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LANDOWNERS who might want to plant an abandoned field or idle part of a farm in pine can let the Virginid Division of Forestry do the planting for them, plus paying for 1/2 the cost. ■©
The Pine Reforestation Act enacted by the 1971 Virginia General Assembly is designed to assist landowners to turn non-profitable and unproductive land into profitable pine forest. The money to finance this assistance program comes from a self-imposed taxon the pine-using industry and matching public monies from the General Fund. The ^ state supports this program^ because surveys have shown that the cut of pine timber has extended the annual volume of growth by almost 15 percent per year since 1957.
DETAILED information on the Pine Reforestation Act is available from the County Forester, Evan L. Sharp, or C. W. Jenkins, Chief Forest Warden at Sperryville.
Forester Sharp will, at no charge examine a pros
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