees at the Syracuse Fairand got ribbons and premiums.

In 1959 my tree farm was certifiedunder the American Tree Farm Sys-tern. A few years later three of myother tree farms were certified: Plea-sant Valley 30 acres, Alderbrook 2BOacres and Garnet Lake 30 acres. Ihave two other tree farms, all hard-wood, 50 and 55 acres respectively.This kept me so busy that I decided tosell about 1000 acres in towns withhigh tax rates or too far from my homebase for supervision.

I am managing Panther Mtn. treefarm now for recreation rather thantimber cutting for income. I find thatthe potential value of a small acces-sible tract for recreation could pro-duce more income from recreation inthe long run than fr om selling timber.At the same time the capital invest-ment remains intact and keeps growing

226 Clinton St.Binghamton, N.Y. 139037 June 1967

Dear Floyd:I know of no better way to learn

about forests than belonging to a for-estry association. But belonging isnot enough, Lrnus t pa.r t ic ipat e , "WoodsWalk" is one way of participating.

You learn what the other guy is do-ing. He is glad to teach you his sys-tern of growing profitable trees. Youalso contribute your ideas.

Grow only valuable trees. Get ridof the weed trees at the right time.Sell your trees when they are fullygrown. Don't overgrow them!

We bought 100 acres of land about12years agofor our recreational pur-poses - hunting, fishing, picnics,swimming. Alsowe grow trees to paythe taxes, etc.

We grow Christmas trees and sellthem retail, just a hobby type of busi-ness. lam putting in some apple treesjust in case the Christmas tree busi-nes s goes to artificials. People won'teat plastic apples I figure!

About 60 acres of our land is inhar d woods, so we are trying to gr owtimber with it. Also, 30 acres of haw-thorn trees which we will give awayfree .

We have a lot of hemlocks which Ilearned on the "Woods Walk" are al-most worthless. We have a lot of softmaple which I hope were hard. Thisyear I planted 50 hardmaple seedlings.I hope a few will grow. If good treescould be started this way I am for it.

In conclusion, know exactly whatyou want to do with your land. Oursis for recreation. When I see deer,pheasant and partridge I know ourpond and food trees helped.

I believe kitch persimmon, Man-churian crab, and bob white crab applewill help the winter feeding problems,as they grow like prunes. That is,they are on the branches when thesnow is deep and the birds and ani-mals need food most.

We are also putting in some chest-nut trees for pheasant food .

Yes our land is multiple use.Cordially,

(signed) Steve KutneyP. S. Stevie got 4 trout.

at a faster rate than an investment inmortgages or stocks. At the sametime, the Panther Mountain Tree Farmprovides a hedge against inflation.

Money does grow on trees!Alfred NajerChestertown, Warren County

REPOR T ON PRINTING ANDMAILING - April IS, 1967

The New York Forest Owners As-s ociation is a young organization. Atthe present stage of our developmentthe major oortion of our budget is ex-pended as service to our members inthe form of the Forest Owner and oth-er informational material.

Also, brochures are printed anddistributed for the stimulation of mem-bership growth.

During the past year we processedover 9,000 pieces of third clas smail.Each piece is typed, printed, or other-wise reproduced; processing includesfolding, enclosing, addressing, stamp-ing, sorting according to ZIP numbers,and mailing.

Secretary Floyd E. Carlson andTreasurer-Membership SecretaryMrs. Luella B. Palmer accountedforover 2000 pieces of first class mail.

We printed:10,000 mastheads in two colors forthe Forest Owner5,000 letterheads7,000 envelopes2,500 brochures2,500 programs3,000 Gift Membership applications500 Gift CertificatesAss orted tickets and tags9,000 Forest Owners - -12 - 4-page

issuesNext year we should publish a Con-

stitution with revised By- Laws. Therehas been a considerable demand for amembership directory and it shouldbe provided if the cost is not prohibi-tive. The budget provides for $1700for printing and mailing in the comingyear.

Emiel D. PalmerChairman

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

Treasurer-Membership Secretary:Mrs. Luella B. Palmer157 Ballantyne Rd.Syracuse, N. Y. 13205

Editor -Secretary: Floyd E. Carls onCollege of ForestrySyracuse, N. v . 13210

FALL MEETING ARNOT FOREST

June 7, 1967

Dear Mr. Carlson:The selection of Camp Arnot as a

meeting place this fall is a credit tothe New York State Forest OwnersAs sociation. In taking a tour with theother members of the Program Com-mittee this morning and afternoon, wecovered just about every phas e of for-estry'

I know every member will enjoythe Fall Meeting, The trip throughArnot Forest will be an inspiration toevery member,

The tour Saturday morning, willalso be a special treat, Plans are tovisit a mill, a campsite, and anotherforest.

Watch each issue of Forest Ownerand plans for the Fall Meeting.

Sincerely,(signed) Alberta Lee BestChairmanCommittee on ArrangementsNYFOA Fall Meeting

OUTDOORS IN AMERICA"The outdoors lies deep in Ameri-

can tradition. It has had immeasur-able impact on the Nation's characterand on those who made its history, ..When an American looks for the mean-ing of his past, he seeks it not in an-cient ruins, but more likely in moun-tains and forests, by a river, or atthe edge of the sea." Today !s chal-lenge is to assure all Americanspermanent access to their outdoorheritage. "(Source: Outdoor Recreation forAmerica)

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LAND PRICE ESCALATIONA recent study by the Bureau of

Outdoor Recreation, U. S. Depart-ment of the Interior dis clos es: Landvalues generally thr oughout the nationare rising on the average of 5 to 10%annually. The cost of land suitablefor recreation is rising at a consider-ably higher rate,

Landprice escalation is primarilythe result of: 1) the rising trend ofland values generally throughout thenation, 2) keen competition betweenindividuals, developers and public a-gencies for prime recreation lands,particularly those which are water-oriented and 3) the upgrading of landsas a result of change in land use, i,e.inmany cases from agricultural landsto private recreation land with front-age on the water or easy access there-to.

The rising tr end in the valuesuitable for outdoor recreation is ex-pected to continue in view of the rap-id growth of population and the in-creasing scarcity of land for all pur-poses.(Source: CF Letter The ConservationFoundation March 15, 1967)

GEORGIA PLANTS HARDWOODS

For Georgia landowners a supply of50 million trees for planting, an in-crease in production over last year,is available from the Georgia Forest-ry Commis sion,

In addition to 8 varieties of pineoffered for planting, note the list ofhardwoods offered - black gum, blackwalnut, catalpa, cottonwood, sweetgum, white oak and yellow poplar.All hardwoods are available at $10per thousand.

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