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New Yo••"

Forest Owner

May-June 1980

New York Forest Owner

THENEW YORK FOREST OWNERS

ASSOCIATION

Recording SecretaryLewis DuMond9 Grand St.

Cobleskill, NY 12043

TreasurerErniel Palmer

5822 S. Salina St.Syracuse, NY 13205

Membership SecretaryHelen Varian204 Varian Rd.

Peekskill, NY 10566

IN THIS ISSUE

P. 2 New Members, Directors

P. 3 My Last President's Message. BobSand.

P. 4 Annual Meeting Awards

P. 5 New York Forest Owners FinancialStatement.

P. 6 Wisconsin Woodland Owners' Associ-ation. Woodburning Auto. Front Cover.

P. 7 June 14th Woods Walk

P. 8 President's Message. Cordwood SalesTip Scaling & Grading Workshop.

P. 9 Directory of Forest Insect & DiseaseManagement Representatives. Air Pollu-tion from Wood Burning.

P. 10 Fuel from the Forest by Robert R.Morrow.

P. 11 Publications you should know about.Jokes, poems, etc.

P. 12 ASK A FORESTER, on the presentstate of the market.

WELCOMEOUR NEW MEMBERS

Andrew DoyleRD#l

Rockstream, NY 14878

·Fred EstlinbaumSaddle Ridge Trolley Station

Marcellus, NY 13108

Gallatin Estates, Ltd.Robert C. Davidqe421 Cortlandt Ave.

Mamaroneck, NY 10543

Bradley Gorczyca137 E. Terrace

Lakewood, NY 14750

Robert J. Gorczyca137 E. Terrace

Lakewood, NY 14750

Dr. William Hallahan6658 North Avon Rd.

Honeoye Falls, NY 14472

David C. Hunter, Sr.RD#3

Fulton, NY 13069

Mrs. A.L. Johnson611 Coddington Rd.Ithaca, NY 14850

Mr. F.V. Johnson520 Murray Hill Rd.

Binghamton, NY 13903

Mr. & Mrs. William Lynch, Jr.502 Thurber St.

Syracuse, NY 13210

Ms. Jane McCarty27 Pine Street

Moorestown, NJ 08057

Bruce W. Reamer771 S. Huckleberry Way

Webster, NY 14580

Published by theNEW YORK FOREST OWNERS

Association

EditorEvelyn A. Stock

5756 Ike Dixon Rd.Camillus, NY 13031

PresidentHoward O. Ward240 Owego St.

Candor, NY 13743

First Vice PresidentRobert L. Edmonds

R#3, Box 99Marathon, NY 13803

Second Vice PresidentProf. Robert R. MorrowDept. Natural Resources

Fernow Hall, Cornell Univ.Ithaca, NY 14853

New members ...

George E. Striegel312 Thorncliff Rd.Buffalo, NY 14223

Katherine VerSchneider, MD76, QAD, EMSL ResearchTriangle Park, NC 27711

Carl W. WeberRockefeller Rd., R#1Moravia, NY 13138

Richard L. WeirSr. Forester, Region 4Forest Resources OfficeStamford, NY 12167

John D. Zawada2510 Genesee St.Utica, NY 13502


For the past two years it has been mydistinct pleasure to represent our Associationas President. The time has slipped byquickly. Many individuals have contributedto our success. We've sustained consider-able membership growth, kept our financessound, and served the needs of forestowners with two meetings yearly, a dozen orso woods walks and another dozen(bi-monthly) mailings of the Forest Owner,round out our efforts. To each officer anddirector goes my heartfelt thanks for theirtime and effort in support of N.Y.F.O.A. Toour incoming officers, I pledge my fullsupport for the coming months in anycapacity I can be helpful. I especially want tocongratulate Howard O. Ward on hiselection as incoming President and I knowhis ability and bountiful energy will serve thisAssociation in good stead.

Several new directors have joined theboard. A hearty welcome to William H.Hall of Hancock, N.Y.; George F. Mitchellof Old Forge, N. Y.; and to Dale N. Westonof Spencer, N. Y. In addition, re-election tothe board for three years continues theservice of Robert L. Edmonds of Marathon,N.Y.; Dr. Richard V. Lea of Syracuse,N.Y.; and Howard O. Ward our newpresident from Candor, N.Y. Not to beoverlooked is the return to the board ofA.W. Roberts, Jr. of Cortland, N.Y. after ashort respite from official duty. Welcomeone and all.

Special thanks are also in order to thoseoutgoing directors. Barbara Pittenger ofMarcellus, N.Y.; William S. Powers ofMilford, N.Y.; Lloyd G. Strombeck ofOwego, N.Y.; and Kenneth Williams ofCooperstown, N.Y. They will be missed.Thanks to each of you for your part inmaking N.Y.F.O.A. a viable organization.We move forward knowing the ones who

MY LAST PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

have served are responsible for all our pastsuccesses.

At our annual meeting in Syracuse, HelenVarian was presented our 1980 New YorkForest Owners Association Award for manyyears of outstanding support as ourMembership Secretary. Helen has faithfullyserved N.Y.F.O.A. and deserves our mostappreciative thank you, along with herhusband Clarence Varian, the quiet one ofa great team. We feel privileged to recognizeboth for many years of devotion to ourassociation. Helen joins an elite group,namely, Emiel D. Palmer and Kenneth L.Eberley who each received the N.Y.F.O.A.Award within the past two years. All threehave been prime movers for our benefit.Each has contributed much of themselvesworking diligently to insure continuity to asuccessful N.Y.F.O.A.

