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THE BUTLER HEREADL, BUTLER, GEORGIA, JANUARY 28, 1954.
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Interesting Story Told
Relative to Creation
Of Stewart County
1 A. Johnson, Mississippi
Soil Conservation Official
Discusses Timber Growing
When “don't take any wooden
nickles” was hep talk, woodland
management in the Southeast was
strictly for the money birds. Only
the man with enough green stuff
to wait out a long-term investment
spent money and time on manage
ment. Most lessors mortals let their! farms together, they planned most of a town born by necessity, only
woodlot. You would like for it to
grow a crop. Proper management
will make it yield returns each
years, or every few years, and man
agement improves the quality of
remaining trees.
Do you want to leave an income
for your . wife and children? A
friend of mine works in one part Florence, Ga., Jan. 11—Two years
of Mississippi. His farm is miles after thriving Roanoke, Ga., >vas J)
away in the Jefferson Davis County destroyed by Indians, Stewart coun- v
Soil Conservation District, where,he ty looked for another outlet on the (g
is a coperato:. When he arid the Chattahoochee river,
local SCS technician walked the And in the search lies the story
woodland sit.
If you owned woodland a few
years back, you probably just let it
be until an emergency develpped.
when you did sell, most likely you>
traded with a sawmill. You took
what the man offered. And you let
him cut what he wanted.
That’s the way things were. And
who could help it? Generally lum
ber was about all that would sell,
and few people, including the buy
er, understood woodland manage
ment. There were a few outlets for
pulpwood, piling, ties or shuttle
blocks. But chances were your
place was not within reach of these
of it for woodland, with enough to die later under the impact
pasture for about 30 beef cows. He progress. | ft
and a brother build fire lanes, a water outlet was needed bad- j k
mend fences, look after the cows, ly for transportation and trade in;
and other odd jobs on week ends, this Western section of Stewart
Management of the woodlands, county, separated from Alabama ,
however, has been turned over re- only by the river. A site but three G
cently to a team of private fores- miles up the Chattahoochee from k
ters. They mark timber for harvest the ruins of Roanoke was selected.! «>
and arrange for sales. They draw Twenty-seven^ men from differe-
up sales contracts and supervise the ent sections of the county formed
work of harvesting w-hatever is themselves into an organization ^
ready to go—all for a small share called the Florence Company and
of the returns frdm the sales. thus this tiny town was born in
My friend’s wife and daughter 1838.
are “city girls.’’ If he were to die Florence developed rapidly and
no doubt they would have to sell soon became a commercial center
markets. No wonder you delayed'the cattle, but they could continue and one of the important shipping' k
sales until the mortgage fell due, | to handle the woodlands thru the points along the river.
or the barn burned, or Junior went forresters. i Most of the business houses were 1
to college.
But times, like slang, have
way of changing Js'ow many own
Are you an
absentee landlord? on Broad Street which ran parallel
Then maybe woodland management to the Chattahoochee,
is for you. I know
A bridge, i.
man who lives built across the river at this point, j u
nickles they can get in the form of
pulpwood, poles, piling, and saw
timber. For woodland products have
turned out to be a crop almost like
cotton or corn. And here’s one case
where harvesting, properly done,
improves the crop—a sort of “eat
your cake and have it, too” proposi
tion.
There are reasons for
change: New uses for wood, And speaking of returns
ways of processing word, closer and I investment> recent case
ers regularly take all the wooden || a Washington. D. C. He owns land was later destroyed by flood
in the Forest County, Mississippi, was replaced later by a ferry, which
Soil Conservation District, where served as a medium of travel to
he also is a cooperator. His soil an< ^ from Alabama for 40 years,
conservation farm plan calls for The citizens of Florence became
woodland management for the en- the only community to erect an
tire test. A local forester looks af- Independent church and a female
ter it in keeping with the plan de- academy was included in the same
veloped by the district. And. the building.
owner gets a nice return on the Historians' record that the com-
this' investment. ing of the S A. L. Railroad and
new 1.»__ on tke the springing up of the little town
history of Omaha rang the death knell for
more diversified markets, wider use; ^'udies'Tn'Mis'sTssippi '"by the Soil Florence.
of transportatton and a growing!conservation Service showed, for This occurred in the 90’s and
understanding of the techmnques instance( that one lan downer who Iater the onl T claim to importance
of management . ! thinned a 14-year-old pine planta- remaining to Florence was the
Take Mississippi for example. | Uon jn 1951 and 1952 recei ved the fact that it was a voting precinct,
There are six pulp mills in the equivalent of more than 1() per cent containing one whjte family and
State n ?oir a i that ® tate Produced. ^ year net 0 n his original invest- a P° at off I ce.
