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

FOREST OWNER

Vol. 12 February 1, 1974 No. 1

Editorial Committee•••••••••••••• 57 Main St.,Lloyd G. Strombeck, Chairman

Dorothy WertheimerDavid H. Hanaburgh

Merle Wilson, Editor •••••••••••••• 24

Owego, N. Y. 13827Helen VarianWilliam Lubinec

Binghamton, N. Y. 13904Louisa St.,Index of Major Articles

Article PagePresident's Message ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2New Deadline Date ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2Annual Spring Meeting - April 6th ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2Posting Against Trespassers - Hanaburgh ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3Prosecution for Trespass - Hanaburgh •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3Condemnation - Hanaburgh •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 4Tax Exempt Land in a Microcosm - Stock •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 5Rep~ Ed Jones Reports from Washington ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 7On Transistors and Alaska Timber - Prof. Robert R. Morrow ••••••••••••••• 7Pile 0' Chips - Ed Moot ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 8New York State Timber Producers Assoc. Censures a Member •••••••••••••••• 9Note & News Item from South Carolina •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 10Letter from Lloyd Strombeck ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 10Item submitted by Prof. Carlson ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 11Item from the National Assoc. of Conservation Districts ••••••••••••••••• 11Letter from Richard E. Mark ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 12Article from The Empire State Timberman ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 13Swedish Forestry •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 13

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PRESIDENT'S COLUMN - Wm. LubinecA tumultuous year has just passed, Watergate, rising prices, and the

severe energy crunch has left many of us bewildered and befuddled.~e have been rather profligate as far as food and our natural resources

are concerned and yet as a people, we have proved time and time again thatwe can become the most resourceful nation in the world when the chips aredown.

First we have to get motivated so that we as a nation of dedicated peoplecan be galvanized into action before it is too late. We must all get behindour government and honestly support all the necessary energy conservationmeasures. Then we should write our congressmen and senators and tell them ~atwe want them to do. This is a democratic country and power does belong andis in its citizens and their elected representatives. When we all do our job,we will find our way back to being the leading nation in the world. Then nonation will dare to intimidate us with either economic or military blackmail.

Walk more, drive less, pool up for work, shopping, or Church. Take careof your woods, thethinnings are greatly in "demand for lumber, fuel and chips.In essence be as self reliant as you can.

Those of us who are not certified tree f'armer s, should manage our woodsto earn this certification if possible for our own"and our country's wellbeing.

By doing these things that have to be done, you will find that you willbe healthier and quite possibly wealthier and your nation will be stronger.

NEW DFADLINE DATEThe deadline date of the Forest Owner, for receipt of any item for pub-

lication, has been changed to the first day of the month preceding the publi-cation date. The deadline date for the April 1st issue will be March 1st, forexample. This change is due to more time felt to be required for the trans-formation to offset printing of the Forest Owner.

ANNUAL SPRING MEETING APRIL 6thNews Release - January 1, 1974 to The Forest Owner and other media.

The 12th Annual Spring Meeting of the New York Forest Owners Associationwill be on Saturday, April 6, 1974 at the Northway Inn at the junction ofthe 7th North Street exit of Interstate 81 and the N. Y. State Thruway nearSyracuse, N. Y.

The theme of the meeting is Forests as Energy Resources. It will featureWood: Its Value as k Fuel and How to Use It by Professor Fred E. Winch, Jr.,Extension Forester, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. and Wood Fuel: Its Safepre~ration and How to Market It by David Taber, Cooperative ExtensionSpe~alist, SUNY College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry at SyracuseUniversity, Syracuse, N. Y., followed by a panel discussion of these subjects.There will be a display of wood cutting and heating equipment.

Another educational feature will be Human Energy from the Woods - WildFoods by James Briggs, Broome County Cooperative Extension Agent, Binghamton,New York.

The educational program starting at 11:15 A.M., will be preceded byregistration and the Association's business meeting and will close at 4 P.M.Registration starts at 8:30 A.M.

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The educational program is open to the general public. Each personbringing others with him will have his registration fee reduced by $1.00 foreach of them.

Registration blanks may be obtained from L. G. Strombeck, 57 Main Street,Owego, N. Yo 13827 in advance. They will be mailed to all members.

The business meeting in charge of William Lubinec, NYFOk President willtake up old and new business and hear committee reparts. Also newly electeddirectors will be introduced.

The Heiberg Award will be made at lunch to an outstanding conservationistselected by a committee headed by Director Allen W. Bratton, Cooperstown, N. Y.