I bring attention to the following "WoodsWalk" schedule ahead. All are on aSaturday.(1) Sullivan County - June 14, 1980

David H. HanaburghCraft Lane, Buchanan, NY 10511Phone: 914-739-5352

(2) Tioga County - July 12, 1980Howard O. Ward240 Owego St., Candor, NY 13743Phone: 607 -659-4520

(3) Essex County - August 16, 1980Dean & Mrs. Hardy L. ShirleyStar Route, Elizabethtown, NY 12932Phone: 518-873-2084

(4) Schuyler County - Sept. 20, 1980Robert M. SandOdessa, NY 14869Phone: 607-594-2130

We hope many of you are interested inattending. I suggest you plan to contact the

individual "Woods Walk" sponsor foradditional details including an agenda,directions, etc. Mail is best, but you canphone. Personal reservations are necessaryso proper arrangements are possible.

Woods Walks are first rate opportunitiesfor any member interested in forestmanagement and desiring to meet "one-on-one" with the forest owner. In all cases aprofessional forester will be in attendance.Groups must, by necessity, be no larger than30. With the weather cooperating, a real dayof interesting and informative forestryactivity is yours. It will be time well spent.

At this writing, considerable change istaking place in the lumber business. Bothhardwood and softwood lumber is nowbacked up in the trade. So far, little effecthas been apparent in stumpage, but it willsoon come about. The entire supply pipelineis full, with nearly every mill well stockedwith both logs and lumber. I suggest youcarefully reconsider any projected timbersale within the next six months. I'm not apessimist, but know the "bloom" is fastfading. In prior down-years, stumpage hasrarely been affected as to price, but demandfalls sharply. Prime timber will always sellreadily, but average or marginal stumpagedoesn't attract heavy buyer interest.

Throughout the northeast, cull logfirewood continues to be in heavy demand.Here is your opportunity to continue toup-grade most any hardwood stand profit-ably. Remember, that to practice forestry,you must CUT.

My best ;?,ishesto each member and alltheir loved ones for good health in the year

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Dr. William Harlow receives the AnnualHeiberg Award from newly elected NewYork Forest Owner President, Howard O.Ward, of Candor, NY.

BILL HARLOW WINSHEIBERG AWARD

Dr. William Harlow, Emeritus Professorof the College of Environmental Science andForestry, received the Heiberg award at theannual meeting of the New York ForestOwners Association held April 19th at theCollege of Environmental Science andForestry in Syracuse. This award is given inappreciation of outstanding service in thefield of forestry and is named for a formerforestry professor at the college, SvenHeiberg.

Emeritus Professor Floyd Carlson toldthose in attendance of some of the highlightsof Dr. Harlow's long career.

Bill Harlow's spirit of adventure wasdemonstrated when he teamed up withFloyd Carlson to produce the college's first"TV" program over the General Electricstation WRGB in Schenectady on May 22,1946. (At that time there were onlysix "TV"stations in the United States. The programwas entitled "Poison Ivy-Don't Get Rash.")This was the beginning of the college'sconsiderable pioneering work in the use of"TV" for educational purposes.

Dr. Harlow had the distinction of winningtwo Golden-Reel awards in nationwidecompetition and a number of other prizes forhis skills in film making based upon hisexpertise in Time-Lapsed Photography. Hewas given a 2-year contract with Walt Disneywhich led to some thirty of his time lapsescenes appearing in the Disney film "Secretsof Life."

When Floyd Carlson made contact withthe Academy of Forest Technology inLeningrad, USSR in October 1956 andsecured a two-reel film revealing the actionof wood cutting tools under high magnifica-tion and high speed photography, a copy ofDr. Harlow's film "Tree Portraits" was sentto the academy. In appreciation, DeanHardy L. Shirley later received an invitationto visit the more than 150 year old academyof forest technology at Leningrad.

NEW YORK FOREST OWNERS'AWARDS LUNCHEON

Directors: Ken Eberly, Gordon Conklinand Dave Hanaburgh.

From left to right: Dr. William Harlow,Mrs. Harlow, Helen and Floyd Carlson.

Mrs. Bob Sand, Evelyn Stock and Mrs.Ken Eberly.

Helen Varian receives the Annual NewYork Forest Owner Award for distin-guished service, from Director DaveHanaburgh.

Helen and Clarence Varian own wood-land in northern Oneida County. Lastsummer they finished the shell of a lodgebuilt from locally sawed lumber.

Helen is a member of an antique studygroup and past President of Van Cortlandt-ville Historical Society. For many years shehas been hostess to the many children whovisit the Little Red Schoolhouse for earlyclassroom and craft experiences. She isco-author of a local history, "Historic VanCortlandtville" .

Having become a member of the NewYork Forest Owners Association in 1967,she was one of a small group of dedicatedmembers who met at Castleton Point in 1970to revive a rapidly declining organization.

After several unofficial assignments shetook on the job of Membership Secretary in1972. She dropped non-paying membersand reduced the roster to 187 payingmembers. Since then she has managed theroster so that we now have approximately657 solid members.

You all know her. She sends the bills,answers your complaints, forwards yourrequests, updates the mailing list andforwards your dues to the Treasurer. Shehas served on the Editorial Board of theForest Owner.

For these long and dedicated services, theNew York Forest Owners Association isproud to present its 1980 Annual ServiceAward to Helen Wendover Varian.

To the Offrcers and Membersof N.Y.F.O.A.

Clarence and I thank you for the lovelypresentation and plaque given me at our'Annual Meeting. I'm sure not many groupswould honor the gal who sends out the bills!

It's a pleasure to witness the growth andserve such a great organization.

