TREE FARMS 



A Tree Farm is a forested area of any size, privately 

 owned, nanaged for growing trees as a business, and 

 certified as such by the Vestern Wood Products Association. 



Founded in 19U, the Tree Farm Program draws its 

 name from the fact that trees are a crop that grows 

 and matures like other farm crops, although more slowly. 

 The program is active from coast to coast and is spreading 

 steadily among land holdings of all sizes. In the 

 12-western state region, Western Wood Products Association, 

 the Industrial Forestry Association, and the California 

 Redwood Association are the Tree Farm certifying 

 agencies. 



Most forest product companies owning timberlands are 

 certified Tree Farmers. In the early days of the program 

 the companies began encouraging their neighbors — farmers, 

 stockmen, and others — to join in the movement. Large 

 numbers have come in and more are joining each year. 



The program works in two ways. First, it aims 

 for greater production and better earnings on member 

 tracts through good management. This in turn tends to 

 stimulate interest among other landowners to apply good 



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