Members of the Spri~g Meeting Planning Committee are L. G. Strombeck,Chairman; John Ridings, Syracuse; ThUel D. Palmer, SYracuse;: Renee and FrancesDoster, Syracuse; Dorothy Wertheimer, Syracuse; Paul M. Strombeck, Kingston;and Prof. Alex Dickson, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Yo

POSTING AGAINST TRESPASS - David H. HanaburghUnder the Environmental Conservation Law an owner or person having exclusive

right to hunt and fish upon enclosed lands or lands used in whole or in partfor farming purposes, or an owner or person having exclusive right to take fishin private waters.

Lands and waters may not be posted under the Environmental ConservationLaw if stocked with game or fish supplied by the State, with the knowledge andconsent of the owner, at any time since April 17, 1896.

Lands posted under the Environmental Conservation Law are posted againstall forms of trespass unless the notices or signboards along the boundariesindicate to the contrary. A person may post his land against some activitiesand not against others by including appropriate wording on the signs.

A property can be posted against trespass by placing conspicuous noticesor signboards close to and along the boundaries of the lands or waters to beclosed to the public. These signboards must be at least 11 inches square.The word "POSTED" set forth in conspicuous lettering is deemed sufficient ifit covers an area of not less than 80 square inches of the notice, exclusiveof the name and address of the person posting. Such name and address mustappear on all notices.

At least one notice must be posted on each side of such lands and one ateach corner, provided that said corner can be reasonably ascertained. Noticesmust be not more than 40 rods (660 feet) apart. The posting is effective aslong as the person posting replaces illegible or destroyed notices at leastonce a year during the months of March, July, August or September. When aperson does not desire to post his lands, an undesirable person may be kept offthe lands by serving him personally in the name of the owner of such land witha notice in writing containing the same warning as the posted notice abovedescribed.

All persons are prohibited from trespassing or entering upon privatelands or waters after notices are posted as described above or after personalservice in the name of the owner of a notice in writing containing a descrip-tion of the premises and warning against trespassing or entering thereon.

David H. HaraburghCommittee on Trespass & Condemnation

PROSECUTION FOR TRPSPASS - David H. HanaburghIt is not a crime to trespass on lands or waters posted under the Envir-

onmental Conservation Law. It is a violation.

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The Department of Environmental Conservation will only prosecute violatorsof the trespass law when the trespass committed consists of hunting, fishingor trapping, or disturbing fish or game. Simple trespass must be prosecutedby the person posting.

A person found guilty of trespass is liable to a fine of from $10 to $50for the first offense, and in addition thereto is liable to a penalty of from$25 to $100, together with costs of suit in addition to actual damages, allof which may be recovered in the same action.

Even if lands are not posted the Environmental Conservation Law providesthat any person who while hunting, fishing or trapping shall, without permissionof the owner, lessee or lawful occupant, enter upon the land of another andwhile thereon shall kill or injure any dog, livestock or domestic fowl or shallcut, destroy or damage any bars, gates or fence or shall leave open arw bars orgates resulting in damage to the owner or occupant, is guilty of a violation,and in addition thereto is liable to a penalty of $100, one-half of which shallbe payable to the owner the~eof, and in addition thereto is liable to theactual damages, which shall be paid to the owner.

All fines and penalties under the Conservation Law are deposited to thecredit of the Conservation Fund.

A person who injures, defaces or removes a "No Trespass'" notice or sign-board commits a violation and may be prosecuted accordingly.

The owner or lessee of posted lands may charge for the privilege ofentering upon the posted property but not for the amount of fish or game taken.

If the owner of posted lands knOWingly perm5ts the stocking of his postedproperty with fish or game supplied ~ the Depar~ment of Environmental Conser-vation, the posting of his lands or waters whichever the case may he, underthe Environmental Conservation Law is null and void.

Except on licensed shooting preserves and licensed farm fish ponds, thesame laws which regulate taking of game and fish on public lands and watersregulate such taking on private lands and waters.

A person may not wade a stream which traverses posted lands unless theposted notices indicate that fishing is allowed even if the point of entry isnot posted.

A person standing on unposted lands may not fish in posted waters.A hunter who has wounded game which escapes to posted lands may not oursue

it without first obtaining permission from the person in whose name the lands areposted.

, vfuen an owner or lessee of posted property to prosecute a person for tres-pass he may make the arrest and prosecute the case himself if he witnessed thetrespass. He may request an Environmental Conservation Officer for assistancein prosecuting the case providing trespass was for purpose of hunting or fishing.

If the status of private lands and waters is such that they may not beposted under the Environmental Conservation Law, it may be posted under the penallaw. In these cases the landowner or a police officer may initiate prosecution.

