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2 New York Forest Owner

Vol. 21, No.1

THENEW YORK FOREST OWNERS

ASSOCIATIONEditor

Evelyn Stock5756 Ike Dixon Rd.Camillus, NY 13031

In This IssueP. 2 Inside Front Cover; New Mem-

bers

P. 3 President's Message; ProtectionAgainst Gypsy Moth

P. 4 Trespassers: The PrivacyThieves

P. 5 Bob Sand, New Chairman; TheAxe Men

P. 6 T.S.1.

P. 7 T .S.l.; Planting the Planet

P. 8 Career Highlights-David Han-aburgh

P. 9 On the Calendar; Forest Book-shelf

P. 10 Timber Sale Contract

P. 11 Timber Sale Contract

P. 12 Go Easy On the Ashes

Front CoverVirgin white pine at Big Shallow

Eskar, a glacial ridge in the Adirondacksat Five Ponds Wilderness Area,Herkimer County.

- Courtesy of Dr. Edwin Ketchledge

WelcomeOur New Members

George Arthur18 Reed ParkwayMarcellus, NY 13108Lawrence L. BrownRD #2, Box 284Marathon, NY 13803

F.G. Compagni, Sr.182 Port Watson St.Cortland, NY 13045

Joe Dabes1189 Dryden Ave.Ithaca, NY 14850

Arthur R. Dean213 Westside Dr.Rochester, NY 14624

Kent GoodermoteP.O. Box 2221Berlin, NY 12022Bradford P. Miller205 Madison Ave.Cresskill, NJ 07626Mr. & Mrs. Dan PhillipsBox 241Otselic, NY 13155Clayton & Shirley ReadBox 459Tully, NY 13059Earl C. ReilingRD #1, Rt. 7, Box 530Afton, NY 13730Edwin Ribble26 Union St.Cortland, NY 13045Robert O. RighterBox 254AGreene, NY 13378Charles J. RothOak Meadow FarmsRD #1, Box 61Watkins Glen, NY 14891St. Regis Paper Co.Northern Woodlands Div.Box 218Deferiet, NY 13628Richard H. Schoch31 White Church Rd.Brooktondale, NY 14817Robert A. SykesRD #1, Foster Rd.Elbridge, NY 13060

Robert T. Walsh, Jr., M.D.471 E. Westfield Ave.Roselle Park, NJ 07204

Published by theNEW YORK FOREST OWNERS

Association

OFFICERS

PresidentPaul Steinfeld

First Vice PresidentMary S. McCarty

Second Vice-PresidentA.W. Roberts, Jr.Third Vice-PresidentPeter S. Levatich

TreasurerStuart McCarty

Recording SecretaryJ. Lewis DuMond

Membership SecretaryGeorge MitchellP.O. Box 69

Old Forge, NY 13420

DIRECTORS1983

Robert L. EdmondsRichard V. Lea

George F. MitchellA.W. Roberts, Jr.Linda ThoringtonHoward O. WardDale N. Weston

1984Robert L. DemereeDavid H. HanaburghJames P. LassoieEmiel D. PalmerNorman RichardsRobert M. Sand

Lloyd G. Strombeck

1985Ken Eberley

Richard E. GarrettJ. Claude LecoursPeter S. LevatichMary S. McCarty

Douglas B. MonteithPaul Steinfeld

January-February 1983 3

Protection AgainstGypsy Moth

Dear Mrs. Applegate:

I received, read and enjoyed as usual... The Foundation News, particularlythe coverage of the Gypsy Moth. Iwould like to add, if I might, a materialthat was overlooked but one which iswidely used for protecting against thisform of caterpillar damage. Methoxy-chlor and Malathion, when mixed witha high-quality oil in a water emulsion,have proven as equally effective asSevin in the early instars, much more soas the caterpillar attains full growth. Thismixture has the advantage of being lesspersistent than Sevin which has moreimportance today, particularly wherebees are involved. Furthermore, it is ef-fective both as a contact pesticide and asan ingested material, the high-quality oilwhich is recommended additive permit-ting good absorption by the leaf and,thereby, good residual effectiveness.

This formula is only recently beingrecognized by the official agencies.Though our customers ... have had thebenefit of this mixture for several years,the U.S. Department of AgricultureLaboratories at Otis Air Force Base onlylast year were able to witness the effec-tiveness and endorse same for the fieldstation personnel ...

William L. Crow, III, PresidentLowden Incorporated, Needhan, MA

Useful and Useless Techniques forControlling the Gypsy Moth is a pam-phlet recently published by the Societyfor the Protection of New HampshireForests; if you would like a copy, writeto the society at 54 Portsmouth Street,Concord, NH 03301.

The Fourth EcologueVirgil (40 B.C.)