Sincerely,

Helen W. VarianMembership Secretary


NEW YORK FOREST OWNERS ASSOCIATIONFinancial Statement for Year Ending December 31,1979

ASSETS 1/01/79Treasury AccountOperating FundTime Deposit Fund

Total AssetsLiabilities (personal note)Net Worth 1/01/79

RECEIPTSContributions 1

InterestFrom Reserve (personal notes of $500 and $400)

Total Receipts

EXPENDITURESLiabilities (discharge note)Forest OwnerMembership SecretaryMembership CommitteeLiability InsurancePrinting and SuppliesAwards CommitteeAssociated Group MeetingsDirectors' ElectionsBank Service Charge

Total Expenditures

Receipts less Expenditures

ASSETS 12/31/79Treasury AccountOperating FundTime Deposit Fund

Total AssetsLiabilitiesNet Worth 12/31/79

Increase in Net Worth

$ 81.46117.81

3765.36

3964.63$ 500.003464.63

4993.38336.26900.00

6229.64

500.003404.14238.71277.04199.00127.00116.6345.0034.2417.29

4959.05

1270.59 z

56.66609.86

4068.70

4735.22711.63

4023.59

558.96

1Contributions include memberships ($4764), receipts in excess of expenses at annualmeetings ($210), and miscellaneous ($19).

'Reflected in increased net worth ($558.96) plus liabilities ($711.63), which total $1270.59.

REPORT OF BUDGET COMMITTEE

BUDGET1979

Receipts

ContributionsInterestFrom Reserve

4200350900

ACTUAL BUDGET1979 1980

4993 5500336 350900 1050

6229 6900

500 7103404 4365239 375277 350199 225127 200117 1250 200

45 10034 1000 1000 5017 00 0

4959 6900

Total 5450

SCLERODERRIS CANKER(Gremmeniella abietina)

Expenditures

Discharge liabilitiesForest. Owner publication 3450Membership secretary 375Membership committee 400Liability insurance 250Printing and supplies 200Award committee 125Education committee 200Associated group meetings 125Directors' elections, meetings 100President's expenses 100Woods walks 50Bank service charge 25Miscellaneous 50

5450

A disease of coniferous trees has receivedconsiderable attention since 1976 when ahighly virulent strain of the causal funguswas found in Northern New York. The newstrain presumably originated in Europealthough it is not known when it was firstintroduced to North America. The Europeanstrain, as it is now called, can cause diseaseon many different species of trees. All pines,all spruces, eastern larch (Tamarack),Japanese larch, Douglas fir, and all true firsexcept balsam fir are susceptible toScleroderris canker.

However, some species seem to be muchmore resistant than others. Red pine, Scotchpine, and Austrian pine of all sizes and agesmay be killed within three years after the firstinfection. White pine, on the other hand, isonly attacked when it is growing in a red orScotch pine stand where disease incidenceon those species is high.

Spores of the Scleroderris fungus oozefrom infected branches when they get wet,become airborne by splashing rains, andspread within and between trees and standsof trees by moving with fog and wind.

The Scleroderris fungus can producespores on affected twigs for up to one yearafter the twigs die. Thus, man could greatlyaccelerate spread of the disease if he were totransport infected plant material over landand discard it near susceptible trees. This isof particular concern with respect tomovement of Christmas trees.

The New York State Department ofAgriculture and Markets, Division of PlantIndustry, and the Animal and Plant HealthInspection Service, a branch of the U.S.Dept. of Agriculture are trying to minimizethe chances that man might serve as atransmitter of this disease. They haveestablished a "Quarantine Zone" to includethose parts of New York and Vermontwhere the disease occurs. Christmas treeplantations within that zone are meticulouslyinspected each year, and if the disease isfound in or within 1000 ft. of a plantation,trees from that plantation may not betransported outside of the quarantine zone.

Since the original discovery of theEuropean strain of Scleroderris canker,surveys have not detected any dramaticspread of the disease. The ultimate course ofthe disease cannot be predicted at this time,but it appears that the regulatory action andcooperation from Christmas tree growershave successfully impeded spread of thedisease.

In New York State the "Quarantine Zone"includes portions of the following ten NewYork counties: Clinton, Essex, Fulton,Warren, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson,Oneida, Oswego and St. Lawrence. All ofLewis and Franklin Counties are underquarantine.

Continued on page 12


WISCONSIN WOODLANDOWNERS ESTABLISHNEW ASSOCIATION

If you own Wisconsin woodland, youshould know about the Wisconsin Wood-land Owners' Assn. (WWOA).

The private, non-stock, non-profit associ-ation was established in August to givewoodland owners a voice in matters thataffect them, according to University ofWisconsin-Extension (UWEX) forester Gor-don Cunningham, who serves on theWWOA's founding board of directors.

(The UW Department of Forestry, withsupport from a U.S. Forest Service grant, isassisting the association in its organization.University departments have traditionallyhelped organizations of this type get started.Familiar examples include crop producerorganizations and such groups as the DairyHerd Improvement Assn.)

The association intends to make clearexpression of woodland owners' concerns toappropriate policy makers, Cunninghamsays.

The association also intends to promotethe exchange of information and ideas aboutwoodlands and woodland managementamong landowners, educators and repre-sentatives of the inany state industries thatdepend on woodlands.

Other, more general goals include theprotection, enhancement and wide use of allwoodland-related resources and the foster-ing of wider public appreciation of the valueof forests and forest products in the state'seconomy.

"From surveys, we know that most privateowners value their woods most as sites fornature study and recreation," Cunninghamsays. "How to identify and nurturewoodland plants and animals will be oneimportant kind of information WWOAmembers will share."

Many owners are also interested inharvesting firewood or other crops withoutdamaging their woods. This kind ofinformation will also be available, the UWEXforester says.

