Milford chronicle., 1958-10-24
Maryland Forestry
Field Day


Good forest management and
conservation practices for the
small woodland owner were dem
onstrated at the Forestry Field
Day held Wednesday, October Is,
near Denton. The meeting was held
on the Koch Tree Farm of The
Glattfelter Pulp Wood Co., and
was sponsored by the Company
with the cooperation of the Mary
land Department of Forests and
Parks.
The purpose of the meeting was
to show farmers and other wood
land owners various forestry prac-
tices which will improve their
woodlands and increase their in
come from the sale of forest pro-
ducts.
Lunch was served to 80 farmers
and woodland owners by ladies of
.the Burrsville Methodist Church.
A number of guests were intro
duced including representatives of
the Maryland Department of For
ests and Parks, Delaware Forestry
Department, Extension Service and
the Soil Copseryation Service. All
of these agencies will provide as
sistance to the small woodland
owner in managing. his woods.
F. M. Rogers, Caroline County
Agent, stressed the Importance of
good forest management to farm
ers of the area.
A series of demonstrations were
then presented to the group.
Year around peeled pulpwood
production is now possible using
a technique termed as chemical de-
barking by G. f. Glattfelter, Rores-
ter, Glattfelter Pulp Wood Com
pany. A chemical applied to a sap
girdle kills the tree quickly and
causes the bark to loosen within
six months. This enables the farm
er, particularly, to cut and peel
the wool in the winter season. Rob-
ert H. Rumpf, Forester, The Glatt-
felter Pulp Wood Company, ex-
planned a thinning that had been
made in a stand of loblolly pine
About one third of the trees were
removed to allow the more vigor-
Gus trees to continue to grow at a
faster rate
The proper methods of tree
planting both with a machine and
by hand were shown and discussed
by Chester Sewell, Forester, of the
Maryland Department of Forests
and Parks. Mr.. Sewell also told the
group how they could obtain free
pine seedlings from the State for
the reforestation Of old fields or
c1tover woodlands.
When planting pine seedlings it
Is necessary that the low value
trees be removed so that the pines
are not shaded out. Young W.
Hainer, Forester, American Forest
Products Industries, Inc, showed
the group how to girdle and poison
large inferior hardwoods. S. H.
Dyke, Forester, The Glattfelter
Pulp Wood Company, told how to
kill out smaller brush by the use
of a heavy disc and tractor. BY
following these practices it is pos
sible to successfully plant pine
seedlings in heavy brush land.
H. w. Shelter, Forester, The
Glattfelter Pulp Wood Company,
demonstrated an inexpensive draw
bar skidding rig that can be used
on farm tractor and permits a
farmer to more effectively use his
tractor in woods work.
The meeting was concluded by
all present participating in several
contests conductee by S. H. Dyke,
Forester, The Glattfelter Pulp
Wood Company.
Winners who were presented
with subscriptions to the Forest
Farmer magazine were: Melvin
Dial, Cambridge, Md; Mrs. Jessie
Lawson, Harbeson, DEL; Stem
Bjorlund, Ridgely, Md; Harry
Beggs, Cambridge, Md; James F.
Thompson, Chestertown, Md; John
Decker, Hillsboro, Md; George
Steward, Greensboro. Md; Will
liam OFT, College Park, Md.