MusesMuses of SicilyNow let us sing a serious songThere are taller trees than the apple

and the crouching tameriskIf we sing of the woods, let ourforest be stately

ThePresident's Message

During a recent inspection of a man-aged section of my woodlot, Jack Sen-cabaugh, the DEC forester who hasbeen my consultant for several years,exclaimed about the beauty and vigor ofthis stand. I too saw the dramatic dif-ference in appearance between thisselectively thinned area and the"natural" areas. Here the trees werestraighter, faster-growing, and healthierin appearance than in the unmanagedareas. The forest floor was dappled withlight. It invited walking and was morelike a park.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.Jack and I shared feelings of admirationfor the work of our hands, and we per-ceived the greater productivity of thismanaged stand as well as its greaterpotential for social use. I felt a sense ofpartnership with the Creator in renew-ing the vigor of a long-neglected forest.

Is a forest beautiful only when it ex-cludes man, except as a passive observ-er, or when man uses his best skills toenhance its values?

There is evidence that people seeesthetic values in well-managed forests,and consider them more beautiful thanunmanaged ones. American Forests ofMay, 1981 contains an article by RobertBrush, entitled, "Forest Esthetics: Asthe Owners See It.". The author and hisassistant, Jane Difly, asked forestowners to rate the attractiveness of colorphotographs showing different forestconditions. Although these ownerswere primarily interested in estheticsand recreation, the stands they foundmost attractive were those that hadbeen managed.

Paul SteinfeldDecember 2, 1982

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Do posted signs keep people off your land? Like a lock on a door, theyonly keep honest people honest, as the above "targets" can attest.

TRESPASSERS:The Privacy Thieves

Story by Leon BrownPhotos by Laura Newbern

You have worked long and hard foryour land. You have sacrificed to payfor it, battled crop failures and insectsand fought economic recession. Nowyouface another problem; thieves arerobbing you of the enjoyment and pri-vacy you have worked for.

The problem of illegal hunting onprivate land is a growing concern for lawenforcement officials around the state."I used to say that it was only two orthree percent of the hunters that causedproblems," says Col. Whitaker. "Now Ithink that number has grown to aroundeight or nine percent ... What's hap-pening is land that is generally open tohunting is decreasing but the number ofhunters looking for a place to hunt is in-creasing." This presents a basic supplyand demand problem.It's just that we now live in a societywhere you are not allowed to protectyour property and this has spilled overinto the ranks of some of the more un-desirable hunters."

So just what can you do to protectyour property from all the aforemen-tioned ravages? One thing is to registeryour land with the Department ofNatural Resources. "We now have whatwe call a Landowner Affidavit," saysCol. Whitaker. "Before, when a rangercaught a person hunting or dumpingwithout permission, we had to dependon the landowner to follow through withsigning a warrant and prosecuting theindividual. We weren't getting a wholelot of support from landowners thisway. It seemed like some reason couldalways be found not to prosecute.

Under the system we have now, a land-owner pre-signs an affidavit that saysanyone found on his property, otherthan those he lists as being allowed onthe property, is in violation of the law.This way the landowner never has to doanything in the way of prosecuting thetrespasser. We are having some prettygood results from this system."

Another action, although annoyingbut necessary, is to keep a constantpatrol of your property. "We are alwayspatrolling our property," says FredGreer. "This way people know we arelooking for trespassers. We also postour property with hunting club signs, sopeople will know the land is under sur-veillance. "

While on the subject of posted signs,you should remember that your landdoes not have to be posted in order forit to be illegal for someone to hunt ordump on it without permission. But inorder to convict someone of simple tres-pass, you have to prove that the individ-ual had prior warning to stay off yourland. A posted sign is considered by lawto be adequate warning if visible andclosely spaced. However, even in casesof hunting or dumping where priorwarning is not required, posted signslend weight to a case against the perpe-trator because he cannot beg mercyfrom a jury on account of being ignorantof the land's status. This, says Col.Whitaker, is important in making a casestick. Also, posted signs really do keepthe innocent person from making a mis-take. The problem is, to the real slobhunters and vandals, posted signs serveno more purpose than as convenienttargets to test their rifles.

Recently, a relatively new method ofprotecting private land from abuse hasgained quite a bit of popularity amongGeorgia landowners. It was started by

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the larger timber and paper companies,who had great quantities of land scat-tered around the state and just notenough people to patrol it. They weresuffering from dumping, vandalism,timber theft and fires.

They came up with the idea of plac-ing a group of hunters on the land whowould be accountable for any abusesthe land suffered. They would lease atract of land to a group for a nominalfee, giving the group exclusive hunt-ing and fishing rights to the property.In turn, they expected the group tofollow all the rules they laid out aimed atkeeping the land and timber in goodshape. The results of these huntingleases have been astounding.

ENCOUNTERINGTHE TRESPASSERIf you own land, sooner or later

you are going to encounter a tres-passer. When you do, the out-come will depend on how youhave prepared for the situationand how you conduct yourself atthe time. The following are sometips on how to handle the prob-lem.1. Long before the encounter you

should have developed a firstname relationship with yourlocal sheriff and game warden.They are your legal protectionagainst trespassers. Knowwhere they can be reached atall times in the event of a prob-lem.

2. Sign a Landowner Affidavitand register it with your localgame warden.

3. When you encounter a tres-passer, get an accurate descrip-tion of him or his vehicle orboth, if possible. Be sure andget the tag number if there is avehicle involved.