David H. HanaburghCommittee on Condemnation & Trespass

CONDEMNATION - David H. Hanaburgh

Eminent domain is the right of government to take private property forpublic use without the owner's consent. New York State has been expandingthis power over the past few years to gradually socialize all natural re-sources. The exercise of eminent domain was of major concern to residents ofthe Adirondack Park, and their concern was expressed repeatedly during the

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public hearings which were conducted in the course of the development of theState Lands Master Plan, and the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan.The questioners were repeatedly assl~ed that neither condemnation proceduresnor the exercise of the right of eminent domain was contemplated in the acquis-tion of land to supplement the preserve.

Recently there appeared in Bill Roden's column, Adirondack Sportsman, aletter from the First Deputy Commissioner of the Department of EnvironmentalConservation to Regional Director Warren McKeon. The following quotations fromthis letter demonstrate the lack of good faith that the public can expect fromarrogant politicians and entrenched bureaucrats.

~Our negotiation policy for interior or other essential Forest Preserveacquit ions is to initially offer the owner the appraised fair market value foran unencumbered fee title. Where the owner desires to retain the use of theproperty and has established an ability and commitment to carry out a steward-ship program, we are prepared to negotiate on the basis of reservation of a lifeinterest for continued compatible use, or, in the case of an organization, fora term of years, such as 25 years. The value of the period of continued usewould, of course, have to be deducted from the appraised value.

"In these instances, the owner would have to agree to pay local taxes,provide liability insurance and to adopt a management plan acceptable to theDepartment which would provide for the continuation of compatible uses whilepreserving the resource. There will inevitably be many specific questionsrelating to the management program which will have to be resolved on a case-by-case basis but it should be made abundantly clear that logging, pulping ortimbering beyond that necessary to maintain the carrying capacity of the wild-life range would not be an acceptable use."

"If after thorough exploration of these alternatives a:greement cannot bereached with the owner, the Department may then have to consider utilization ofits eminent domain powers to assure the preservation of lands essential to theprotection of the integrity of the Preserve."

Commissioner Diamond, in his letter to Mr. Roden, says that he believes thisletter clearly sets forth the policy particularly as it relates to interiorholdings.

TAX EXEMPT LAND IN A MICROCOSM - John W. StockIt is hard to think of an area of some 416 square miles as being any sort

of a microcosm. But the Town of Long Lake, located on the northerly edge ofHamilton County, in the central Adirondacks, has many of the aspects of one.Certain things in its experience may be used as an indicator of the very real,and escalating, problems of tax loss on lands owned by various tax exemptgroups.

Long Lake is a Town of about 200 families, located in a county that hasthe rather dubious distinction of having Simultaneously, an unemployment ratethat reaches 25%, and a per capita property tax that is only exceeded by thatof Nassau.

In the Town of Long Lake there are six Boy Scout camps in addition to theproperties of various colleges and universities. The value of these tax freeproperties is over one and a half million dollars. This is in addition to thestrictly local tax exempt properties represented by the churches, schools andcemeteries.

The problem in this small town brings to light the basic inequity of ourtax exemption laws. Why should these 200 families, in an area beset with chronicunemployment and below average income~ be forced to subsidize Boy Scout councilsfrom other cities and states? Especial~ those from a 'state that does not grant

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them a similar tax exemption.What tangible benefit does Long Lake receive from the Boy Scouts from Suffolk

County, who paid a reputed ~200 an acre for the land they removed from the taxroll?

The Boy Scouts are not any more at fault than the various educational groupsthat rent out their tax exempt, summer resort, facilities for conferences, semi-nars, etc., usually to well heeled corporations. The Scouts just happen to be amember of a particular type of corporate entity.

They must realize that they have some responsibility, because the NationalCouncil says they have a policy that all Scout Councils make payments to theTowns, in lieu of taxes. This was such a novel idea that I asked three localTown Supervisors where the money went. Pat Quinn, of the Town of Altamont hadnever heard of such a policy, to say nothing of ever seeing any payments.Dick Buckley, long time Supervisor of Piercefield, recalled that one of the camps,some time ago, made a $300 payment. This was to be in lieu of taxes on theirthousand plus acre campsite, with several lakes and rather palatial summerrecreational facilities for executives and major contributors. Charles Farr, whoat Long Lake is blessed with six Scout properties, recalls that of them paid $500one year for the additional strain they placed on the land fill facilities, butthis was a one time, one council deal.