J’ 86 ' 3,0000 cords ° f P ul P ia ment. At the same time, the capital Today - thp main landmarks in
1952. There are many other wood- value Qf hig land increased dur ing Florence are two old colonial
using industries, too. And since ^ a ^ period from about $10.00 homes, long abandoned. One still
some 65 per cent of the state is in ...
woodland—it has increased two
percent since 1936—other wood
users likely will locate here. . , _ „ _ .. ,
Coupled with expanded markets 1 Are you about to retire? Consider
is an expanded use of various woodkmd management as an out-
transportation facilities for getting let for y ° ur remaining energies and
raw products to users. Most wood- cr f atlve dnv f Not long ago I visit-
lands in Mississippi are in e asy ed acoo P erat ? r a ^he Jasper Coun
reach of several outlets. Mississippi,Soil conservation Dis-
And every owner now has aC -! tr * ct - Thls farmer can no longer do
cess to technical help with wood-1 heavy w ° rk on the farm. Yet
land management problems. No 1 found him thinning and pruning
matter where he lives in Mississip-second-growth pine saplings. He
pi, his land is in a soil conservation waa * ™ se thoroughly,
district. Soil conservation service and had the satisfaction of know-1 Macon Jan. 22-The 16th presi-
! per acre to an average of $168.
One case history showed a gross h ac k,
i capital value of $400 per acre
has the outdoor kitchen in the
a distinguished mark for
homes in long years past.
And, Florence is the almost for
gotten town.
Her glory has departed.
George B. Connell
New President at
Mercer University
Be Sure to Turn On
Your Porch Light
Friday Night, Jan. 29 1
7 to 8 P. M. S
l
Help In the Fight
Against Polio
/ ' n
of the axe dent of Mercer University was, in
personnel working with these str a ke TtL7aw 8 added beauty stalled at Macon Friday in the first
dustnes can help him P lan J aad i and - value to his land. As he leis- part of a twin inauguration cere-
State 30 and 01 federal' foresters are urely W!3rked through the stand, it mony by two church-related insti-
M . , , 'changed from an ordinary reseeding tutions of higher learning.
a ™“‘' bl , e J hn rZ P The SiSX'of ptne to a thing of park-liRe, President Geo. B. Connell offt-
Forester and Extension County *>«“*>'; Hc d ° In S far ™ re clally 8 ' ceI>,ed hls d,,,ies as hEad
Agents supply information. "Com- ^an ls necessar Y
I was getting from his work.
And Friday, 8 p. m.., Dr. B. J.
than is necessary for profitable of the Baptist College Friday morn-
Agenus supply management, but you could sense ing before an erudite gathering of
pany Foresters” in some localities fKo B * lll .„ a ^ tlT1 „ cotittfuntinn bP educators from all over the nation,
mark timber for selective cutting
at no obligation to the owner.
Also, "Company Buyers” in some
sections mark timber selectively; pointed our u- — ----- ---- oldest chartered
for the privilege of purchasing Place where a buyer had completed
whatever they can use that is ready a selective cutting of saw timber,
to go. In a few places, private for- 1 Another buyer hqd just finished
ester will take over most of the working up the tops for pulpwood.
management job for a small per- And the farmer seemed to take
centage of the total return. | special pride in showing me
But let’s get personal. Where cub hardwood he had girdled,
do you come in on this deal? That l
depends on what you want to do trict, I visited a co-operator who is
and how well you can do it. 1 a part-time farmer. This man lives
Suppose you are a farmer with a on his farm but is employed else-
On the way to the house, he Martin was inaugurated president
- - - of Wesleyan College, the world’s
college for worn-
He is the 18th to serve in that
capacity in the college’s 128 years.
Cop, to lady driver, parked ille
gally: “Lady can’t you read?”
Lady: ."Why certainly. The sign
On a recent trip to the same dis- sa y S; fine for parking.”
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where. His off-hours are devoted to
the farm, which consists of several
'acres of pasture, a well-managed
woodlot, a garden, and a beautiful
fishpond. A "company forester” had
marked the timber for selective
harvest. The farmer had the choice
of selling to the company buyer, or
of working the logs and pulpwood
himself.
| So no matter what your interest,
woodland management could be
for you. But remember that “know
! how” is important. Use all the
! technical help you can get on
methods, markets, and protection.
; But, first of all, ask your local soil
' conservation district to help you
I develop a soil conservation plan.
' Proper land use and sound soil and
I water conservation practices are
I important to successful woodland
i management. This is doubly true
| where woodland management is
part of a farming enterprise.
J. A. JOHNSON,
Asst. State Conservationist, Soil
Conservation .Service, Jackson
Mississippi.
H. C. BOND, President
Public Service Telephone Company
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