4. Do not confront the perpetratorif you intend to prosecute;leave that to law enforcementpersonnel. A confrontationrisks serious reaction.

5. Call the game warden or sheriffas soon as possible. Three daysafter the fact, even if you havea tag number, does little good.

6. Be willing to back your law en-forcement personnel in court.They are there to protect yourrights, but they can't do it if yourefuse to help in the legal sys-tem.

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TheAxeMen

It once took five men two days to cutdown a big tree. using crosscut sawsand double-bitted axes. These axes, thewestern logger's trademark from the1860s onward, had narrow bladeswhich the faller kept razor-sharp. Bychopping the right undercut he couldline the fall so exactly that a three-hundred foot tree would hit a marker.

Before he did anything, however, thefaller cut wedges out of the foot-thickbark of the tree so he could jam inspringboards to stand on. This allowedhim to cut higher up on the tree, wherethe trunk might be fifteen feet through.Other men then got busy with "themisery whip" to start the undercut.They needed good balance, a long sawand plenty of oil. It took a long time tofall the huge trees, but what a harvest:sixty or seventy thousand board feet oflumber from some trees, a day's workfor sawmills of the 1880s.

Today the art of hand falling is justabout extinct, but the romance lingerson in the hearts of a number of axe col-lectors. One of these, Allan Klenman ofVictoria, recently published a forty-fourpage guide to Axes Made, Found orSold in Canada. "Although good axesare still being made today," he writes,"the methods are quite different, andthe magnificent breed of men whomade and used the old axes has gone."

-from Forestalk

Province of British ColumbiaSpring, 1982

In MemoriamDave Cook 1902-1982

First Heiberg Award Winner1967

The New York Forest Owners Associ-ation notes with deep regret the deathof David B. Cook in Auqust 1982.David first joined the Society of Ameri-can Foresters (S.A.F.) in 1926 and hadbeen recognized by the Council as a 30-year member. In New York, he servedas a past Secretary- Treasurer, and formany years as Business Manager of theNew York Forester. He also contributedin many other quiet ways to support theprograms and goals of the New YorkForest Owners Association and forestryin general.

David B. Cook graduated from Cor-nell University in 1924 and practicedprofessionally with private industry, ingovernment, and as a forestry consul-tant. He worked in the Civilian Conser-vation Corps, and afterward joined theNew York State Department of Envi-ronmental Conservation in wildlifemanagement under the Pitman-Robert-son program. Later he transferred to theDivision of Lands and Forests, andworked for many years in supervisingthe nursery and tree planting programs.He also helped launch the department'sutilization efforts.

While Dave's service with DEC madehim well known, many foresters recog-nized him more readily as "Mr. Larch."His personal love for the larches led himto devote considerable personal energyand resources in experimenting withand promoting their use. His contribu-tions were recognized worldwide. Davealso left an extensive collection of dif-ferent larches growing at his CooxroxForest at Stephentown, N. Y. Standsthere provide an unusual example ofthe growth and development of severallarch species, races, and hybrids undermanagement. These have served as anexample for study by foresters and land-owners from around the world. In 1969he published his experiences in thebook titled "Planted Larch in NewYork."

He was awarded the Heiberg Awardin 1967 for his contribution to forestry inNew York State.

We will miss the wit and candor ofDavid B. Cook, as well as his leadershipand guidance.

BOB SANDNew Chairman,

S.A.F.Bob Sand, Director and for-

mer President of the New YorkForest Owners Association takesoffice as Chairman of the NewYork Chapter of the SOciety ofAmerican Foresters in January fora two year term replacing RalphNyland. Carl Wiedemann, Asso-ciate Forester for the D. E. C. inAlbany, will be chairman-elect.

Bob is Forester for Cotton-Han-lon Lumber Company in Odessa,NY. He graduated from the Col-lege of Forestry in 1950, and hasalways taken an active interest inthe promotion of good forestmanagement.

JanuaryNamed after the Roman god Janus,

who is represented with two faces look-ing in opposite directions - as retro-spective of the past, and prospective ofthe coming year.'Then came old January wrapped wellIn many weeds to keep the cold awayYet did he quake and quiver like

to quellAnd blewe his nayles to warm them

if he may;For they were numbed with holding

all the dayAn hatchet keene, with which he

felled woodAnd from the trees did lop the

needlesse spray. "-Faerie Queen

E. Spenser

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T.S.I.New York Forest Owner

By Doug Monteith

Timber Stand Improvement may turnout to be virtually worthless tomorrow.In addition, trees and stands are subjectto devastating damage or even totalloss. A forest fire, hurricane or insectepidemic can totally wipe out your in-vestment sometime in the 20, 30 ormore years before its benefits can berealized. You need to examine thechoices available to you as possible TSIinvestments and weigh their costs,returns and risks, with your eyes wideopen, before making the commitment.

Foresters define TSI as "a loose termcomprising all intermediate cuttingsmade to improve the composition, con-dition and/or growth of a timber stand"(Terminology of Forest Science, 1971,Society of American Foresters). TSI isthen a catchall term for the practices ap-plied to a forest after its establishmentand before its final harvest.