The association will sponsor conferences,field days and seminars, and will produceand distribute educational materials. Theannual program will include visits to woodsthat members have managed for a variety ofspecific purposes, from enhancing naturalbeauty and wildlife populations to harvestingtimber.

The association offers two membershipcategories: individual membership for $10dues, and contributing (company) member-ship for $50 or more.

Only woodland owners will have votingrights. Persons with an interest in forests andforestry, but who do not own woodland,may join as associate members or ascontributing associate members, but they willnot receive voting rights. Membership duesare tax-deductible.

The membership year is July 1 throughJune 30. Those who join any time during thefirst year will be charter members and willreceive the full year's complement ofpublications and other information.

For more information, contact yourcounty UW-Extenstion office or the WWOA,P.O. Box 188, Madison, WI 53701;telephone (608) 263-5574 or 262-3357.

FOOD FORTHOUGHll

In 1923, a very important meeting washeld at the Edgewater Beach Hotel inChicago. Attending this meeting were nineof the world's most successful financiers.Those present were:

• The President of the largest independentsteel company.

• The President of the largest utilitycompany

• The President of the largest gas company• The greatest wheat speculator• The President of the New York Stock

Exchange• A member of the President's Cabinet

• The greatest "Bear" in Wall Street• Head of the world's greatest monopoly• President of the Bank of International

Settlements

FRONT COVER:

This is the time of year when deer fawnsare born and we are all protective aboutthem. Any damage deer may have done toour plantations or gardens are forgotten atthis period of fresh growth. Indeed surveysshow that most landowners enjoy deer ontheir land so much that they tolerate light tomoderate damage.

How can we dissuade desperate deerfrom browsing our precious cultivatedplants, without having them do harm? Someanswers may be at hand.

At the College of Environmental Scienceand Forestry, white and black tailed deerresponses to odors are being studied. Thereare attractant and repellent odors. Some ofthe repellent odors inhibit feeding drastically.Odors as a wild life management tool maybe just around the corner.

If you would like to get involved, orprovide some support, suggestions for sitesfor field experiments would be appreciated.There is also a need for fencing materialsand for gravel to improve deer pens. If youwould like to help, please call Dr. MuellerSchwarze, 315-473-8857.

TWO BABIES: My granddaughter ErinMcCormack, and one of Dr. MuellerSchwarze's fawns, Ed.

Certainly, we must admit that here weregathered a group of the world's mostsuccessful men. At least, men who hadfound the secret of "Making Money".

Twenty-five years later, let's see wherethese men are:

• The President of the largest independentsteel company, Charles Schwab, died abankrupt and lived on borrowed moneyfor five years before his death.

• The president of the largest utilitycompany, Samuel Insull, died a fugitivefrom justice and penniless in a foreignland.

• The president of the largest gas company,Howard Hopson, is now insane.

• The greatest wheat speculator, ArthurCutter, died abroad-insolvent.

• The president of the New York StockExchange, Richard Whitney, was recentlyreleased from Sing Sing Penitentiary.

• The member of the President's Cabinet,Albert Fall, was pardoned from prison sohe could die at home.

• The greatest "bear" on Wall Street, JesseLivermore, died a suicide.

• The head of the greatest monopoly, IvarKrueger, died a suicide.

• The' President of the Bank of InternationalSettlement, Leon Fraser, died a suicide.


SUBJECT:Nature TrailsWaterfalls & Stream EcologyOutpost CampsPlantations (Norway Spruce)Hardwood ForestFirst 20 Reservations ...

WOODS WALK-14 JUNE 1980(Bring own lunch)

10 A.M.David H. Hanaburgh

(Sullivan County, N.Y.)

ELKO LAKE CAMPSParksville, NYSullivan County

Not later than June 6Send reservations to:

David HanaburghBox 122Buchanon, New York 10511-----------------------------------------------------

ParkingLot

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---Elko LakeCamp

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,...•.•Horse Corral/I, /<,/

Going North or West:

1. Turn right at light about .1 mile.2. Turn left down hill across bridge about

.1 mile by horse corral.3. Bear right on main road.4. Continue to road junction marked by

tree with many signs.5. Turn right about 1 mile to Elko Lake

parking lot.

Liberty


THE VIEW

FROM

THE PRESIDENT'S

CHAIR

Let me tell you, it's scary! Here I am,President of an organization of severalhundred members with the responsibility ofseeing to it that those members havesufficient information to manage their forestsin a profitable and long range manner.

For one who is not a forester by training,that's pretty awesome. Fortunately, ourassociation can call on people who areknowledgeable in these matters.

The appointment of committee chairmen(l refuse to use "chairpersons" becausechairman or the plural chairmen, is a noundefining a position and has no sex) is the firstorder of business. Of course, before that I

have to renew my knowledge and under-standing of the Constitution and By-laws.

We're going to have a good year becausePast President Bob Sand had things prettywell set when he stepped down from office.Bob did a tremendous job and gave niore ofhis time than I'll be able to. I'll give it "mybest shot" and if you'll all help, volunteertime and ideas, we'll make progress.

Your President )

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CORDWOOD SALES TIPS

I will try to put together a few things Ihave learned about making and sellingfirewood over the years. First, it did no harmto grow up having to help make firewood tofill the family woodshed. A 6-foot crosscutsaw and a buzz saw were standardequipment then.

In the early '50s," I purchased a chain saw.Chain saws revolutionized woodmaking, butthey can be dangerous if not handled withcaution and respect. A time not to be in ahurry is when cutting the tree from thestump. Take sufficient time to cut a propernotch, leave a good hinge, and have wedgeson hand when needed. Also, wear a hardhat and watch out for those flying dead limbsthat are so unpredictable when a tree falls.

