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MANAGEMENT OF FOREST LAND ON THE
ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
PRESENTED BY
LOWELL T. FROBISH, DIRECTOR
ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENT STATION
PREPARED BY
R.H. MARTIN
ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
AND SCHOOL OF FORESTRY
AUBURN UNIVERSITY

Management Planning
for the
Forest Land
on the
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Introduction..............................1
Scope of the plan.................................1
Administration ......................... 2
The Experiment Station Forest......................5
Introduction..............................................5
Current condition......................................6
Autauga County Experimental Forest........................9
Barbour County Experimental Forest.............. 12
Blackbelt Substation.................................. 14
Brewton Experimental Field............................ 16
Monroeville Experimental Field........ ................ 16
Chilton Area Horticultural Substation................... 19
Coosa County Experimental Forest............... 21
E.V. Smith Center....................... 23
Fayette County Experimental Forest.................... 27
Gulf Coast Substation..................... 30
Lower Coastal Plain Substation............................ 33
Main Station........................................ 37
North Alabama Horticultural Substation............ 40
North Auburn Unit.......................... 42
Piedmont Substation........................ 46
Plant Breeding Unit...................... 49
Prattville Experimental Field................. 52
Sand Mountain Substation....................... 54
Tennessee Valley Substation................... 56
Turnipseed Ikenberry Place................... 58
Upper Coastal Plain Substation.............................. 62
Wiregrass Substation.................................... 65
Management needs....................................... 65
CONTENTS
Page
Management objectives ....................... 69
Experiment Station objectives ................ 69
Management approach ....................... 70
Compartment goals ....................... 73
Rotation length ....................... 73
Size class distribution.................... 73
Other compartment goals . ....... ................... 74
Timber sales 1995-2000 ........ ...................... 78
Fayette County Experimental Forest, Area II .......... 80
Piedmont Substation ..................... 84
Barbour County Experimental Forest .... ............. 89
North Auburn Unit, Area I .................. 92
Upper Coastal Plain Substation . . ................ 95
Autauga County Experimental Forest .............. 99
Fayette County Experimental Forest .... ............. 102
Lower Coastal Plain Substation, Area I .............. 105
Main Station . ................................. 108
E.V. Smith Center . .............................. 111
Gulf Coast Substation ............................ 114
Lower Coastal Plain Substation, Area II ........... 117
North Auburn Unit, Area III ....................... 121
Turnipseed-Ikenberry Place, Area II ................. 125
Expenses and Estimated Cash Flow ........................ 129
Introduction ... ....... ........................ 129
Cash Flow . ......... .......................... 129
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1. Units of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
included within the management plan .... ............
Table 2. Size class distribution of commercial forest acreage
on the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
Table 3. Total volume on commercial forest acreage on the Alabama
Agricultural Experiment Station ....................
Table 4. Compartment breakdown for the purposes of forest
management on the Alabama Agricultural Experiment
Station ..........................................
Table 5. Ideal size class distribution and assumptions of average
growth of timber on the Experiment Station Forest . ..
Table 6. Scheduling of compartments of the Alabama Experiment
Station Forest for treatment ............
Table 7. Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended sale of timber on Area II of the Fayette
County Experimental Forest ............
Table 8a.
Table 8b.
Stumpage value and expected conversion cost for
recommended timber sale and pasture conversion on
the Piedmont Substation. ...............
Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended patch cutting on the Piedmont Substation
Table 9. Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended sale of timber on the Barbour County
Experimental Forest ...........................
Table 10.
Table 11.
Table 12.
Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended sale of timber on Area I of the North
Auburn Unit ........ .....................
Stumpage value and expected conversion cost for
recommended sale of timber and pasture conversion
on the Upper Coastal Plain Substation ........
Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended sale of timber on the Autauga County
Experimental Forest ...........................
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TABLES
Table 13.
Table 14.
Table 15.
Table 16.
Table 17.
Table 18.
Table 19.
Table 20.
Table 21.
Table 22.
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Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended sale of timber on Area I of the
Fayette County Experimental Forest
Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended sale of timber on Area I of the Lower
Coastal Plain Substation .............
Stumpage value and expected conversion cost for
recommended sale of timber and pasture conversion
on the Main Station ................
Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended sale of timber on the E.V. Smith Center
Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
provisional sale of shelterwood trees on the Gulf
Coast Substation ................
Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended sale of timber on Area II of the Lower
Coastal Plain Substation .......... .
Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended sale of timber on Area III of the North
Auburn Unit .................................
Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended sale of timber on Area II of the
Turnipseed-Ikenberry Place ..... .....
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Source of revenue and expense from forest management
on the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station . . .
Estimated cash flow from the forested land on the
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station .......
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Stand map of the Autauga County Experimental Forest
Figure 2. Stand map of the Barbour County Experimental Forest .
Figure 3. Stand map of the Blackbelt Substation. ........
Figure 4. Stand map of the Brewton Experimental Field .....
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FIGURES
Figure 5.
Figure 6.
Figure 7.
Figure 8.
Figure 9.
Figure 10.
Figure lla.
Figure llb.
Figure 12.
Figure 13.
Figure 14.
Figure 15.
Figure 16.
Figure 17.
Figure 18.
Figure 19.
Figure 20.
Figure 21.
Figure 22.
Figure 23.
Figure 24a.
Figure 24b.
Stand map of the Monroeville Experimental Field . .
Stand map of the Chilton Area Horticultural Substation
Stand map of the Coosa County Experimental Forest .
Stand map of the E.V. Smith Center ..........
Stand map of the Fayette County Experimental Forest . .
Stand map of the Gulf Coast Substation . . . . . .
Stand map of the west portion of the Lower Coastal
Plain Substation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stand map of the east portion of the Lower Coastal
Plain Substation
Stand map of the Main Station. .........
Stand map of the North Alabama Horticultural
Substation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stand map of the North Auburn Unit .
Stand map of the Piedmont Substation .
Stand map of the Plant Breeding Unit .
Stand map of the Prattville Experimental Field
Stand map of the Sand Mountain Substation . . .
Stand map of the Tennessee Valley Substation
Stand map of the Turnipseed-Ikenberry Place . .
Stand map of the Upper Coastal Plain Substation
Stand map of the Wiregrass Substation .......
Timber sales planned for Area II of the Fayette
County Experimental Forest
Patch cutting planned for the Piedmont Substation . .
Pasture conversion planned for the Piedmont Substation
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FIGURES
Figure 25.
Figure 26.
Figure 27.
Figure 28.
Figure 29.
Figure 30.
Figure 31.
Figure 32.
Figure 33.
Figure 34.
Figure 35.
Figure 36.
Timber sales planned for the Barbour County
Experimental Forest ...............
Timber sales planned for Area I of the North
Auburn Unit . ....... ...................
Timber sales planned for the Upper Coastal Plain
Substation
Timber sales planned for the Autauga County
Experimental Forest ...... ..............
Timber sales planned for Area I of the Fayette
Experimental Forest...............
Timber sales planned for Area I of the Lower
Coastal Plain Substation
Timber sales planned for the Main Station .
Timber sales planned for the E.V. Smith Center
Timber sales provisionally planned for the Gulf
Coast Substation ..............
Timber sales planned for Area II of the Lower
Coastal Plain Substation
Timber sales planned for Area III of the North
Auburn Unit .............................
Timber sales planned for Arae II of the
Turnipseed-Ikenberry Place ..........
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Management Planning
for the
Forest Land
on the
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
Introduction
Scope of the plan:
This management plan is written to cover the forested land located
on the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station and has been prepared under
the direction of the Director, Dr. Lowell T. Frobish. Recommendations
presented within the plan are intended to expedite the development of a
forest better suited for research use. Their function is not to supersede
the authority of substation superintendents or department heads over lands
assigned to their control, but to provide a unified approach to the
management of the Experiment Station's forest.
The plan covers all of the forested land under administrative control
of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station. This includes forest land
at the Main Station on the Auburn campus, the North Auburn Unit, the
Turnipseed Ikenberry Place at Union Springs, the E.V. Smith Center at
Milstead, the Plant Breeding Unit at Tallassee, the four experimental
Forests at Prattville, Clayton, Alexander City and Fayette, the
agricultural substations: Tennessee Valley Substation at Belle Mina, Sand
Mountain Substation at Cullman, Upper Coastal Plain Substation at Winfield,
Chilton Area Horticulture Substation at Clanton, Piedmont Substation at
Camp Hill, Blackbelt Substation at Marion Junction, the Lower Coastal Plain
Substation at Camden, the Wiregrass Substation at Headland, the Gulf Coast
Substation at Fairhope, and experiment fields at Monroeville, Prattville
and Brewton (Table 1).