That definition is easy to apply ineven-aged stands but rather vague inuneven-aged stands. Uneven-agedstands have a variety of sizes and agesof trees present, and the stand has noclear beginning or end. The point is thatTSI differs from the other major cate-gories of silvicultural treatment (regen-eration, site improvement and harvest)in that immature stands or trees aretreated to improve the growth and qual-ity of the trees left to grow. Bear inmind, however, that a commercial har-vest may result in more than one sil-vicultural effect. For example, a well-planned harvest in a complex standcould provide for regeneration, result inresidual stand improvement and pro-vide a commercial harvest simultane-ously. To the uninformed, such a com-plex treatment may appear to be only acommercial harvest. Now that I haveyou thoroughly confused, let's take alook at the specifics of TSI.

TSI consists of the following majortreatments:

weeding and cleaning thinningpruning liberation cutting

Weeding and cleaning are the ear-liest TSI practices applied to a develop-ing young stand. They are analagous tothe weeding you do in your garden.Both emphasize the removal of undesir-able species from the stand so that thespecies composition is desirable fromthe standpoint of the owner's objectives.Technically, weeding is not really a TSIpractice, actually being a stand regener-

Timber Stand Improvement has been practiced in my woods for 30 years - Editor.

ation practice. I've included it herebecause it may be viewed as transitionalbetween regeneration and TSI. Appliedto seedling stands, weeding emphasizesthe removal of competing herbaceousand brushy plants from the site. Failureto weed can result in the failure of thedesired stand to regenerate (as in thecase of planted trees being overgrownby weeds and brush) or considerabledelay in stand establishment as thedesired trees slowly emerge from thecompeting weeds.

Cleaning, on the other hand, is asimilar activity but is conducted in sap-ling size stands. Here, the stand is clear-ly established but undesirable speciesare competing with the desired trees.Cleaning might be employed to removenoncommercial species or species sub-ject to insect or disease damage. Note,however, that cleaning is prescribedonly if undesirable species are com-peting well with the desired species. Inthe event that the undesirable speciesare being overgrown by the moredesirable ones, cleaning is unnecessarysince natural competition will eventuallykill off the slower growing individuals.

Thinning is also akin to the gardenactivity of the same title. It is employedto allocate the growth potential of thesite to the best trees. Applied to im-mature stands, commonly several timesbefore final harvest, thinning ensuresthat the growth occurs principally onfewer but higher value and faster grow-ing trees. Thinning should emphasize

helping the best trees; not getting rid ofthe poorest trees. Thinning is best donewhen a stand just begins to get crowd-ed, as indicated by natural mortality ofthe smaller trees or obvious crowding ofthe crowns. Thinning too early may en-courage branchiness and lower timberquality of the trees; thinning when astand is too crowded may increase thehazard of wind or snow damage to theremaining trees. In general, 25 to 30%of the trees in a stand can be removed ina single thinning without significantlyreducing per acre growth. The ac-celerated growth of the remaining treesquickly makes up for the growth loss ofthe trees removed.

Frequency of thinning in your standswill be dictated by your ability to do thejob or have it done and the investmentyou are willing to make in channelingthe growth potential of the site into thebest trees. The ideal situation would beto thin very lightly every year. Rarely isthis possible, of course, except on verysmall parcels. Generally you will want tothin within 20 years after cleaning (thefirst "precommercial" thinning) andthen at least every 20 years thereafteruntil the stand is ready for final harvestand regeneration. Your willingness toengage in commercial thinning will besubstantially dictated by your readinessto accept the risks of residual standdamage associated with commercialharvest of the thinned trees. You'll needto balance the benefits of faster crop treegrowth against the costs of damage to

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those same crop trees. While somedamage is inevitable, careful selectionand supervision of the harvester canminimize the costs.

Pruning improves the quality of thebest stems by removing the lowerbranches and is best done after the firstor second thinning so that the prunedtrees grow sufficiently to justify the costor work of the pruning. In general, thelower third of the crown of forest treescan be removed without affecting treegrowth. Generally, pruning is limited inheight to the first log (16'). Pruningabove this height is rarely profitable.

Liberation cutting is often needed inolder stands which have been poorlytreated (high-graded) in the past. Suchstands have large, low value trees takingup growing space which could be moreprofitably allocated to better trees. It dif-fers from thinning in emphasizing theremoval of the poorest trees rather thanon improving future crop trees as inthinning. Liberation cuts make mostsense when the poor trees are in fact in-terfering with more valuable trees;otherwise, it may be more practical towait to remove them, along with thebetter trees in a harvest cut which regen-erates the stand.

Forests do all of these things natur-ally. Why should you consider spendingmoney to do them? The answer is time.Humans can accelerate those naturalprocesses by performing TSI activities,resulting in larger and more valuabletrees sooner than nature would haveprovided. If you've paid a tax bill recent-Iy, you should be aware of the financialeffects of time on your forest ownership.TSI can also modify natural processesso that the resulting stand is more usefulor valuable to the owner than naturewould have provided. Cleaning, for ex-ample, by removing trees which cannotever be sold for high value products,transfers the growth potential of thetrees removed to the remaining highervalue trees.

