wIssued monthly by

New York Forest Owners Association~ Inco

President: Oro Eugene K1achk0ff, 20 Eo 74th Sto, New York 219 NoYoEditor=Secretary: Floyd Eo carlson, C~llege of Forestry~ Syracuse9 NoYo

Treasurer-Membership Secretary: Mrs. Luella Bo Palmer, 157 Ballantyne Rdo9 Syracuse9 N.Y.

BIG FOURTH ANNUALMEETING IN PROSPECT

As in the past our NYFOA Annual meet-will take place at the State University

lege of Forestry in Syracuse, ~ with thef Forester9 United States Forest Service

s time heading the list of speakers. Acord turnout is expectedo

Beginning at 9:00 aomo Saturdays April, a five man panel on the theme of the

g, "Forest Beauty and Timber Harvest-" and an illustrated talk by Chief For-

Edward Po Cliff will comprise the morn-session.Luncheon will take place in Graham Hall

Mount Olympus within the Syracuse Univer~campu59 where it is expected the firstrg Memorial Award will be madeoFollowing a short business ression therebe a forest Beauty Clinic in the student

of Marshall Hallo National organiza-s depending on the forest will partici-

Acceptances to the Forest Beautyto date have been received from the

Forest Service, National P9rk Service,can Forest Products Industrtes9 andcan Pulpwood Association., Representa-

s of the American Forestry Associationexpected along with several other nation-

associationsoNational Organizations are each being

ted to send two representatives to talk'NYFOA members, explain their services,re a simple exhibit and summarize theirregarding the theme of the meeting -

st Beauty and Timber Harvesting".

We feel that on this occation youwill be doing a real service to a prospec-tive member by bringing him to this meet=ing9 and have him share the inspirationthat we feel certain will be present.Please save the date, Saturday. April 300You won~t want to miss this one!

WHERE TO TAP

Some folklore to the contrary accord-ing to Professor Putnam W. Robbins1 MichiganState University, it makes no difference onwhich side of the sugar maple tree you tap -north, east, south or west. Tap holes lo-cated over a large root do not producegreater amounts of sapo Tap holes at aheight of 2 or 3 feet produce about the sameamount of sap and more than tap holes locat-ed at 1 foot height. The largest sap yieldswere obtained from tap h01es410 daep , whencompared to two and six-inch depth holes.Tap hole diameters larger than 7/16" pro-duce no significant increase in maple sapyield.

MEMBERSHIP NEWS

At a meeting called on February 1291966, by Profo David G. Anderson, Chairmanof the Committee on Membership, initialplans were formulated to stimUlate the

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growth of NYFOA. Others present were Mr. HoytAckles~ Directors Augustus Miller and EmielPalmer, Mrs. Jeanne Miller, Secretary FloydCarlson and Mrs. Luella Palmer, MembershipSecretary. Several ideas were discussed atlength as to the best way to initiate and sus-tain a continuous increase in membership. Asa start~ it was decided that a letter writtenby Secretary Carlson should be sent to eachmember. That should have been received bynow9 along with a new schedule of annual dues.

It is hoped that a pilot project may beworked out in cooperation with the OnondagaCounty So~l and Water Conservation District.Mre Hoyt Ackles~ one of the District Direct-ors, suggested that District Board ChairmanDr. John Hamel, another NYFOA member, wouldbe willing to supply us with the names of for-est landowners as they become 'cooperators inthe District. There is a large potenitalmembership for us among the cooperators through-out the State if they are approached correctly.

With this issue of the Forest Owner, thenames of some of our newer members are listed.It is the hope that there will be room forsome in each future issue. The county in whichtheir forest land9 if any, is located is givenin parenthesiso Limitation of space prohibitsinclusion of addresses. However, your member-ship secretary will be happy to fUrnish any onrequest.

Among recent new members are:

Mr. F. Go. Crowe (Schenectady)Dr. Harold Co Syrett, Executive Dean for Uni-versity Center~ State University of New York,Albany (Columbia)Brent Petrie (Junior membe.r and stt1dent-father has been a member for some time)Mr. Roy McKee (Warren)Mr. Norman D. Calhoun (Otsego)Mr. Charles Severance (Warren) is a New YorkState Forest RangerMr. Albert Lounsbury - County 4H Club Agentin Saratoga CountyMrs. LeRoy Brust (Fulton) jointowner with herhusband~ a member)Mr. Thomas A. Hamilton - an interested VermontlandownerMr. Wallace Brown (Saratoga) - one of the hostsof the 1965 Fall MeetingMr. Alfred N. Baker (Saratoga)Dr. Thomas L. Rider (Saratoga) - a pediatricianin AlbanyTotal membership to date is 665.