Of course, if one is able to cut up thetreetops left by a logger, much of the risk isbypassed.

Since 18-inch wood is most popular in ourarea, I have a hardwood stick about an inchsquare and 181f2 inches long, and a pruningsaw. I place one end of the stick even withthe butt of the fallen tree and hold it firmlyon the trunk. Then I make a pass with thepruning saw pressed against the other end ofthe stick, pulling toward me.

By placing one end of the measuring stickat the saw mark and repeating thisprocedure, I can quickly mark the trunk andside limbs to get a uniform length offirewood.

I prefer to split the wood the same day it ischain-sawed to proper lengths, because itsplits best then, I split by hand and prefer adouble-bitted axe. I keep one bit sharp to cutslivers and trim off small branches, and theother bit is allowed to become dull forsplitting, since a dull bit is less apt to stick inthe block of wood.

SizeA preferable size for wood for fireplaces is

3 to 5 inches across, or about 220 to 240sticks per face cord. Customers withthermostat-controlled stoves may preferlarger chunks.

Anyone with wood of uniform length anddiameter, seasoned from six months to ayear in a place where there is good aircirculation (wood stacked too close to thenext stack will blacken or mold), shouldhave no difficulty selling it.

The best price can be had if one isprepared to deliver and stack the wood forthe customer, as opposed to selling at home.

I always make out bills in duplicate, withname, address, phone number and date ofdelivery to each customer. At the end of thedelivery season, I arrange the namesalphabetically, with all the sales informationfollowing. This information I keep by thephone, so it's handy when a customer callsduring the usual delivery months ofSeptember and October.

Howard O. Ward

Information

First, the customer usually wants to knowhow much wood he bought the year before,and the current price. This is a good time toset up an appointment for delivery. Butdon't wait for all customers to call, becausetoo many want delivery right after the firstcold snap or snowfall!

Most of my new customers are friends,relatives or neighbors of present customers.Good records are a must. I have delivered tosome of the same customers for more than15 years.

In my case, I use a tractor and trailer onlyperiodically to transfer wood to a stockpile,and use a four-wheel-drive pickup andchainsaw as everyday equipment.

To me, the four-wheel-drive vehicle ismore important than a hydraulic woodsplit-ter. Splitting .by hand gives me neededexercise. Having been a farmer most of mylife, I am quite accustomed to working formy health.

-Earl Pfarner, Chaffee, New York

WOOD BURNING AUTOLOS ANGELES (AP) - Ben Russell drove

from Florida to Los Angeles in a carpowered by burning wood ..

"And, that wasn't all we used," saidRussell, president of the company that


devised the method. "We burned vines, oldshoes, even a dead squirrel. When we werefinished with lunch at hamburger stands, wewould throw in the wrappers."

What he created, he says, is a steel reactorwhich rolls on wheels behind a stationwagon. Through a heat process, it breaksdown the wood or whatever into charcoal,then pulls off the gas into the car engine.

ON THE CALENDAR ...

WORKSHOP:Scaling and Grading of Miscellaneous

Standing Forest ProductsTo be Held:

SUNY Campus at Wanakena, New York(The Ranger School)June 3, 4, and 5

Sessions begin at 12 noon and end atnoon the next day. The purpose is tofamiliarize people with grade require-ments for veneer; pole; piling; andsaw-logs.If interested please call-Gene Fisher,College of Environmental Science andForestry, 315-473-8757.Registration fee is $40 which covers roomand board.

AIR POLLUTIONFROM WOOD BURNING

John Allen from Battelle ResearchLaboratories in Columbus, Ohio recentlyalerted me to the following facts based onresearch conducted by his company.

Both EPA (Environmental ProtectionAgency) and TVA (Tennessee ValleyAuthority) have contracted for research onefficiency of and air pollution fromresidential heating units which burn woodfor fuel.

Burning wood with restricted air flowactually increases heat transfer to the homeand therefore increases stove efficiencybecause heat is not lost up the chimney.However, restricted air supply in thecombustion chamber reduces total combus-tion or efficiency of combustion whichthereby creates more pollution in the form ofsmoke particles and gases like poisonouscarbon monoxide which are emitted whenincompletely burning wood.

Probably the most effective way for theEPA or other regulatory agencies to controlthe mean ambient air quality where woodburning impacts the environment due to theconcentration of many homes heating withwood, is to control the design of stoves,furnaces, and fireplaces which are used toburn wood. Other alternatives includeregulating the types and form of wood whichis burned, and trying to improve operatorperformance so that the users of woodburning heaters control the drafts and fuel inorder to prevent unnecessary pollution.

DIRECTORY OF FOREST INSECT AND DISEASEMANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVES

Name, Address, and Telephone

o Michael J. BirminghamDaniel Weller"50 Wolf Rd.Albany, NY 12233(518) 457 -7370

Function or Counties Served

Central office program staff.

Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau,New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, .Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk,Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester

Delaware, Montgomery, Otsego,Schoharie

4 John Crosby, E. White' Albany, Columbia, Greene,National Bank Bldg., Catskill, NY 12414 Rensselaer, Schenectady(518) 943-4030

1,2 & 3 Wayne Cooper, H. Decker'21 So. Putt Corners Rd.New Paltz, NY 12561(914) 255-5453

William Rockwell, R.H. Williams'Jefferson Rd., Stamford, NY 12167(607) 652-7364

James Sullivan, Phillip Capone'Ray Brook, NY 12977(518) 891-1370

5 Joseph DeMatties, Delos Mallette'Northville, NY 12134(518) 863-4545

Clinton, Essex, Franklin

Fulton, Hamilton

Steve Warne, Clint Rumrill' Saratoga, Warren, WashingtonHudson St. Ext., Warrensburg, NY 12885(518) 623-3671

Bruce Schneider, F.L. Johnson'RFD 3, Rt. 26A, Lowville, NY 13367(315) 376-3521

6 Mike Perry, Elmer B. Erwin'30 Court St., Canton, NY 13617(315) 386-4546

Fred Sinclair, Seymour Coutant'225 N. Main St., Herkimer, NY 13350(315) 866-6330

F. Bulsiewicz "P.O. Box 594, Sherburne, NY 13460(607) 674-2611

7Dave Riordan, E.A. Karsch'Box 1169, Fisher Ave.Cortland, NY 13046(607) 753-3095

8 James Pitt, R. Morrison'115 Liberty St., Bath, NY 14810(607) 776-2165

9 Walter Koss, Charles Mowatt'RD 1, Box 4, Jamestown, NY 14701(716) 484-7161

'Regional Foresters"Bureau Chief

Jefferson, Lewis

St. Lawrence

Herkimer, Oneida

Madison, Chenango, Broome

Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga,Oswego, Tioga, Tompkins

Chemung, Genesee, Livingston,Ontario, Monroe, Orleans,Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben,Wayne, Yates

Allegany, Cattaraugus,Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara,Wyoming


FUEL FROM THE FORESTMarch 1980 Meeting of

Society of American ForestersN. Y. Section

An excellent meeting on a timely subject.Some highlights and excerpts follow:

1. Keynote address, J. Philip Rich.Wood and other solar-derived energy

sources are limited and unable to replacemuch of our heavy dependence on fossilfuels. Thus energy conservation is a primaryneed. Solar energies, while not truealternatives, can further reduce dependenceon fossil fuels.

Fuel needs provide an opportunity forimproved forestry trees are storehousesof solar energy large overburden ofsmall and cull trees currently chokes theforest .. foresters can remove overburdenfor fuel and grow the better trees faster forhigher uses (lumber, veneer, etc.)improved wildlife habitat, recreation access,and 'other uses ... but forests are on a timeclock ... when overburden removed (20-30years?), fuelwood limited to a portion of theannual growth (young, crowded trees).

But foresters challenged as neverbefore need to avoid overcutting ofvaluable growing stock and possible loss ofgenetic base ... Burlington Electric useswood ... harvest by whole tree chipping... need large volumes, but not necessaryto clearcut (will operators absorb added costsof selective cuts?) ... foresters can rejectchips if not harvested properly (will thispolicy continue as competition and pricesrise?) ... foresters needed to locate harvestareas, site roads, mark trees, and superviseharvests.

2. SUNY-ESF Biomass study, DougMonteith. (All tree and woody shrubmaterial from root tip to leaf tip expressed inweight or volume).

Projections of New York's forest biomassavailability in next few decades, based onconsiderations of access (transport, topogra-phy, etc.I, concentrations of forest industry,interest of harvesters, and availability ofprivately owned woodlands. Possible stagesof annual production include: (a) present - 2million dry tons, (b) accelerated cull removal- 4 million tons, (c) intensive forestmanagement (primarily thinning) - 8 to 9million tons, and (d) biomass farming onnon-forest land - 20 + million tons. Thisstudy, which considers local conditions,promises to be more useful than severalrecent "far-out" reports for the nationalscene. We await publication for moredetails.

3. Cornell wood energy survey. RickKoelsch.

An estimated third of New York's ruralfarm and rural-suburban homes use woodfuel. About a half-million homes use anaverage of 31fz cords each-a total of 1.7million cords. This figure seems high, being

nearly equivalent to the amount of woodharvested yearly by forest industry in NewYork for lumber, pulp, etc. It is equal to thestate's 1929 reported fuelwood production.

Most wood was obtained from privateland; less' than 5 percent from state land.Less than 15 percent was delivered by treeharvesters. Nearly 60 percent was burned inwood stoves; the remainder in fireplaces andfurnaces. Wood was the only fuel in lessthan 10 percent of the wood-burning homes.The fuel oil equivalent was less than 5percent of that used in residential heating in1977. We're probably looking at only the tipof an iceberg.

4. How to heat your home with 8 sticks ofwood a day (40# a day, 2 cords a year).Peter Levatich.

(a) Insulate well-R30 overhead, R19 inwalls, etc.

(b) Orient home and windows to takeadvantage of solar radiation. Light coloredwalls for re-radiation of heat. Warm, insidechimney.

(c) Use a ceramic rather than metal stove.Ceramic materials such as brick store andradiate heat better than metal, but conductheat slowly (you don't get burned when youtouch it). Peter, an Ithaca architect, has builta highly efficient brick kiln for heating hishome at a cost similar to that of installing afireplace.

(d) In addition to efficiency and reducingwood demand, emissions and creosote aregreatly reduced.

5. Weeping for Goliath?EnergetiC Bob Young, General Manager

of Burlington Electric, kept us spellboundwith his enthusiasm for burning wood andhis tales of regulations, red tape, and delaysthat slow implementation. Just as I started tofeel sorry for the electric company, I realizedit was the same old story-a desire to "keepthe lights on", willingness to take care of therich who continue to build the mostenergy-costly electric homes in as frigidclimates as they wish (prompted by current"cheap" electricity from PASNY as well asCanada), belief in nuclear power asnecessary for the future (wood is only a 'shortterm stop gap), and safety behind publicservice commissions that guarantee profitsregardless of fuel prices (the customer paysfor everything).