So how do you decide if TSI is appro-priate to you and your forest? I suggestyou consider the following criteria:1. OBJECTIVESWhat do you want from your forest?

No one can answer that question foryou. You must decide what constitutes"improvement. "

2. TIMEHow rapidly do you want to see the

improvement occur, and how long areyou willing to wait for the payoff fromthe investment?

3. NET EXPENSEMost TSI will cost you some money

unless you can do all the work yourself.Selling firewood may offset some ex-pense, but the odds are you will have tolayout some cash in most cases.

4. RETURN on INVESTMENTIs TSI a good investment for you?

Can you invest your cash in alternativeinvestments which yield more return inless time?

5. MAINTENANCESome TSI activities will payoff only if

you can repeat them periodically orfollow up with approprtate additionalpractices later. Are you able and willingto make those commitments as well?

6. FOREST CONDITIONThe present state of your forest may

not be conducive to TSI effectiveness.The trees may be too young for thetreatment, or too old for the trees to re-spond.

I strongly urge each of you to con-sider TSI as a possible means of increas-ing the benefits of your forest to you.For many forest owners it can be an ef-fective and a reasonable investment.Sometimes even a very good invest-ment. Do, however, seek the advice ofa professional forester before investingmoney or time in TS!. Your profession-al forester advisor can help you avoidmistakes which could negate or evenmake your efforts counterproductive, aswell as help you think through your ob-jectives, advise regarding specific pro-cedures, and probably save you moneyin the long run.

Douglas B. Monteith is a professionalforester employed by the SUNY Col-lege of Environmental Science and For-estry's School of Forestry and a newmember of the NYFOA Board of Direc-tors. He wishes to acknowledge the ableand helpful assistance of ProfessorsNorm Richards and Ralph Nyland of theschool in the preparation of this article.

PLANTING THE PLANETBritish Columbia's tree planting

record sets the standard in Canada -almost 74 million seedlings planted in1980-81 on 62,778 hectares of forest-land. (Ontario is second, with 30,830hectares planted.) And once the Minis-try of Forests and the forest industryjointly reach their 1984-85 goal ofgrowing 150 million seedlings annually,British Columbia will be well into theworldwide reforestation race.

In 1978, the state of Washingtonplanted about the same number of

seedlings as did British Columbia.Oregon, only slightly larger thanWashington, had over 100,000 hec-tares planted in 1978. Further afield,Finland has one of Europe's oldestforest industries and an even more im-pressive reforestation record120,000 hectares restocked in 1980,on a land base one-third the size ofBritish Columbia. And Sweden, nothalf British Columbia's size, restocked170,000 hectares of logged land in1980.

-from Forestalk (British Columbia)Spring, 1982

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This year there will be a series of ar-ticles on well known foresters. DaveHanaburgh, Director of the NYFOAand Chairman of the Committee onForest Trusts is featured in this issue.

Career HighlightsDavid H. Hanaburqh

September 1928. By Eastern Steam-ship Lines to Boston and Bangor.Thence by trolley car to the OronoCampus of the University of Maine andfour years of formal forestry education.

Summer 1930. Student Assistant to acouple of Great Northern Paper Co.cruisers along the Allagash River.Graduated 1932 - jobs scarce. Erad-icated poison ivy.

By foot, thumb and freight train toOregon. Worked in a gold mine andfought forest fires for 25¢ per hour.

1933. To the Oachita National Forestin Arkansas. Timber stand improve-ment with CCC Camps, land acquisi-tion in Arkansas and Oklahoma. ToTexas National Forest in 1936. Atten-dant at the Forest Service Exhibit at theTexas Centennial Exposition. JuniorForester on Timber Stand Improvementand tree planting in East Texas.

1938. To Yale School of Forestry forMF Degree in 1939. Dutch Elm diseaseeradication.

1939. Established only full time con-sulting forestry practice in New Yorkunder name of Woodland ManagementCo.: Forest inventories, timber sales,forest products concentration yard, silvi-cultural timber harvesting, charcoalmanufacture and merchandising, forestproducts marketing, outdoor recreationplanning, forest land management.

1941. Cooperated with Nelson C.Brown in setting up a hardwood timbersale on the Hyde Park Estate of FranklinD. Roosevelt. This was written up inLife magazine.

1942-46. World War II: Mountaintroops, combat infantry, ranger. Madelandscape plan for Koshien OrdnanceDepot in Japan. This was the site of thecancelled 1940 Olympics.

1946. Resumed forestry consultingpractice.

Dave Hanaburgh

1947. Nehasane Park in the Adiron-dacks: forest inventories and timbersales. Timber damage appraisal ofRobinwood (Robert Lehman).

To Kildare Club 1949 to present:Forest inventories, timber sales,damage appraisal, timber and wildlifemanagement, tax and trespass negotia-tions.

The 1950 hurricane created demandfor many damage inventories andsalvage timber sales: service Lake PlacidClub, Santanoni Preserve, OsbornEstates and many others.

