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Show GOOD RETURN PROMISED FOR WALNUT LOGS Owners of full-grown walnut trees can play an increasingly important part in the war program, because Uncle Sam needs these for gun stocks and aircraft- A good return is assured from the sale of larger walnut logs, but owners own-ers of the logs can expect little ad- it-- - h xf r?i Walnut gunslocks for the new Garand semi-automatic rifle are shown in the photograph above. Walnut is needed because of its stamina and its ability to withstand with-stand heat and cold. Timber from farmlands and woodlots is needed, government officials say, for more arms, not only for the V. S. but for the United Nations. ditional inflation in the price, because be-cause of the price ceilings imposed on mills by the Office of Price Administration. Ad-ministration. In addition to the war needs, walnut wal-nut is in constant demand for furniture, furni-ture, caskets, etc., and with the restriction re-striction of metal, many new products prod-ucts are now seeking the finer cabinet cabi-net woods as their raw material. At present a minimum diameter diame-ter of 12 inches at the small end of a log, inside the bark, is required re-quired by commercial buyers. In few cases it is profitable to either the owner, buyer or walnut wal-nut user to cut thrifty trees smaller than this size. Walnut mill prices per board foot increase in-crease rapidly with increasing log size, as does the content. A 16-foot 12-inch walnut log contains con-tains 64 board feet. The same log in about 15 years of normal growth will contain 144 board feet, an increase in value of 215 per cent. Owners of woodlots have been urged by the government to contact con-tact the nearest hardwood mill, before be-fore cutting down their walnut trees. Commercial buyers will tell them whether or not the trees have reached the maximum growth. Every man who cuts down a walnut wal-nut tree is urged to plant two in its stead. Thus the current supply, which seems adequate for years to come, will never be dissipated. |