Administration:
The authority for administration of the Experiment Station Forest
rests with the Director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station.
Management and treatment plans are to be drawn up under his direction
through the Associate Director. Coordination with the superintendents of
the various units of the Experiment Station is intended to be continuous
as management plans are constructed and treatments conducted. It isthe
responsibility of the unit superintendents to insure that sales and
treatments do not interfere with other activities on the unit.
The overall management plan is to be circulated to each of the unit
superintendents for input. However, responsibility for approval of the
harvest and treatment recommendations in the finalized plan rests with the
Director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station. The finalized
plan is to be presented to the Board of Trustees by the Director of the
Experiment Station through the President of Auburn University. Approval
of the plan shall then constitute approval of the recommended harvests as
required under Alabama Act Number 473 section 239, the "State Bid Law".
Sales are to be conducted by the Experiment Station's Forest Manager
through the Purchasing Agent of Auburn University. All sales must comply
with the provisions of Alabama Act Number 473. Certain salvage sales of
timber are specifically excluded from the provisions of this law. This
exclusion is interpreted to include salvage sales conducted for the
following purposes: salvage cutting for the control of southern pine beetle
or other insect infestations; salvage cutting for the removal of timber
killed by fire or disease; cutting to remove timber from construction sites
including ponds, fence lines, drainage ditches, roads and buildings;
cutting as required for the establishment of research plots or installation
of research equipment. As a matter of policy, salvage sales may be
conducted at the discretion of the substation or unit manager if the total
value of the sale is $5,000 or less. If the total value of salvage exceeds
$5,000 or if the sale is conducted under contract, permission must be
granted by the Director of the Experiment Station.
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Table 1. Units of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
included within the forest management plan.
Unit Total Acres
Autauga Co. Experimental Forest
Barbour Co. Experimental Forest
Blackbelt Substation
Brewton Experimental Field
Coosa Co. Experimental Forest
Chilton Area Horticultural Substation
E.V. Smith Center
Fayette Co. Experimental Forest
Gulf Coast Substation
Lower Coastal Plain Substation
Main Station
Monroeville Experimental Field
N. Alabama Horticultural Substation
North Auburn Unit
Piedmont Substation
Plant Breeding Unit
Prattville Experimental Field
Sand Mountain Substation
Tennessee Valley Substation
Turnipseed Ikenberry Place
Upper Coastal Plain Substation
Wiregrass Substation
TOTAL
300.0
178.0
116.0
80.0
160.0
161.0
3,200.0
1,332.0
720.0
2,700.0
1,000.0
80.0
160.0
3,150.0
1,409.0
670.0
80.0
536.0
760.0
1,028.0
735.0
640.0
20,195.0
Forested Acres
300.0
178.0
52.0
15.0
160.0
5.5
1,101.0
1,332.0
258.8
1,291.0
369.0
6.3
41.5
1,716.0
878.5
225.0
2.0
61.5
31.9
846.0
132.0
13.5
9,000.8
Table 2. Size class distribution of commercial forest acreage on the
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station.
Size Class
Regeneration
Small Trees
Small Poles
Large Poles
Sawtimber
TOTAL
DBH
0"- 1.5"
1.6"- 4.5"
4.6"- 7.5"
7.6"-10.5"
10.5" 
+
Acres
876.3
890.1
744.0
1,279.6
3,434.6
7,224.6
% of Total Commercial Acres
12%
12%
10%
18%
48%
100%
The Experiment Station Forest
Introduction:
The Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station was established by the
Alabama Legislature in 1883 in order to "conduct careful experiments
...in... scientific agriculture." The Station began with the purchase of
226 acres located near the Auburn Campus. Early on, the directors
recognized the need for research lands located on soil types not available
on the Auburn campus and substations began to be established in 1927. The
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station now consists of a system of
twenty-three substations, experimental forests and experimental fields
established in all of the major soil regions in the State. Many of these
stations contain significant forested acreage.