1953. Timber harvest damage ap-praisal by Rice Veneer Co. on lands ofGould Paper Co. Hardwood timber in-ventory 45,000 acres for Gould PaperCo.

Valuation of Conklin timber landscondemned by Bradford water supply,Bradford, PA. Later valuation of lumbercompany lands condemned by U.S.Forest Service.

Many fire, trespass, and individualliability appraisals related to forest landsand individual trees.

1958-59. Study of the Charcoal In-dustry in the U.S., Mexico and Japanfor Standard Milling Co. Traveledthroughout the U.S. studying methodsand economics of the charcoal industry.

1959. Analyzed planting job forcareer guidance books publisher. Heasked me to write one on forestrycareers. Published Your Future inForestry, 1961. Still in print.

1960-62. Several forest inventories,management plans and timber sales inNeversink Valley. Fire and trespassdamage appraisals in the DelawareValley.

1964. Made environmental develop-ment plan for Shepang River watershedin Connecticut.

Made timber inventory and sale forNew York City Mission SOciety at DoverFurnace. Was retained as Outdoor Ad-

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visor. Negotiated trail arrangements be-tween Dover Furnace, Baptist Camps.Presbyterian Camp and LutheranCamp.

1967-68. Inventory, title researchand timber sales for Clove Valley Rodand Gun Club.

P&P Mill feasibility study throughoutNew England for large southern pulpand paper company.

1970-71. Gathered data for firstcriminal conviction in New York fortimber theft.

Monitored Bissel Co. DelawareCounty timberland sale to MalloryLumber Company.

Involved in the selection and devel-opment of a farm and forest property inColumbia County: Silvicultural harvest-ing for fireplace wood, bluebird habitatdevelopment, evergreen plantation, en-vironmental education, chestnutstudies, etc.

1977 -81. Outdoor Advisor to theElko Lake Camps of the Episcopal Mis-sion Society in Sullivan County: Camp-ing skills, natural history, environmentaleducation.

1975. Made third party evaluation ofabout 150,000 acres of forest land forFinch Pruyn Paper Company andManufacturers Hanover Trust Com-pany.

1979-81. Involved in studies for split-ting the equity in private forest land forpublic interest and tax purposes: timberrights, recreation rights, developmentrights, public easements, etc.

Intermingled between these highlightshave been many inventories, apprai-sals, interest studies, court appearance,lectures and demonstrations, timbersales management plans and otherforestry-related problems.

1982. Still going at reduced speed.(Since the beginning of the

N. Y.F.O.A. in the early 1960's, Davehas been an active member on theBoard of Directors and is chairman ofthe committee on Forest Trusts.)

-Editor

Reduce Your RelativesMy brother-in-law ordered one of

your Monster Mauls for his wife. Conse-quently she has lost 15 lbs. and is in ex-cellent condition. I thought perhaps thiswould also work for my mother.

January-February 1983

On The Calendar9

January 7-8CHRISTMAS TREE GROWERS

MEET. Greg Cooke, Senior Horti-cultural Inspector for the New YorkState Department of Agriculture andMarkets will update the associationon Sclerroddis. and other quaran-tines at the January 7-8 meeting ofthe Christmas Tree Growers Associa-tion to be held at the SUNY Collegeof Environmental Science andForestry in Syracuse.

Dr. Lawrence Abrahamson, re-search associate in the School ofForestry, and Dr. Douglas C. Allen,Professor of Environmental andForest Biology, will talk on SpruceBud Worm and other coniferousproblems. Dr. Gerald Lanier will talkon Bark Beetles attacking pines andspruces.

Saturday there will be a marketreport on Christmas tree sales. DaveTaber will talk on workers compensa-tion, and sales and use tax laws asthey apply to the Christmas treebusiness. Program details are yet tobe finalized.

January 13N.Y.F.O.A. board meeting at 11

a.m. in the D.E.C. offices in Cort-land.

The meeting was previouslyscheduled to be held in Bainbridge.

January 18Computer Decisions for Begin-

ners, geared to forestry relatedbusinesses. A one day course to beheld at the Hotel Syracuse onJanuary 18, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.This course will be of particular in-terest to foresters, loggers, andsawmillers. Price $50. For further in-formation please contact Dr. JohnYavorsky, School of Contin uingEducation, at the College of En-vironmental Science and Forestry,Syracuse 13210. Tel: (315) 470-6891.

January 19-21SOCiety of American Foresters

(S.A.F.) New York Chapter, jointannual meeting at the Hotel Syra-cuse, with the New York Chapter ofthe Wildlife Society.

January 27, ThursdayGlens Falls, NY at Knights of Co-

lumbus Hall LOGGERSWANTED - 6:30 p.m. sharp.

Videotape entertainment of NewYork and Pennsylvania Forests byPenn York Lumbermen's Club at6:00 p.m.

Discuss the following topics:Approaches to buying stumpage

successfully - Don Peterson andDave Taber.

How loggers' associations andother forest industry organizationscan serve you - George Mitchell,Executive Secretary, NortheasternLoggers' Assoc. and Dave Taber.