6. Other Items covered included:(a) Report from State Energy Office

(good, but they think mostly in terms ofpromoting energy development rather thanenergy conservation). Wood seen as aresource to "help us over the hump untilother renewable resources come into wideruse".

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(b) Problems of capital, inventory, andothez qrowinq pains in establishing fuelwoodproduction and distribution businesses.

(c) Institutional use of wood fuel, includ-ing boiler designs, and field trip to seehandling, burning, and emission controls foran industrial boiler.

(d) Environmental effects of home heat-ing with wood. There are carcinogenicemissions from incomplete burning of woodas well as other fossil fuels, but emission ofparticulates is the principal concern. Ingeneral, wood is dirtier than oil, but muchcleaner than coal (large S02 emissions).Relatively complete combustion, achievedby hot fires with dry wood, suitable air mix,and well-designed burning equipment willsolve most problems. These are the keys toburning efficiently and control of creosote,as well as greatly reduced emissions.

7. Limitations of wood use-some quotesfrom panel.

New England may be on the brink of anew wave of forest exploitation.

Greatest long-term contribution of wood isas a replacement for energy-intensivebuilding materials (metals, concrete, brick,etc.).

Potential losses of soil productivity,valuable growing stock, water quality, etc.from excess harvests or poor practices.

Value added by forest products industry is20 times that for same amount burned in anelectric generating plant.

How many Burlington's (50 MW) can wehave? Wood already coming from Adiron-dacks and Canada for smaller test plant.

Wood also in increasing demand aschemical feedstock, as well as for sawlogs,pulp, and fuel.

Demand for wood fuel is a double-bittedtool. Will we improve 14 million acres ofNew York woodlands or will we watch it goup in smoke?

People's interest in wood fuel makes themreceptive to learning how to improve .theirwoodlands great opportunity.

Wood can supply some 5 percent ofenergy use. Need conservation.

Robert R. MorrowDept. of Natural Resources

Cornell University


May Mottoes

"Change not a cloutTill May be out."

"Who doffs his coat on a winter's dayWill gladly put it on in May."

June

The evening comes, the fields are still,The tinkle of the thirsty rillUnheard all day ascends again;The mower's cry, the dogs alarms,All housed within the sleeping farms!The business of the day is done,The last-left hay-maker is gone.And from the thyme upon the height,And from the elder-blossom whiteAnd pale dog-roses in the hedge,And from the mint plant in the sedge,In puffs of balm the night-air blowsThe perfume which the day fore-goes.And on the pure horizon far,See, pulsing with the first-born star,The liquid sky above the hill!The evening comes, the fields are still.'

Mathew Arnold

AppearancesTwo girls at the beach were admiring the

passing scene, which included an athleticchap, who was strutting his best.

"That's my kind," said one."Well, I don't know," the other replied, "I

had a friend who married a man who owneda two-car garage, but he just keeps a bicyclein it."

AncestryThe lady was trying to impress those at the

party. "My family's ancestry is very old," shesaid. "It dates back to the days of King Johnof England." Then turning to a lady sittingquietly in a corner she asked condescend-ingly: "How old is your family dear?"

"Well," said the woman with a quietsmile, "I can't really say. All our familyrecords were lost in the flood."

• It takes a lot of newsprint to publish theSunday New York Times. Every week620,860 trees give up their lives andbranches just to supply the Metropolis withthe weekend paper. That amounts to astaggering 314 acres of timberland everySunday.

- Westport Town Crier

Etiquette: Learning to yawn with yourmouth shut.

Teacher: Who was the smallest man inhistory?

Kenny: The soldier who went to sleep onhis watch.

A conference is a gathering of importantpeople who singly can do nothing, buttogether can decide that nothing can bedone.

Publications YouShould Know About

BE YOUR OWN CHIMNEY SWEEPBy Christopher Curtis and Donald PostFew enterprises are so ripe for disaster as

sweeping the potential fire hazard out of adirty chimney. This well illustrated book tellshow to do it right and appears to be realisticabout the difficulties. The usual Garden Waypublication quality includes a source list ofnecessary supplies.

J. BaldwinBe Your Own Chimney Sweep by

Christopher Curtis and Donald Post, 1979,101 pp., $4.95 postpaid. Available from:Garden Way Publishing Co., Charlotte, VT05545.

WOOD HEAT SAFETYBy Jay Shelton

Jay Shelton was among the first to docomparative testing of wood stoves andmust be considered an expert of experts.You needn't wait for a better book to comealong.

J. BaldwinWood Heat Safety by Jay W. Shelton,

1979; 165 pp., $8.95 postpaid. Availablefrom: Garden Way Publishing Co., Char-lotte, VT 05545.

MY LIFE MY TREESDr. Richard St. Barbe Baker

Dr. Richard St. Barbe Baker has beenencouraging tree planting longer than mostpeople have been alive. Now 90 and living inNew Zealand, he started the Men of theTrees nearly 60 years ago. The Americanbranch served as one of the inspirations forthe Civilian Conservation Corps during the1930's.

My life My Trees, by Richard St. BarbeBaker, 1970; 167 pp., 2.25 pounds (about$5.20) postpaid. Available from: FindhornPublications, The Park, Forres IV36 OTZ,Scotland.

NEW CHAIN SAW MANUALJ.P. Lassoie

A new 118-page Chain Saw Manual isnow available from the American PulpwoodAssoc., 1619 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.,Washington, D.C. 20036 ($2.50 ea.): Thebook, written by APA Div. Forester, R.P.Sarna, was designed for use by the forestindustry, as a classroom guide, and to helpthe homeowner use his chain saw safely.The manual discusses various types of chainsaws and accessories, saw maintenance,saw techniques, felling, thinning, bucking,and the importance of the cutter as part of alogging system.