Forestry has always been an important part of research work in the
Agricultural Experiment Station. It began in 1927 with research inpine
seedling production and studies in planting methods on the Main Station at
the Auburn Campus. Over the years considerable work has been accomplished
on a number of the substations involving pine spacing, species trials and
methods of converting low grade hardwoods to pine. In the 1960's and 70's
the Forestry Genetics Program utilized a great deal of Station land for
seed source testing, progeny testing and to establish clone banks for
selected superior trees.
Recent use of the Experiment Station's forest land includes
outplantings from nursery research, regeneration and release studies,
herbicide testing, environmental studies of silvicultural techniques and
evaluation of new harvesting technology. The Station lands have been
particularly important for pilot studies and research which would be
difficult to place on industrial forest land.
Current Condition:
Of the 20,000 or so acres within the Alabama Agricultural Experiment
Station about 9,000 acres are forested. This acreage includes all woodland
present on lands controlled by the Experiment Station. During the planning
inventory, timber stands were separated into broad classifications:
"noncommercial", "marginal", and "commercially 
operable". The Experiment
Station Forest is located primarily on land not suitable for agricultural
plots. As a result, the topography is generally rugged and often contains
areas which are severely eroded or extremely steep. Sensitive areas should
not be included in general forest operations in order to protect sites from
further damage. Timber stands located on these sites were classified as
"noncommercial". The Experiment Station 
as a whole contains about 550
acres of such land.
Stands of timber were classified as "marginal" for a wide variety of
reasons. Much of this acreage consists of stands which are small,
separated from the main forest and are being utilized for pasture shade.
All active research areas and stands which have characteristics said to
make them of interest to the station staff in the future are included in
this classification. Some of the marginal acreage is located on the main
campus where aesthetics, possible use of the site for campus building, etc.
are important considerations. The marginal classification was used in any
situation where special conditions have to be taken into account before any
forest management work is undertaken. There are 1,050 acres of the
Experiment Station Forest classified as marginal.
The "commercial" classification was used not to indicate the purpose
of management, but simply to indicate that ordinary commercially used
harvesting methods and treatments are applicable. There are about 7,200
acres of the Experiment Station Forest classified as commercial.
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While a 9,000 acre experimental forest is small, compared to forests
available to many universities, it does contain some acreage in each of the
major forest habitat regions of the State. Sites present are
correspondingly diverse with site index (base age 50 years) ranging from
a low of about 5Oft. on the deep sands of the Autauga County Forest to over
120 ft. on the bottomland soils of the Plant Breeding Unit. A wide variety
of species groups typical of their respective regions are represented.
There are stands of natural and planted longleaf, slash, loblolly and
shortleaf pines, bottomland hardwoods typical of the south, cove hardwoods,
cypress and tupelo sloughs, and stands of upland oaks.
The same diversity of size classes, however, is not present. There
is still a preponderance of overmature stands in which no treatment of any
kind has been accomplished since the 1930's when the land was acquired by
the Experiment Station. Another major class consists of stands which were
cut over and abandoned. The problem is particularly noticeable in the
hardwood stands. Hardwoods, if grown under open conditions, tend to spread
out and an individual tree can occupy a large area. Because of this many
of the older hardwood stands are occupied primarily by very large culls,
often referred to as "wolf trees". The understory is either absent or the
stocking is made up of younger trees which have very poor form. Stands
like this may be interesting aesthetically, but have little potential for
forestry research and do not supply the diversity needed for good wildlife
habitat.
Table 3. Total volume on commercial forest acreage
Agricultural Experiment 
Station.
on the Alabama
Pine Sawtimber
(Board feet*)
Hdwd Sawtimber
(Board feet*)
Pine Cdwd. Edwd Cdwd.
(Cords) (Cords)
Autauga Exp. Forest
Barbour Exp. Forest
Blackbelt Substa.
Brewton Exp. Fld.
Coosa Exp. Forest
Chilton Hort. Substa.
E.V. Smith Center
Fayette Exp. Forest
Gulf Coast Substa.
Lower Coastal Substa.
Main Station
Monroeville Exp. Fld.
N. Ala. Hort. Substa.
N. Auburn Unit
Piedmont Substa.
Plant Breeding Unit
Prattville Exp. Fld.
Sand Mountain Substa.
Tenn. Valley Substa.
Turnipseed Ikenberry
Upper Coastal Substa.
Wiregrass Substa.