Insurances required by pulpwood-buying companies, and additionalinsurances available for loggers -Jack Robinson (insurance agent).

March 18-19Maple Syruping at Heiberg Forest.

Sugar bush management; sap stor-age; design and economics of maplesugar production. Please contactSchool of Continuing Education atCollege of Environmental Scienceand Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210.Tel: (315) 470-6891.

April 9There will be a one day workshop

on Income Tax and the TimberOwner to be held at S.U.N.Y. Col-lege of Environmental Science andForestry to explain the income taxlaw as it applies to timberland

owners. There will be a discussion bytax attorneys and accountants.

For registration forms and addi-tional information, please contact theDean of Continuing Education, 231Baker Hall, SUNY College of En-vironmental Science and Forestry,Syracuse, New York 13210. Tel:470-6891.

FebruaryThis month derives its name from the

word februare, to purify, or fromFebrua, the Roman festival of expiation,which was celebrated through the latterpart of the month.

February"One month is past, another is begun,Since merry bells rang out the

dying year,And buds of rarest green began to peer,As if impatient for a warmer sun;And though the distant hills are

bleak and dun,The virgin snowdrop, like a lambent firePierces the cold earth with its

green-streaked spireAnd in the dark woods, the wandering

little oneMay find a primrose."

- Hartley ColeridgeFeb. 1st, 1842

Mail check or money order to: Super-intendent of Documents, GovernmentPrinting Office, Washington, D. C.20402. Order desk telephone numberis: 2021783-3238. GPO also acceptsVISA and Master Card in payment.

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10 New York Forest Owner

A SAMPLE TIMBER SALE CONTRACTFOR PRIVATE FOREST LANDOWNERS

TIMBER SALE CONTRACTThis agreement made and entered into this day of , 19 between_______________ of , New York, hereinafter called the Seller, and_______________ of , New York, hereinafter called the Purchaser.

WITNESSETH:SECTION I. The Seller agrees to sell and Purchaser agrees to buy, under the terms and conditions hereinafter stated,all the timber marked or designated by the Seller, estimated to be _

more or less, on certain lands held by the Seller and described as follows: _

County of , State of New York.SECTION II. The Purchaser agrees to pay to the Seller the sum of dollars ($ ),more or less, as may be determined by actual scale at the rate of _

SECTION III. The Purchaser agrees to pay the Seller % (percent) of the appraised value in ad-vance of cutting. Any balance will be paid as follows: _

SECTION IV. The Purchaser further agrees to cut and remove said timber in accordance with the following condi-tions:l.AIl designated or marked timber shall be cut and removed on or before , 19 , unless

extension of time is requested and granted in writing.2. Cutting regulations to be followed when timber is not marked: _

3. Wood will be scaled and reported as follows: _

4. Whenever any undesignated trees are cut, the Purchaser shall pay for them at a rate not exceeding three (3) timestheir scale.

5. The following trees shall be protected against unnecessary injury: _

6. All roads shall be located as specified by _7. Any fire caused by the Purchaser will be his responsibility.8. The Purchaser agrees to repair immediately, at his own expense, damage caused by him or his agents to roads,

gates, fences, bridges, or other improvements on the Seller's property.9. Only merchantable products specified in SECTION II shall be removed by the Purchaser.

10. All trees shall be utilized to a top diameter inside the bark to a minimum of _

11. Slash disposal will be as follows: _

12. Landing(s) will be located as follows: _

13. Special Stipulations:

SECTION V. It is mutually understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows:1. All timber included in this agreement shall remain the property of the Seller until paid for in full. Merchantable

wood left unhauled at the expiration of this contract, or any extension thereof, shall be paid for by the Purchaserat the regular rate.

2. Seller's Warranty of Title. Seller hereby warrants unto Purchaser that Seller has, and by execution of this Agree-ment conveys, to Purchaser good and marketable title to the timber subject to this Agreement free and clear of allliens and encumbrances.

3. This Agreement shall not be assigned in whole or in part by either party hereto without the written consent of theother party.

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4. The Seller may stop all operations for violation of any term of this contract by the Purchaser, and for cause mayretain all monies deposited to the Seller.

5. In case of dispute over the terms of this contract, final decision shall rest with a reputable person to be mutuallyagreed upon by the parties to this contract; and in case of further disagreement, the final decision shall rest withan arbitration board of three (3) persons, one to be selected by each party to this contract and a third to beselected by the other two members.

6. The Purchaser shall remove all equipment and structures used during the operation within ninety (90) days aftercompletion of this contract. If not removed, the items remaining become the property of the Seller.

7. Special Stipulations: _

8. The Purchaser shall save and hold the Seller (landowner) harmless from any and all liability arising from the Pur-chaser's action for use and occupancy of Seller's property.

9. Indemnifications of Purchaser. Purchaser shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend Seller for the negligent orotherwise tortious actions of itself, its agents, assigns and employees, so long as the Seller, its agents, assigns andemployees are not contributorily negligent.

10. Indemnifications of Seller. Seller shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend Purchaser for the negligent or other-wise tortious actions of itself, its agents, assigns and employees so long as the Purchaser, its agents, assigns andemployees are not contributorily negligent.