Mrs. Luella B. Palmer, Membership Secretary

THE GOLDEN HACKMATACK

The Algonquins called it "akemantak",meaning snowshoe wood, and made snowshoeframes from its branches, stripped toughfibers from its roots with which to- sewbirch bark of their canoes. Because itdropped its needles in late autumn, theonly conifer they knew that was not greenall winter, they said it slept like thehibernating wejack.

Then the white man came, unable toshape his tongue to the Indian words, andcalled the wejack a woodchuck, the akeman-tak a ha~kmatack or tamarack. The botan-ists later called its European cousinsand from that came the name larch.

Hackmatack, tamarack or larch, it isbeautiful tree that asserts its identityevery spring and fall. In spring it is atall, slim spire of lacy applegreen needlglowing with the "gold and pink of its tinyblossoms. In summer it is just another'green conifer in the woodland. But by thetime the broadleafed trees are bare it isstartling candle flame of golden needles,glinting in the sunlight. By December itbare as the birches.

Botanically, it is one of the ancienone of the earliest conifers. Perhaps itlearned to hibernate by enduring the iceages. Its cones are primitive and economcally small. Its wood is tough and resinIt can live on the rocky uplands, and itthrive in the damp lowlands. It keeledNorsemen's long-boats, it silled the setter's cabin. And, as the Algonquins said inaming it, it can give a hungry man webbedfeet for the winter's chase. It is a nobltree, and a beautiful golden tree every Nembe~r-.-(Source: Editoria19

PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S MESSAGE ON NATURALBEAUTY - PART XI(Editor's note: We continue with anotherthis 12 part message.)

"OTHER EFFORTS

"In addition to these previously men-tioned needed -actions9 other proposals areundergoing active study.

"I have directed the Chairman of theCouncil of Economic Advisers, with theappropriate departments9 to study the useof economic incentives as a technique to

SIDENT JOHNSON'S MESSAGE (continued)

imulate pollution p~evention and abatement,d to recommend actions or legislation, ifeded~

"I have instructed the Director of theeau of the Budget and the Director of the

fice of Science and Technology to exploreaaequacy of the present organization of

llution control and research activities."I have also asked the Director of the

ice of Science and Technology and the·rector of the Bureau of the Budget to re-

ehd the best way in which the federalvernment may direct efforts toward advanc-9 our scientific understanding of naturalant and animal communities and their in-raction with man and his activities.

"The actions and proposals .raconmendedthis message wilL take us a long way to-

rd immediate rev€I!!'ialof the increase ofenvironment. They will

so give us time until new basic know-edge and trained manpower provide oppor-

ities for more dramatic gains in thee.

WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE

"I intend to call a White House Confer-on Natural Beauty to meet in mid-May

this year. Its chairman will be Mr.nce Rockefeller .•"It is my hope that this Conference willce new ideas and approaches for enhanc-

the beauty of America. Its scope willbe restricted to federal action. It willfor ways to help and encourage state and

I government, institutions and privateizens 9 in their own ef f or-ts, It can servea focal point for the large campaign oflic education which is heeded to alertricans to the danger to their natural heri-

and to the need for action."In addition to other subjects which this

ference will consider~ I recommend thelowing subjects for discussion in depthg

--"Automobile junkyards. I am convincedt analysis of the technology and economicshelp produce a creative solution to this

ing problem$ The Burea~ of Mines of therior Department can contribute technicalce to the conference~ as can the scrap in-

try and the steel industry.--"Underground installation of utility

smission lines. Further research is badlyd to enable us to cope with this problem.--!tThe greatest single force that shapes

American landscape is private economic

development. Our taxation policies shouldnot penalize or discourage conservation andthe preservation of beauty.

--"Ways in which the federal governmentcan9 through information and technical assis-tance, help communities and states in theirown programs of natural beauty.

--"The possibilities of a national treeplanting program carried on by governmentat every level, and private groups and citi-zens."

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - ~ - - -WHO GETS IN THE FORESTRECREATION BUSINESS?

Small woodland owners in Ohio who pro-vide outdoor recreation facilities to thepublic for a fee generally have similar . ~backgrounds. They have experience in busi-ness, are not farmers, have at least a highschool education, are less than 60 years ofage, and are new comers to the community.They also are active in their community andare outdoor enthusiasts. An avid interestin recreation9 rather than a desire forwindfall profits, usually is the main reasonwhy they offer outdoor recreation opportun-ities.