The camps leave little in town. Their food and supplies come in by tractortrailer loads from the city. The Parents weekends occur at a time when the localmotels are full with their normal seasonal summer business. The staff come outon weekends and give the local watering places a certain amount of business, ata:time when they are normally crowded without them. Some camps lease out huntingprivileges on their posted lands, in direct competition to local taxpayers whocount on this income to help pay their share of the Boy Scout's taxes. Onecouncil is supposed to be putting in trailer hookups this sUInlI1erfor the use ofparents of campers. Again in competition to the locally owned and operatedcampsites, who have all the competition they can handle from the State campsites,none of whom make expenses.

Is there a solution?' Its not too difficult if it is taken in the contextof solving an Adirondack problem. In the Adirondack Park there are many specialrules applying to that locality. The State makes payments in lieu of taxes,special rules make private lands subject to the Adirondack Land Use Plan, specialrules are in effect concerning forest fires, railroads, advertising signs, andmany other facets of everyday life. Why not make one that takes care of thisproblem?

Why not make a new rule that says that all groups, normally tax exempt,that are not set up and operated, demonstrably, for the benefit of residents ofthe Park, will be subject to certain modifications, as to who pays their taxes'for them? Give each Scout Council, for example, a hundred acre total tax exemp-tion, to recognize the local good they may do. Then assume, that if the BoyScouts do enough good to justify their tax exempt status, this good is not justto the people of Long Lake, but accrues to the entire State. Then the entireState should share in paying for it, instead of, as at present, leaving thisprivilege to the lucky 200. Let the State make up, in increased State Aid tothe Town, the revenue lost to the Town by the tax exeMption.

If some change similar to this is not made, look at the possibilities forthe future. There is nothing in the law to prevent tax exempt groups fromowning a majority of the real property in Long Lake, or in any Town for thatmatter. Because the owner does not have to pay taxes, the major expense otownership, even the normal economic laws do not apply. The price quoted asbeing paid for the roost recent Scout purchase was twice that paid by Horizonand Tondalay for their potential deVelopments.

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Long Lake has almost twice the tax exempt land today, than it had six yearsago, and a combined tax rate of over 8200 per thousand of assessment, and theyhave little choice in the matter. Where 'will it all end?

CONGRESSMAN ED JONPS 7th DISTRICT of TENNE3SEEREPORTS FROM WASHINGTON

The Seventies will probably go down in history as the decade of shortages.It seems like every week we are threatened with running out of another resourceof some kind. Elaunining a list of resources that have recently been in shortsupply we find -- food, gasoline, heating oil, natural gas, and fresh water forour cities. Now, we are beginning to come to grips with another impendingshortage. This time it is lumber that is presenting the problem.

Recent recommendations of the President's Advisory Panel on Timber and theEnvironment have brought the problem to the forefront. The recommendation toincrease timber cutting in our national forests by as much as So to 100 percentwas not unexpected, but it is controversial. The Panel concluded that thiscould be done without compromising the environment or reducing the recreationpotential. Many conservationists on the other hand feel this action will onlyaggravate the shortage for future generations and that certain practices involvedsuch a. clear cutting will have a definite impact on the environment.

The situation gets even more complex when we look at the world timber supplyand international trade. The United States is the world's largest importer oflumber. About 22 percent of our lumber consumption is imported. At the sametime we are exporting about 10 percent of our domestic production to foreigncountries.

It would be possible to ban U. S. comQanies from selling timber abroad; infact, such legislation has already been introduced. However, we must considersuch things as our balance of payments problem and the effect on internationalrelations.

Clear cutting is a logging practice of cutting every tree regardless of sizein a designated area. It is efficient and economical but extremely controversial.One reason for the opposition is that some cutters take only the best logs andleave other felled trees lying. The General Accounting Office has recommendedthat increased use of these less desirable trees would hal.p alleviate the short-age and reduce environmental damage. However, government policy does not present-ly require this to be done.

Our national forests account for about 27 percent of our forest land.Currently, about 24 percent of the annual lumber yield cames off this publiclyowned land. Congress I feel sure, will sooner or later be called upon to deoidewhether the harvest of publicly owned timber will be increased or decreased.As your representative I want to express your will through my vote in Congress.If you have strong feelings on this issue, please let me hear from you. It isreally the only way I can be sure of your desires.

ON TRANSISTORS AND ALASKAN TIMBEREd Moot's comments on export of Alaska Timber to Japan, in the last

Forest Owner, deserve muoh thought. However, there may be deeper issues thanappear on the surface.

The Japanese worker who makes all those electrical gadgets for us can'tspend American dollars to improve his lot in life. But his or her yen canpurchase goods floomthe U. S. If we do not export as much as we import, ourdollars devaluate and prices of imports escalate. Thus timber is one of thecommodities traded for many of our imported goods.