WORK IN THE WOODSBECKONS RETIREES

OCALA NATIONAL FOREST, Fla. (AP)-When Ike Burgess turned 65, the sawmillwhere he had worked for 28 years sent himhome for good.

But Burgess was full of energy, fit andwilling to work. He spent months going fromodd job to odd job until he heard about afederal program tailored for seniorcitizens who don't want to retire.

A slight, cheerful man with a grayinggoatee, Burgess, now 67, works three days aweek in the Ocala National Forest.

He's one of more than 52,000 olderAmericans - 55 or over - who workpart-time among the trees and streamscomposing the nation's 173 national forestsand grasslands on nearly 190 million acres.

The project is included in the OlderAmericans Act of1973, which established avariety of work programs to help seniorcitizens remain active after retirement, saidLabor spokesman Gale Gibson.

PROFESSIONAL TIMBER FALLINGBy D. Douglas Dent

This book is really good. Dent begins withan ideal tree and goes on to explain safe andefficient falling techniques for all the differentproblems that anyone could come across.Written for beginning and experiencedwoodsmen.

Professional Timber Falling (A Proce-dural Approach) by D. Douglas Dent, 1974;181 pp., $10.95 postpaid. Available from: D.Douglas Dent, P.O. Box 905, Beaverton,OR 97005.

THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIAOF TREES

(Timbers and Forests of the World)By Herbert Edlin, Maurice Nimmo, et al1978; 256 pp., $15.95 postpaid. Available

from: Crown Publishers, One Park Ave.,New York, NY 10016.

SIMON & SCHUSTER'SGUIDE TO TREES

Stanley Schuler, ed., 1978; 300 pp.,Simon & Schuster, 1230 Avenue of theAmericas, New York, NY 10020.


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ASK A FORESTERYour editor asked me to write an article

about the present state of the market, so Ihave consulted an expert. James Peek isMarketing and Utilization Forester for theNew York State Dept. of EnvironmentalConservation. He keeps in close contactwith the markets for wood products in NewYork. He is probably the most knowledge-able person in the state on this subject, andwell qualified to answer the questions I putto him.

Al Roberts

Roberts: - What is the present status ofthe market for stumpage in New York State?

Peek: - It has declined in price by possibly15% or more. There are still sales beingmade, but there are fewer bidders, and onpoor lots there may be no bidders.Exceptionally good lots may bring nearlynormal prices.

Roberts: - Is this a general decline or arethere exceptions?

Peek: - Some species are holding upbetter than others largely because of theexport market. The European market is veryinterested in our oak and cherry. In fact,New England and New York are turning intothe "wood basket" for Europe. On the other.side of the coin, the softwood market hasreally collapsed. Several northern New Yorkand western softwood mills have shut downor turned to hardwoods. So far, nohardwood mills have closed.

Roberts: - What is causing the downturn?

Peek:-A superficial cause for the dropthis spring was the excellent loggingconditions last winter. The mills areoverstocked.

A longer range cause is the state of theeconomy, high interest rates and a largedrop in housing starts. The amount of

By Al Robertsfurniture sold is in direct proportion to thenumber of housing starts. Also, people arespending a larger proportion of their incomefor food and energy.

Roberts:-Would you recommend thatan owner not sell timber at the present time?

Peek:-Generally speaking, yes. How-ever, there are all sorts of reasons why youshould sell. For instance, if you neededmoney and it was either borrow money at18% or sell the timber. Your own personalsituations should dictate.

Roberts: - What does the future looklike?

Peek: - For the short range, it willprobably get worse. As for when it will getbetter, ask any five economists and you willprobably get five different answers.

For the long range forecast, however, allthe indications are for a higher demand andbetter prices. The closed western mills maypermanently lose part of their market toEastern softwoods.

It takes much less energy to producelumber for houses than to producecompeting products.

It has been said that in the not too distantfuture the energy crisis may be replaced bythe fiber crisis. Nearly all the loggers are inthe firewood business, and getting muchbetter prices for the poorest logs when theysell them for firewood, rather than whenthey sell them for low grade lumber.

And while New York State is growingmore tons of wood than is being cut, muchof it is in cull trees and inferior species. Largetrees of good quality and species are gettingscarcer.

Roberts: -So everybody should get outthere and do their T.S.I. (Timber StandImprovement) ?

Peek: - Right!

The great trouble with the school ofexperience is that the course is so long,graduates are too old to go to work - HenryFord.

SCLERODERRIS CANKERContinued

Within this zone of 12 counties, surveys byNYS Agriculture and Markets inspectors andU. S. Forest Service involved 279 sites with atotal of 6,736 acres of which 4,869 acrespassed inspection and 1,867 were quaran-tined. The quarantine in 1979 was expandedto include the town of Pamelia (JeffersonCounty).

In summary, although Scleroderris hasnot extended its range in New York State,the disease has intensified within thequarantine area.

Research investigators G.N. Lanier andL.P. Abrahamson, College of Environmen-tal Science & Forestry (CESF) reported thefollowing: The twig infesting Scolytid beetlesPit yo ph thoro us pulicarius and P. puberu-Ius were exonerated from the role ofsuspected transmitters of scleroderris cankerbut a Significantly reduced rate of diseaseinfections and "feeding" punctures believedcaused by weevils in red pines treated withthe systemic insecticide Furdan indicatedthat insects may nonetheless have a role inthe disease spread. During 1980 they willfurther investigate the role of feedingpunctures in rates of scleroderris infectionsby continuing the Furdan test and systemati-cally studying the possible association offeeding punctures and new infections.

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