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FARM WOODLANDS
By Caleb M. Pennock, Jr.
While most people supposed the lumber industry already was us* in* everythin* about a tree except the breeze that blows through it two thirds of a tree cut for lumber is wasted.
Looking at “wood waste" from another point of view, approximately 57 percent of all wood cut annually is wasted when convert* in* trees into industrial and com mercial products. The largest portion of this waste, 49 percent, is charged to what is called “primary manufacture,” that is, the turning of logs'into lumber, pulp and paper, veneer, and railroad ties. Forty-five percent is set down to logging operations, and the remaining six percent to plants making furniture, millwork and flooring from lumber.
Reduction of waste can help to balance timber growth and drain but it cannot solve the total problem. The proper management of our woodlands will still be necessary to increase the rate of growth and ultimately {he sawtimber supply.
Since approximately 83 percent of all our commercial timberlands are owned by farmers and other small owners, the farmer holds the key to our future timber supply. If the supply cannot meet the demand for the various wood products, the reduction of waste eftnnot possibly satisfy the total demand.
Many .peopie .have .begun .to realize that a young timber stand should be thinned but they usually don’t know why, how, or when it should be done. Let’s forget about forestry for the moment and think of the average home garden. If iettuce, carrots, onions, or radishes were planted, we then each row in order to increase the quality of the crop. The same ia true when thinning trees except the thinnings within your woodlands can be utilised and so make the operation pay.
Forest trees must stand together during early life if they are to develop long straight stems that are free of branches. If crowding exists too long, 'the growth of the trees will nearly come to a stand still. It is true that nature will take care of the above situation, but we can eliminate this period of decreased growth by thinning the stand. At the same time, material which would have been wasted will be utilized for a useful purposes. The time to thin'should be when the material is large enough to be used in order to help pay for the operation,. This is usally when the trees are about six inches in
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