Robert R. Morrow, Prof. of ForestryDepartment of Natural Resources, Cornell Univ.

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With the prospect of continued energy shortages, some may argue that wedon't need all those gadgets anyway. But an awful lot of life styles must besharply changed to make this stick.

On Exports and Imports. While the U. S. is nearly a self-sufficientcountry when it comes to wood, we depend mare on other countries than they onus. Our wood imports are double our exports; they consist primarily of Canadiannewsprint and tropical woodso

On Seward's Folly and Accidents of Birth. The argument on saving timberfor our children implies that they are more deserving than the Japanese or otherpeople. \-Thatif Seward had been a native of Nagasaki rather than Auburn, N. Y.1'The shoe may have been on the other foot.

The point here is that Alaskan timber has not necessarily been earned byanyone. It is a valuable gift or heritage from the past. As such it is aresource to be used wisely.

On Wise Use of Resources. To save timber for our children is not a goodenough objective. Timber grown in successive stands for our children's childrenand their children's children, and so on, is the objective. Forest, along withfarm, land is our most valuable heritage because continuous crops can be grownfor generations to come (provided the numbers of people are in balance with thecarrying capacity of the land and recycling potential of resources).

I have not argued for increasing or decreasing exports of timber; I do notknow all the facts. But all of us can demand that Alaskan timber harvest beaccomplished wisely. We can demand assurance that the land is properly restockedfor a coming generation. We can demand that sales meet important national needs,rather than quick profit for the few. We should assume a similar stewardshipviewpoint for southeastern United States, the Far "'fest,and our own New Yorkforests.

"PILE 0' CHIPS II - Ed MootNew York State is selling wood for $3.00 a cord-is this farmer's cord or a

regular wood pulp word. Let's hear some opinions on price and cord content.An EPk (Environmental Protection Agency) release that indicates we have 25

million tons of logging debris left in forests every year. It is time toinaugurate a "clean up" drive for our forests after each logging operation.

Land misuse items from same EPA release stagger you -A. 4 billion tons of sediment wash into streams annually.B. 1,687 acres of wildlife habitat are destroyed by surface mining.C. Surface mining has despoiled 3,187,825 acres.D. 1million acres of forests are CLEAR CUT annually.E. 3.5 million acres will be paved over by highways and airports by

the year 2000. Look out, your burial ground may be under thatcoverage.

F. 492 power stations may be built by 1990 - they will require 2000acre cooling ponds each.

G. 1907 million acres (area equivalent to states of New Hampshire,Vermont, Mass., and Rhode Island) will be consumed by URBAN SPRAWL.Phew, get reaqy to move out of your forest area.

H. This 1s the one which knocks you for a loop - 4 BILLION tons ofraw material are consumed annually, MOST of Which is disposed aswaste on OUR LAND of America. Read, weep and have nightmare.

What can NYFOA members do to add some sensible thought to what we face inthe years ahead - what 1s YOUR opinion?

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To the Forest Owner:Boy, Oh boy, will you get letters. When I sent in the material on Ameriean

ships not hauling lumber from port to port in American harbors I included thestatement that the maritime union of America, which gets much better wages thanseamen on foreign ships, promoted the Jones Act to prevent any other foreignship registry from shipping products from American port to American ports, un-less the ship is manned by our maritime union. Thus any ship, with foreignregistry, can slip into Alaskan harbors, load up with virgin Alaskan lumber andtake the lumber to the highest bidder on the international market - thus ourAlaskan virgin timber goes to Japan. This is NO slap against the maritime union,just a statement of FACT.

Hope'the next forest owner includes a question on our efforts to discovera common, decent price, for a farmer's cord of either stove or fireplace wood.What do NYFOA members feel is a fair price in their area?

Hope next issue promotes a membership campaign to begin with the NEW YEARopening. It is so much better to have this membership begin with the opening ofeach yearo

I note thatissue was sent.they would join.

I have a list of all of the present STATE groups, like our own, in a largemajority of the states. If the executive committee approves a policy of sendingissues to a list, outside of membership, I would like to suggest this group. Iplan to attend the spring meeting, God willing, in Syracuse to bring up thispoint. Hope we get out an issue soon after or before Jan. 1, 1974.

I still feel ALL timber, from state and national forests, should enter theAmerican lumber market and not be scrounged by high bidders from other countries.How silly can we get in this drive for foreign trade. Earn a few dollars hereand there and lose millions in our own econo~.