TOTAL
* Board foot volumes
Scribner Scale.
1,596,155
461,117
0
0
5,940
0
383,515
2,589,834
378,186
3,408,838
226,562
0
27,870
1, 686,920
2,377,925
0
0
0
0
1,070,231
217,510
0
14,430,603
for both pine and hardwood sawtimber are in
** Volume estimates are based on a cruise made primarily for
silvicultural purposes.
14,775
3,415
204,050
0
28,100
0
2,089,350
441,657
4,681
974,222
77,040
0
58,590
659,852
1,436,950
44,460
0
55,540
0
1,923,695
8,750
0
8,025,127
1,687
750
0
0
0
0
844
217
4,868
1,265
0
95
5,185
2,044
0
0
0
0
567
291
0
26,392
74
72
254
0
165
0
16,510
3,229
186
3,022
543
0
175
4,408
3,172
50
0
285
0
4,115
112
0
36,372
Unit
The past five years of management have concentrated on regeneration of
mature pine stands. A total of 878 acres are now in regeneration. As a
result, the current size class distribution , Table 2, shows considerable
improvement. However, the total acreage in young timber is still small and
it is concentrated on a few of the Experiment Station's units. It will
take several five year cycles to solve this problem.
Because of the age of much of the Experiment Station's timber,
merchantable volume is high in spite of the fact that much of the forest
is understocked. The forest land on the Experiment Station contains an
estimated 14,430 thousand board feet (MBF) of pine sawtimber, 8,025 MBF of
hardwood sawtimber as well as a considerable quantity of cordwood. This
represents a valuable resource and the revenue from scheduled harvests
should be more than sufficient to fund regeneration and other treatment
programs needed to enhance the research potential of the woodlands.
The Agricultural Experiment Station Forest contains a number of areas
of great beauty and a number of timber types and conditions which are rare
on private land. It also has a diversity of topography and soils. The
Station Forest provides an area for research that, in spite of the
increased use over the past few years, is still not used to its potential.
Below is a brief description of each of the Experiment Station Units.
The Autauga County Experimental Forest:
The Autauga County Experimental Forest consists of 300 acres located
in the southeast corner of Autauga county about 8 miles northeast of
Prattville along county route 57, Figure 1. The entire unit is forested
and, although there are a few steep slopes and some extremely poor sites,
all is classified as commercially operable.
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Fig-ue 1. Stand map of the Autauga 
County Experiment Forest.
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Figure 1.
The unit is located on "sand hills" within the Middle Coastal Plain
Province. The principle soils on the unit are Troup loamy sands. These
soils are infertile and droughty with surface sands varying from two to
eight feet in depth. Most of the unit consists of gently rolling hills
with gradual changes in slope and broad drainageways.
The Autauga Forest was donated by Autauga County in 1941 for the
purpose of establishing an experimental forest. Early work on the unit
concentrated on development of methods to rehabilitate cutover stands of
scrub oak and worn out fields to productive forest. This included attempts
to develop local markets for charcoal, fire wood and fence posts.
Following this work the forest was heavily used for research on spacing,
planting methods and seed sources for all the southern pines and later for
outplantings from the forest genetics program.
Most of these plantings were established in the 1940's and 1950's.
With the exceptions of a recent harvest cut and a small progeny test, all
are now approaching a sawtimber size class. The drainageways not used for
plot work have developed a mixture of loblolly and longleaf sawtimber with
variable stocking. A few of the wetter drains support a band of hardwood
sawtimber consisting primarily of sweetgum, yellow poplar and sweetbay
magnolia.
Recent management efforts are aimed at improvement of the size class
distribution and providing more uniform conditions within the stands of
timber for research use. This work began in 1994 with a harvest of 44
acres. The cut was made up primarily of a number of abandoned research
plots and will provide an area for herbicide testing in longleaf pine
regeneration.
Even with recent cutting, the Autauga Forest has a size class
distribution heavily skewed toward the larger size classes. At present,
70% of the unit is in sawtimber, 10% in large poles, 5% in small trees and
15% in regeneration. Total volume on the unit is estimated at 1,596 MBF
pine sawtimber, 14.8 MBF hardwood sawtimber, 1,687 cords of pine and 74
cords of hardwood pulpwood.
