12^—Lancaster 'Farming, Friday, April 20, 195 ft > Chemical Debarldng of Trees Will Open New Income on Solanco Farms By LF Staff Reporter Where last year bouthern Lan caster County provided $26,400 from pulpwood for pa per, a potential of four to six tim.es that amount is not im according to two spe cialists' from the paper indus try. Visiting Lancaster Farming this week were Harojd W Geig er, forester for the Gladfelter Pulp Wood Co of Spring Grove, Pa., and Joseph Lesley, R 2 Ox ford, a resident of Lancaster County’s Colerain Township, an independent buyer of pulpwood for Gladfelter. These two men explained’ the worth and possibilities of tree farming in the hills of Southern Lancaster County, where timbers extend as far as the' eye can Girdling, Then Debarking Here a tree that someday will be paper is girdled by axe prior to application of chemical which will completely debark the tree within a matter of weeks. Specialists urge girdling be done at lowest levels possible to insure full utilization of the wood. Bark on a chemically-treated tree is easily removed as shown in the photo above. The tree, which has been killed, is easily cleared of hark for consignment to pulp wood mills. imsajsnja; FURNACE By ujing TEXACO FU <NAC£ OIL. you can always jj CALL US FOR QUICK SERVICE Garber MOUNT JOY see. Trees Chemically Debarked One of the biggest bugaboos ot the pulpwood production problem has been solved. Today' trees through the use of chemicals may be debarked while still standing When top pled, they are ready to be trim med and sawed and shipped. Right now is the time when farmers should consider possi bilities of this new source of in come, the two men told. Chemi cal treatment of trees, .for de barking is preferred the season of heavy" sap-flow, *or w!hat is knowff as the. sap peeLf irig seasonj.late May, all o£ June* and early July" v Trees are gifdled. A band of bark six inches wide or more is removed about stump height. A chemical containing a 40 per cent sodium arsenate solution is painted or sprayed on the band of wood Treated trees die quickly within a week or so after treat ment. During the sap flow, this killing solution travels through the sap channels rapidly. In fact, the Gladfelter firm made a test, using radioactive materials in the sodium arsenate solution ap plied at the base of the tree. Using a Geiger counter, the specialists traced the flow of the killing solution up the tree. The day was sunny, the sap flowing fast. -Within four hours, radioac tive traces were recorded on the counter in leaves at the extreme top of the tree. Chemical debarking is Com paratively new. But it is saving untold hours of sap peeling. Aft -5r trees dip, the bark separates from the trunk, hanging in trips that may be easily re moved. Count On A. Warm Home Oil Company PHONE 3-9331 PtNNA. | OIL All of the, oaks, ,poplaiji gumi; . 1 elm and walnut will “usually peel * in from two to three months,, following treatment, sometimes as soon as weeks. Others, such as the pines, hemlock, aspen, maple, cherry, beech and birch, will peel best if they are not cut until some winter freezing and thawing have taken place. On these, frost action helps loosen the bark, saving time and labor. Ash, on the other,hand, does not respond too well to this chemical debarking process. Once treated, trees should be fenced with electric wire to pre vent livestock from coming into contact with the highly poison ous solution. However, addition of creosote in the past year has made the. chemical lose peal to cattle and deer. Its use' has been approved on the state j game lands. A month after treat ment, the timbers may be re opened to grazing.' 3 $6 Per Cord Differential Does chemical debarking pay? A differential of $6 per cord is often paid for chemically de arked trees. Equipment, labor and chemicals may cost about $l.OO to $l.lO, still providing the tree farmer with a good mar gin. . “We are seeking more wood rom the Lancaster and York ounty regions, seeking pulpwood loser home if it is available,” he two men told Lancaster 'arming. Gladfelter produces fine qual ty, specialty papers, book, off et, ledger, bond. Each of these require that the laper be truly white. Any trace if bark in a batch of pulpwood nay produce discoloration that *ules out use of such pulp in specialty papers. Chemical debarking is open ing a new source of income dur ing the fall and winter months, but the two representatives em phasize that this is the season to begin treatment. In addition to Mr. Lesley, serv ices of Ray Brooks, full-time conservation forester for Gald felter, aye available free of charge to those considering tree farming for the paper industry. “It’s a matter of pulpwood versus saw timber,” Mr. Geiger told. Wood properly debarked and today this process is simple brings a much higher price. Many Advantages Listed Tests are still underway to de ermine various phases of chemi cal debarking, but so far results Trees, when felled, may be easily peeled following treat ment with a 40 per cent sodium arsenate solution. In the background is another tree, showing the black band, of chemical which killed the tree, causing the bark to readily separate from the trunk. Here a tree is sap peeled. are very encouraging. Irt a 2400- tree test project near Syracuse, it was found that withm.4B hours, 95 per cent of the arsenic was gone from the face of the girdle. TREE PROGRAM WORKS RICHMOND, Va. Governor Thomas B. Stanley’s “Plant More Trees” program has reach ed its first- year’s goal of plant ing 20 million seedlings. The Virginia Division of Forestry re cently reported it could have sold 3 million more seedlings but its supply was: exhausted.. . Treated anemically treated pulpwood; completely debarked, is ricked* for seasoning ‘and l shipment to paper mills. Through chemical debarking, a new era of tree farming to supply the ever-increasing needs of the paper .industry is develop ing. Note trees in background which have been treated and whose bark is loosening. There are many advantages to this process. Wood may be stor ed on the stump until time and labor are available for cutting. Bark is removed easily and in expensively. Peeling may be done any time of the year, un dess. temperatures are low and the bark freezes to the trees. There are fewer hang-ups on other trees due to dead, brittle tops of treated trees. Little or no felling damage results to young er trees to be left standing. Chemical Debarking A tree that has been, girdled is here treated with chemi cals which in a few weeks will cause the tree to completely hed its bark before being toppled and sent to paper mills 'or use as pulpwood. Gloves, a brush and extreme care in its use'are urged. EXCAVATING Donald C. Walter TRENCHING BACKFILLING LOADING AND GRADING Willow Street Rl, Ph. Lane. 3-1187 QU4RRYVILLE CONCRETE PRODCCTSCOMPMY Phone 109R2 There is no surface pitch on wood from treated pines or other evergreen trees. Most of all, there is increased income from peeled wood sales, the wood is easier to split, and woodlot improvement is made easier. Only trees that should be cut out are treated. There is a new field of farm ing opening in Southern Lancas ter County, production of timber for the pulp industry. H BURKHOLDER ira Concrete or Cinder Block. Chimney Block and LinteL iteel- Sash, Cement Paint
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