Come on, lets write the editor. We have a great group - lets get real uppityand find out how, why and for what reason on all forestry matters.

executive committee desires the names of folks to whom the oneIt was sent to several folks who I KNOW are not members hoping

THE NFl-T YORK STATE Tnfi3~ PRODUCmS ASSOCIATION CENSURES M!!lffiER

President Ronald Baldwin, of the New York State Timber Producers Associationsent a letter and an article regarding the censuring of one of its members. Thearticle was a special feature from David W. Taber, Co-Operative ExtensionSpecialist of the Wood Utilization Service, SUNY College of Environmental Scienceand Forestry.

The member so censured by a vote of the members, was penalized in thismanner in accordance with the By-Laws and Code of Ethics of the logger's associ-ation to uphold such ethics and code of conduct, which is a credit to theirgroup. The person so censured had cut and removed trees from a State ForestPreserve that had been ~wind-thrown· by a tornado in 1972. The member acknowl-edged this action, and gave some reasons why he felt his action was justified.

The Association conducted its own investigation and felt that censure wasalso justified, and so proceeded to carry it out. Membership was not revoked.:i.nthe investigation some remarks were included that were possibly of merit tothe member who was censured, and his action, though the over-all effect was stillsuch as to uphold the idea of censure. The member so censured was the firstPresident of the Association, and was its founder.

There is a note of regret that this action had to be taken to uphold thecode of ethics of the organization. The report concludes with "However, itdoes prove that the timber harvesters of the New York State Timber ProducersAssociation are sincere in their efforts to improve the standing and business

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practices of their own kind. It shows that no member is excluded from the idealswhich they as a group promote and agreed to abide by." Our respect for the highideals and ethics of this association could not be higher than they are afterreading their report of this action.

A LETTER AND A N1<}JS ITEMTo whom it mayl

Herels sompin we ran across in the local paper awhile back.Our hearts are still in New York State.We still own 179 acres. How could it be otherwise?They have an idea down here for what its worth.

Sincerely,Warren E. Tutton

FDRE5TS GET RENTAL FOOL TIPColumbia: Gen. William C. Westmoreland, chairman of the Governor Is Task Forcefor Economic Growth, says a rental pool of equipment would help small landownersmake their forest land more productive.

Westmoreland told the South Carolina Forestry Association Tuesday aboutthree million acres of forest land in South Carolina need to be brought intoproductivity. He said much of it is owned by small land owners who do not havethe capital to make more productive use of it.

Secretary of the Interior Rogers C. B. Morton will address the 500 forestryofficials today.

In his keynote address, Westmoreland said South Carolina is producing about5S cubic feet of timber per acre from forest lands "when we should be gettingabout 75 cubic feet per aere,"

He also said property taxes on forest land is being unfairly increased insome cases because of nearby developments and subsequent reassessment.

"There's no reason why a forest landowner should suddenly see his taxesshoot up just because a condominium is built next door," Westmoreland declared.

Clair p. Guess Jr., director of the South Carolina Water Resources Commission,said some bills now'pending in Congress dealing with land use contain restrictiveprovisions that could adversely affect states like South Carolina, which are ina period of economic development and expansion.

tilt is time for all concerned to speak out on land use policies,· Guess said.~Ilm not talking about nit-picking local policies, but policies of the state anda national land use policy, which is likely to be adopted within some form intwo yearso

LETTffi OF LIDYD G. STROMBECK - December 1, 1973Alex Dickson gave me copies of Information Bulletin 68 Growing Trees in

Small Nurseries (30¢) and Information Bulletin 67 Growing Trees for Timber inNew York's Small Woodlands (35¢). Both extension publications of Cornell Whichyou may mention in The Forest Owner. Copies may be obtained through localCounty Extension Offices.

Bulletin 68 covers topics as follows: size of nursery area, nurseryselection and soil preparation, seed, sowing and care lifting and transplanting,seed collection data, tree seed dealers and references.

Bulletin 67 covers topics as follows: know your trees, mapping the woods,how valuable are your trees, Insects and diseases, wood culture, improvementand harvesting methods, selling your trees, tree volume tables, log volume tables.

IJ.oydG. Strombeck

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DISTILLATE FROM BALSAM FIR (ABIES BALSAMFA)by J. M. Yavorsky

Howard Miller and I had calls this morning from a Mr. Jack Abeshouse,Vice President for Supplies and International services, UOP Fragrances, 43-2337th Ave., Long Island City, N. Y. 11101.

Mr. Abeshouse is desperately looking for a supply of the distillate frombalsam fir needles and boughs to be used in the formulation of perfumes pro-duced by his company. There is a market for 20 to 30,000 Ibs of distillateper year which would require something in the order of 10 million Ibs ofneedles and boughsL The current delivered price for this distillate is arou~d$5 per lb. Mr. Abeshouse is looking for farmers, woodlot owners, loggers andother forest industry operations who might be interested in collecting thismaterial and distilling it on site or locally for shipment to New York. Hiscompany would assist in building the still, in resolving any technical problems,and will buy· the entire output so that a market is guaranteed.

