There's Money In Groi/viny 



Hickory in Farm Woodlot 



SLOW VS. RAPID GROWTH 

 Stick A. cut Irom a portion of a pignut 

 hickory log where growth was slow, broke 

 when a hundred-pound hammer iell on it 

 from 18 inches. Stick B, cut {rom the same 

 log but irom a portion that had grown 

 rapidly, broke only when the hammer was 

 dropped from SO inches. 



'roduct; 



ARM woodlot profits can be 

 increased through growing 

 hickory, says the U. S. Forest 

 Products Laboratory, Madison, Wis., 

 where recent studies show that the 

 toughest hickory comes from thrifty 

 trees. 



Because thrifty, young, second 

 growth trees are toughest, and supply 

 strong, white wood, hickory buyers of- 

 ten specify second growth. In the farm 

 woodlot, selective cutting at frequent 

 intervals makes it possible to favor 

 hickory trees by giving them sufficient 

 growing space thus maintaining rapid 

 growth of the trees in diameter, a con- 

 dition which will result in the produc- 

 tion of wood of the greatest strength. 



True hickories, which include four 

 principal species (shagbark hickory, 



SECOND VS. OLD-GROWTH 

 The white log on the leh grew rapidly. 

 Its wide sapwood is heavy and strong. 

 The log on the right grew slowly and is 

 light and weak. 



big shellbark hickory, pignut hickory, 

 and mockernut hickory), are native 

 species in the eastern half of the United 

 States. 



Another point in favor of producing 

 hickory in the farm woodlot is that 

 trees of relatively small size are market- 

 able. Hickory can be cut and handled 

 in the form of short bolts rather than 

 logs, making it easier to market in small 

 quantities and without the use of extra 

 equipment or labor. Many farmers 

 make direct use of a portion of the 

 hickory from their woodlots, splitting 

 and air drying the billets and working 

 out handles or other required articles 

 by hand. 



Crawford County Has 



Rural Youth Banquet 



In Robinson one evening last month 

 Crawford County Rural Youth celebrated 



the first anniversary of their organization. 

 At the banquet to wish the youngsters 

 well were representatives of Kiwanis, 

 Rotary, other civic groups, also young- 

 sters and oldsters from Jasper and 

 Effingham counties. 



Guests were lAA Director Chester 

 McCord, his wife and daughter Marietta, 

 Farm Advisers Cutright, Apple, Allison, 

 and their wives; and officers and mem- 

 bers of the County Farm Bureau board. 



Miss Annis Skaggs, vocalist with the 

 "Deans of Rhythm," led the 120 banquet- 

 eers in song between courses. 



Other musical talent was the Robinson 

 Township High School Girls' Sextette 

 directed by Music Instructor Harry E. 

 Hart, Miss Skaggs and Violinist Leo 

 Wilson. 



Principal speaker was G. S. "Chick" 

 Randall of the University of Illinois. 

 Talkers were Chester McCord, Farm 

 Advisers Allison, Cutright and Apple, 

 and Jesse E. Tuttle. Able Rural Youth 

 President Kenneth Goodwin was master 

 of ceremonies. 



Uncle Ab says a man and a clock are 

 of use only when they are going. 



CRAWFORD'S DEANS OF RHYTHM 

 Crawford County's Rural Youth orchestra is one of the most popular group 

 of entertainers in the county. Members are: Guy Winger, Guitar, Sam Duncan, 

 Bass violin, Leo Wilson, Violin, Annis Skaggs, vocal soloist. Wade Duncan, not in 

 picture plays the piano. The orchestra entertained at the recent farmer-business 

 men's banquet where the AAA program was explained. 



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