The average provider purchased landduring the last ten years specifically foroutdoor recreational development. Becauseof high development costs, his land ismortgaged. His land holdings have severalnatural attractions and are located in ascenic setting.

It can be expected that individualswith similar backgrounds are the ones mostlikely to develop forest recreation busin~esses in the future.(Source: Journal of Soil and Water Conser-vation, May-June 1965.)

TIMBER OWNER TAX BROCHURE OUT

A green covered 39 page 8 x 10 sizebrochure entitled The Timber Owner and HisFederal Income Tax Agriculture Handbook No.274, Forest Service, U. So Department ofAgriculture, is now available for 35¢ fromthe Superintendent of Documents9 U. S.Government Printing Office~ Washington, D.C.20402.

The preface states, "A committee of theSociety of American Foresters appointed in1949 to study the effect of taxation on

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forest practices had an important part in theconception and development of AgricultureHandbook 52 published in 1953. The membersof this committee believed (1) that many for-est owners pay more in income t9xes on timbersold or harvested than the law requires; (2)that overpayment be from the economic incen-tive to practice forestry; and (3) that for-est practices would be improved if ownerswere informed of their actual income taxobligations and opportunities."

There are 26 pages of reading plus in-come tax forms; there is a question and ans-wer section with a total of 46 questions andanswers. Then there is by way of illustra-tion six different problems outlined showinghow to use and report on the Federal incometax in relation to timber ewnership.

Under Costs of Forest Ownership andOperation occur these headings: capitalexpenditures, operation expenses, carryingcharges, expenses of sale and depreciation.There are other items: determining theamount of gain or l0ss, determining the .tiE.!of gain or loss and a section on casualties,thefts, condemnation and under this, deter-mining the amount of deductible loss, gainsfrom involuntary convers~ons, etc.

By the way, anyone of our owners whohas benefited by being~ell informed withregard to the Federal income tax and itsprovisions and who would care to brieflyoutline his experience9 - his story would bemost welcome in the Forest Owner.

F.E.C.

OBSOLESCENCE !

"I believe this warning may well be enewe should heed. Long established industrieswhich have enjoyed gratifying profits in thepast with tried and true equipment and faci-lities are understandably reluctant. to replacethem, even after their original capital costhas long since depreCiated. This.same inertiaapplies to_operating techniques and marketingprocedures. Obsolescent creepS up on us un-awares.

"But must we not ask ourselves why semuch of U.S. industrial expansion is by-pass-ing the countryVs populous Northeast, birth-place of American industry and the regionstill closest to both domestic and Europeanmarkets? To be brutally frank, we have beenlosing ground to the competition.

lilnother words, ladies and gentlemen,the first half of my title, the Premisethat the North will always be one of themajor paper producing regions to the world,is by no means assured, conversely, thePromise is great. The raw material supplyis ample and the potential pulp and papermarkets are enormous.

'~ether we surge ahead to a foremostplace or gradually recede into economicoblivion will depend upon our knowledge9skill, imagination and determination. tI

(Source: Northern Logger, August 1965. Talkby Lowell BesleY9 Pulp and Paper Instituteof Canada, entitled: Paper from the North:Premise or Promise?)

THE WORLD OF THE FOREST

Starting with an attractive cover andinterspersed with about 25 photographs TheWorld of the Forest published by D. C. ----Heath & Co., 285 Columbus Ave., Boston,Mass. 02116, carries in its 122 pages anexcellent picture of forestry through itseight chapters: Forests of the World; TheForest Community; The Useful Forest; TheOwnership of Forestry in the United Statesand, The Profession of Forestry.

Written by Henry Clepper? ExecutiveSecretary, Society of American Foresters,and by Arthur B. Meyer, Editor of the Soc-iety~s Journal of ForestrY9 this paperbackis a splendid summary of forests and theirvalues, - prepared in cooperation with theSociety of American Foresters.

The process of converting carbon diide and water in the presence of leaves asunlight, into wood is explained. The mauring process of the tree, the vast numberof uses of wood, the regions of forests inthe world, the forest values to America,the profession of forestry, and the owner-ship of forest lands, are all presented ina very readable manner.

For the high school student interesin conservation or forestry, or for the hschool graduate thinking about forestry asa profession, this handy book written bynationally known professional foresters isheartily recommended at the modest price$1.32 for single copies. Note that this5¢ more than that shown with the flyer en-closed with your Forest Owner.

F.E.C.