He would welcome any suggestions as to suppliers and may be reached at theabove address or by calling collect area code 212 - 361-8100, ext. 306.

Mr. Abeshouse has already been referred to DEC personnel and I gave himFred Winch's name as another possible source of information.

YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS

Prof. Floyd Carlson suggested that the following item from the Dec. 7th, 1973issue of the "Outdoor News Bulletin" of the Wildlife Management Institute mightbe of interest to the "Forest Owner" readers.

The Senate has passed a bill expanding the youth Conservation Corps. Itwould increase the number of youths employed on public lands each summer to150,000. The Act would provide federal support to states to administer theprogram on state lands. It also would permit YCC to use surplus or unusedfederal property and make YCC facilities available to local education institu-tions. The ICC program has been extremely popular since its creation threeyears ago. Young men and women are employed each summer to do needed work onnational forests, parks, and wildlife refuges. They do such things as buildingand maintaining trails, improving wildlife habitat, and carrying out erosioncontrol projects. The program serves a dual purpose by completing needed workon public land and educating young people about the realities of naturalresource management.

TIMBER NEEDS EXPANDING

From the National Association of Conservation Districts - December 8, 1973Timber needs expanding, says Forest Service; Pressures on private lands

foreseen. A new 10-year projection by the U. S. Forest Service says that thenation's demands for timber are increasing much more rapidly than supplies.The outlook is for continued rising prices for timber and timber products aswell as increased dependence on imports and substitute materials, they say.

Major possibilities for increasing production are on the 60 percent of thenation's commercial forest area which is in small private ownershi~, says theForest Service. With adequate technical and financial assistance in this area,plus intensified management of all other classes of forest lands, they predictthat production can be doubled over present levels.

RD #1, Box l78CConstantia, N. Y. 13044Nov. 6, 1973

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Better utili~ation of existing timber is another factor in meeting futuredemands. This includes utilization of large volumes of logging and plant resi-dues and greater salvage of timber killed by fire and insects.

LETTER :mOM RICHARD E. MARK

Mr. William Lubinec22 Cornish Ave.Binghamton, N. Y. 13901Dear Mr. Lubinec,

Recently I have spoken with Erniel Palmer and Lloyd Strombeck concp-rningthe spring meeting of NYFOA. They were kind enough to invite my participationin organizing the meeting, and I was sorry to have to decline this year, althoI look forward to having such an opportunity in the future. My work on theTug Hill Commission is taking an extraordinary amount of my time, and leavesme with little opportunity to ~rticipate actively in other organizations,despite my interest.

Speaking of the Tug Hill Commission, I have been wanting for some time tohave the opportunity to discuss with the NYFOA Board the important public hear-ings that will be coming up around the end of the year and early next year onthe future of the Tug Hill area. Tug Hill comprises about 2.6% of the state'sarea, but it holds about 5~ of the forestland of New York. Unlike the Adiron-dacks and Catskills, there is no blue line and the patp-rn of ownership of landis much different, with a much higher percentage held privately. It seems tome that NYFOk should have an important voice in assisting the Tug Hill Commis ionin formulating its recommendations. The hearings to be held are the first stepin that process -- in other words, we are going to hear what the public has tosay first, before we get too deeply into formulation of any recommendations;in the case of the Adirondack Commission, the reverse was done. They had a de-tailed plan drawn up prior to ever having any hearings to find out what thepeople wanted.

As I see it, if the forestes in Tug Hill are not viable as forestlands,then forestry and the forest owners are in deep trouble in New York State.Because in Tug Hill there exist almost all the factors that foresters consideras essentlal to maintenance of economically viable forestry programs. Specific-ally there are the following particular conditions that form forestry in TugHill

1. Adequate moisture for timber growth is always guaranteed by virtue ofthe heavy snow and high water table. Summer rainfall is also adequate.

2. Little forest fire danger, for the above reason.3. Land values are low4. Taxes on forestland are low5. There is little competition for the land for agricultural use, due to

the fregnency of swamps, infertile soils and short grOwing season.60 There are good outlets for timber harvests in the area, since there

are many sawmills and other industries based on wood in the surroundingterritory. •

Despite all these advantageous factors, forestry is indeed in deep troublein Tug Hill. Georgia-Pacific, which owns 72,000 acres in the area, is attemptingto sell their entire holdings. An option on this land was taken up by Horizon

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Corp, the Arizona land development firm. Horizon did drop their option, butGeorgia-Pacific is willing to sell to any other land developer or second homebuilder. They appear unable or unwilling to maintain the area as the rawmaterial base for their mill operations despite the fact that the taxes are paidon most of their holdings by hunting clubs who lease their lands for huntingpurposes.