The Barbour County Experimental Forest:
The Barbour County Experimental Forest consists of 178 acres located
in the west central portion of Barbour County about one mile northeast of
Clayton along Poorhouse Road, Figure 2. The unit is entirely forested, but
32 acres are classified as marginal leaving 146 acres in commercial forest.
The unit is located in the Lower Clay Hills Region of Alabama with
soils derived from unconsolidated marine deposits. The soils are highly
erodible Greenville and Ruston sandy loams. Attempts at farming the land
resulted in severe sheet and gully erosion and several of the gullies are
still active in spite of the fact that they have now been forested for over
fifty years. The gullies are typical of red clay hills often dropping
thirty feet straight down in the upper reaches of the drainages.
Originally part of the Barbour County "Poor Farm" the Barbour County
Forest was donated to the Agricultural Experiment Station in 1940 for use
as an experiment forest. The forest was used in early research work on
establishment of southern yellow pines. Spacing studies of longleaf,
loblolly and slash pines were planted in the abandoned agricultural fields.
An ash spacing study was also established in the one wide bottom on the
unit. These stands were later used for pruning studies, studies of the
management of stands at various stocking levels and studies of the effect
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Stand map of the Barbour County Experiment Forest.
BARBOUR COUNTY
EXPER/MEN TAL FOREST
178 ACRES
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Cover Type Codes:
P Pine
H Hardwood
BH Bottoml and Hardwood
PH Pi ne-Hardwood
C Cedar
K Kudzu
Stocking Codes:
I Poor Stocking
II Fair Stocking
III Heavy Stocking
Size Class Codes:
R Regenerati on
ST Small Trees
SP Small Poles
LP Large Poles
S Sawtimber
Site Classification Codes:
1 Poor
2 Average
3 Good
Operability Codes:
C Commercial
MC Marginal
NC Non-commercial
Figure 2.
of prescribed burning. The only recent research on the unit has consisted
of sampling of individual trees for the development of weight and volume
tables and for development of site index curves.
In 1975 the unit was selectively marked for harvest in a manner which
was little better than "high grading". The harvest left much of the timber
understocked. The trees which were left were generally suppressed and of
poor quality. The worst areas, about 33 acres in three separate stands,
were clearcut and regenerated to loblolly pine in 1979.
Currently the rolling ridge tops and the slopes of the Barbour Forest
are in pine cover types. Stands of slash, loblolly, and longleaf pine are
all present, often mixed in small patches. Most of these stands are in a
sawtimber size class although stocking often consists of several size
classes. The stands clearcut in 1979 are doing well and are occupied by
dense stands of small trees. The steeper slopes and drainages are occupied
by a mix of poorly stocked loblolly pine, shortleaf pine and hardwood
sawtimber.
The unit is 73% sawtimber, 4% large pole, and 23% small trees. Total
volume on the unit is estimated at 461 MBF of pine sawtimber, 3.4 MBF of
hardwood sawtimber plus 750 cords of pine and 72 cords of hardwood
pulpwood.
The Blackbelt Substation:
The Blackbelt Substation is located along US Route 80 about one mile
north of Marion Junction in Dallas County, Figure 3. The substation is
administered through a superintendent, J.L. Holliman and an assistant Jim
Harris. The Blackbelt substation contains 1,116 acres most of which is in
pasture or cropland. Only 52 acres are in woodland.
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Figue 3. Stand map of the Blackbelt Substation.
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The substation is in the Blackbelt Region of the Hilly Coastal Plain
Province. The most characteristic soils in the region are formed from
marine sediments of calcareous chalk. The station soils are largely
Sumpter silty clay or Viaden clay. The first bottoms of drainages consist
of Leeper silty clay with Houston clay often occurring on the side slopes.
None of these soils are important forest soils. What woodland is present
is located on Houston or Viaden soils which have a shallow layer of acid
soil over the alkaline subsoil or on Leeper soils which are formed from
local alluvium.
The forest on the Blackbelt Substation consists of lowland hardwoods
which commonly occur in the broad drainages of the region. The area in
forest is small, but is of interest because the timber type present is rare
elsewhere on the Experiment Station. Species present include sweetgum,
water oak, southern red oak, cherrybark oak, white oak, sycamore,
hackberry, elm and poplar. The soils are heavy, are prone to flooding and
the creek bottoms are infested with beaver, making management difficult.