11. Force Majeure. In the event that either party is prevented from performing its obligations or exercising its rightsunder this Agreement by reason of flood, fire, labor dispute, civil disturbance, act of God or other occurrence orforce beyond control, the time for the performance of the obligation so prevented, and/or the time for exercise ofrights which the party was so prevented from exercising, shall be extended for a period equal to the period ofprevention.

12. Successors. This Agreement shall bind the heirs, successors and assignees of the parties to all of its terms and con-ditions.

13. Taxes. All taxes and assessments levied against the timber subject to this Agreement or the underlying real prop-erty shall be promptly paid by Seller.

14. Seller will retain title to tops and other materials not considered merchantable for logs or pulp to dispose of asSeller sees fit.

15. If the Purchaser fails to comply with the provisions set forth in this Agreement, then upon written notice to thePurchaser, this Agreement will be terminated and the initial deposit forfeited by the Purchaser.

16. It is the policy of the Seller to require an initial deposit, as a bond of good faith, for all stumpage sales. This depositconsists of 10% of the total estimated stumpage value. Upon satisfactory completion of this sale, this deposit willbe refunded.

17. It will be the Purchaser's responsibility to comply with the State laws regarding slash disposal.18. The Purchaser must file a cutting report.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals on this day of________________ ,19 _

Witness Seller

Witness Purchaser

Seller's Address Purchaser's Address

Phone Phone

Editor's Note: This sample contract is reprinted from the current (1982) edition of "The ForestManagement Digest," published by Forestree Farmers of Minnesota, Inc. That organization aswell as the New York Forest Owners Association cannot guarantee the legality of the contract.

Evelyn A. StockEditor

5756lke Dixon Rd.Camillus, NY 13031

699 NONSUNY COLL OF ENV SCIENCESF FI~ANI<LIN t1DDNl..IBR,!':,RYSYRACUSE NY 13210

Non profit org.bulk rate

U.S. POSTAGEPAID

Camillus, N.Y.13031

Permit No. 57

According to a report by Drs. WilliamR. Wright and Eliot C. Roberts of URI'sCollege of Resource Development, ex-cessive amounts of wood ash can quick-ly make slightly acid soil too alkaline.(The URI Soil Testing Laboratory hasrecorded pH values close to 9.0 in soilsamples from gardens where ash washeavily applied.) Such an abrupt rise inpH limits the availability of vital soilnutrients such as phosphorus, iron, andmagnesium, so plants can be adverselyaffected.

Another problem is that ash containssmall amounts of heavy metals: cad-mium, copper, nickel, lead, and zinc.Heavy applications of wood ash, orregular applications to the same areaover a period of years, can cause thosemetals to accumulate in the soil. Wrightand Roberts say that most of the heavymetals are unlikely to become concen-trated enough to harm humans or ani-mals that consume plants grown in thesoil. Cadmium is a possible exception."Cadmium is' known to be toxic toanimals, and even though its content inwood ash is relatively low, care shouldbe taken not to add large amounts ofcadmium to soils where plants like let-tuce (which accumulates it) are grown,"the researchers advise.

There is a precaution you can take toavoid accumulating excessive levels ofcadmium in your soil: don't burn news-papers or magazines in the stove if you

Go EasyOn the Ashes

Many gardeners are in the habit of us-ing wood ash to add potash, calcium,and trace elements to their soil and toneutralize excess acidity. (see "PuttingYour Ashes to Work," November1979). Recent research at the Universi-ty of Rhode Island demonstrates thatwood ash can indeed be a beneficial soilsupplement, but you should use it inmoderation. Too much ash can actuallydamage the soil, inhibit plant growth,and even make some vegetables unsafeto eat.

intend to spread the ashes on the gar-den. Newsprint contains sixteen timesas much cadmium as wood; magazines,seven times as much; and color comics,twenty-six times as much.

How much wood ash is both safe andbeneficial for your garden? "In anygiven season, the safe rate of wood ashapplication to lawns and gardens wouldbe about a 5-gallon pail full (or 20pounds) per 1,000 square fe.~t," theURI report states. 'This .rate of1\)1plica-tion is considered appropriate for repeattreatments year after year. Hea\>')l~,etalaccumulation would be insignificant atthis rate." Applied at that rate, the wfodash would raise soil pH ab.outa. s m.'I".has 6 pounds of ground lim~_~,,~e ,~,r1-

For a one-time treatmenkJhat WG\ ••.tbe repeated for several years, w.0..o.d.I'.~M'<,may be safely applied at a ra!~ ot, /' ,pounds (five 5-gallon pails) pef>f;l, 00square feet. The research~rs foupd;;fhaisuch an application, mixed well with ).garden soil, was sufficient to raise"the

.,~jpH of many Rhode Island soils by about1 point. y, .~"

If you are concerned that your gardenmight have been treated with tooriiuchwood ash in the past, Wright', ~ndRoberts suggest that you call the coop-erative extension service at yo'D.i-s'ti;lte'university and inquire abotif~soil-testrhgservices,

- Country JournalNovember 1982