Georgia-Pacific lands are not the only ones being removed from forestryuse. Several large blocs of land are being put together by developers fromBoston, Phildelphia, Newark and other distant points. These blocs, running from500 to 5000 acres each are all at present either farmland or forest, mostlythe latter, and cover some of the most important parts of the watershed.

I hope NYFOA will offer some constructive suggestions that might form thebasis for our recommendations to the governor and the legislature. We have theopportunity, in Tug Hill, to be innovative and propose some alternative solutionsto the land use problem -- solutions that might be best for Tug Hill, altho theymight not apply to the Adirondacks or Catskills. I would welcome the chance tomeet with the NYFOA board and discuss these matters more fully.

Sincerely,Richard E. Mark

From THE EMPmE STATE TIMB FRMANLoggers' Congress in New York May 8, 9, 10

This Loggers' Congress is for the logging and sawmill industry. This yearon May 8 - 10 it will be held at the Friar Tuck Inn located about 30 millessouth of Albany on Rte. #87 in Catskill, N. Y.

Northern Logger Magazine offerSpecial offer to N. Y. loggers: To learn more about the Loggers' Congress

as well as logging and sawmilling, here is your chance.According to George Fowler who is Associate Editor of ItTheNorthern Logger

and Timber Processor,~ this magazine will be provided free of charge for a 6month period to any timber harvester not presently receiving it. If you wantto get this magazine, you should write to George Fowler, PO Box 27, Old Forge,N. Yo 13420 and ask for your free 6 month subscriptiono

SWEDISH FORESTRY - Alan R. KnightCo-operative Extension Agent

Sweden is a producer of vast amounts of forestry products. The countryis attracting international attention as a leader in forestry techniques andforest management.

The Swedish Forestry Association has produced a very informative booklet togive the rest of the world some insights into Swedish forestry. Here are S<:JDe

highlights from that publication for our broad-minded forest owners.Realize first of all that Sweden is 55% forest land. Sixteen percent of the

country's gross national product is the share attributable to forestry. Withonly 0.6% of the world's forest land area, Sweden produces 30% of the world'spulp exportso

As in several European countries, forestry has a cultural connotation.This is also true in the Germanic and Alpine countries. For example, there isan expression in Sweden that "the forest is the poor man's shield". This, a

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reference to the ability of a man to make money from the forest when all ~sefails, also has roots in the old days when people extracted their food, clothing,and fuel from the forest.

Twenty-five percent of the forest area in Sweden a~e owned by "the Crown",25% is corporate held, and half is in private ownership. However, it isestimated that due to imbalances in monetary valuation of the timber, over 60%of the value of forest land is privately held.

Cooperation between private forest owners takes place mainly through forestowner associations, of which there are twelve. They were set up to increasethe profitability of their members' forestry and to look after the interests ofThe associations provide advisory and sales service. Also, management plans ~ichcross property lines have been worked out, in so called "working plan areas".Under expert leadership, the forest owners work partly for each other and partlymaking use of labor and machinery provided by the association for use in the area.

The association also ensure the aarketing of member' forest products. Thisis done mainly by coordinating sales and negotiationg with the timber-buyingindustry on wood prices. Over one-third of the total forest land in Sweden ismanaged by association arrangements.

There are some interesting laws governing forestry operations in Sweden.For example, the Silvicultural Act of 1948 states that a "forest capable of devel-opment may not be felled except by thinning.1t In other words~ no clearcutting.After a stand is felled, the owner is obliged to take such action that will en-sure satisfactory regeneration after a reasonable period of time. This isrequired to maintain what the law calls "as even a yield as possible." There ispressure to shift to clear-cutting as a more profitable method, one more compat-ible with mechanization.

One technique receiving more attention is the application of nitrogenfertilizers by air. The first application is 20 years before felling, thenevery five years thereafter.

Recreational pressure in Sweden, like in the United States, is touchingforestry. In fact, Swedish law permits the public to use any forests regardlessof who owns it. One may walk freely, pick berries and mushrooms, but not taketrees nor wild game. Our concept of multiple use has been embraced, even bythe private forest manager in Sweden, in order to meet this demand for forestrecreation space.

BULK RATEU. S. POSTAGE

P A I DBinghamton, N. Y.Permit No. 132

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