The woodland has been managed by periodic patch cutting, the last cut
being made in 1989. Response to cutting has not been good, in part because
of grazing and in part because of the presence of trash species. What
regeneration has developed is primarily sugarberry, chinaberry, willow, and
osage orange. If some reasonable regeneration does not develop in the next
five years, a change in approach will be required. It is likely that most
of the wooded area on the station will be converted to wooded pasture as
a part of the next five year plan.
The Brewton and Monroeville Experimental Fields:
The Brewton and the Monroeville Experimental Fields are both small
units, each contains about 80 acres, and have been under one
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Stand Map of the 
Brewton Experimental 
Field.
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Cover Type Codes:
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H Hardwood
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PH Pine-Hardwood
C Cedar
K Kudzu
Stocking Codes:
I Poor Stocking
II Fair Stocking
III Heavy Stocking
Size Class Codes:
R Regeneration
ST Small Trees
SP Small Poles
LP Large Poles
S Sawtimber
Site Classification Codes:
1 Poor
2 Average
3 Good
Operability Codes:
C Commercial
MC Marginal
NC Non-commercial
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I Poor Stocking
II Fair Stocking
III Heavy 
Stocking
Size Class 
Codes:-
R Regeneration
ST Small 
Trees
SP Small 
Poles
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Poles-
S Sawtimber
Site Classification-Codes:
1 Poor
2 Average
3 Good
Operability 
Codes:
C Commercial
MC Marginal
NC Hon-commercial
Superintendent, Randy Akridge, for a number of years. The Brewton Field
is located north of Brewton along U.S. Highway 31 in Escambia County,
Figure 4. The Monroeville Field is located south of Monroeville along
State Highway 21, Figure 5.
Both of these stations are located in the Middle Coastal Plain
Province. The Brewton Field is located on Kalmia fine sandy loam and the
Monroeville Field is located on Magnolia fine sandy loam. Both substations
are fairly level and are almost entirely cleared for agriculture.
Both experimental fields were established in 1927 on land donated by
Escambia and Monroe Counties. Early research work concentrated on
fertilization and management of cotton and corn. Emphasis remains on
cotton and corn, but research has been expanded to include variety testing
and research with forages and small grains. The only forestry research at
the Brewton and Monroeville Fields has been a block planting of Virginia
pine to test seed sources for Christmas trees.
About 15 acres of woodland is located at Brewton and 7 acres at the
Monroeville Field. These stands are located in small drainages and
management is aimed primarily toward aesthetics.
Chilton Area Horticultural Substation:
The Chilton Area Horticultural Substation consists of 161 acres
located on Chilton County Route 29 just south of the town of Thorsby and
two miles east of U.S. Route 31, Figure 6. The Unit is administered
through a superintendent, Jim Pitts and an assistant superintendent,
Kenneth Short.
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Figutre 6. Stand 
map of the 
Chilton Area 
Horticultural 
Substation,
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The substation is located within the Border Terraces of the Hilly
Coastal Plain Province on gently rolling topography. The hilltops and
gentle side slopes on the station are occupied by Ruston fine sandy loam
or Saffell gravelly sandy loam. These soils are excellent for use in
orchard fruits and most of the station is in research orchards or plots for
cultivation of berries and vegetables.
The Chilton Area Substation was established in 1948 to provide
research to serve the needs of the truck crop region around Clanton.
Research work on the station has always concentrated on production
requirements and variety testing of Peaches, plums, pears, other fruits,
melons, berries and sweetpotatoes.
The only woodland on the station consists of a small stand of mixed
hardwood and pine located on a narrow strip of eroded Luverne fine sandy
loam soil. The woodland occupies about five acres around a pond and farm
buildings.
The Coosa County Experimental Forest:
The Coosa County Experimental Forest consists of a 160 acre block of
land located in southeast Coosa County about one-half mile east of County
Route 259 eight miles south of Alexander City, Figure 7. All of the land
except that associated with the main drainages is classified as
commercially operable.
The unit is located in the Granite Hills portion of the Piedmont
Plateau and the primary soil type is Appling sandy loam. Outcrops of
granite occur in several places and the lower hillsides, which were
probably never cleared for agriculture, are littered with piles of stones
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Figure 7. 
Stand map 
of the Coosa 
County Experimental 
Forest.
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C Cedar
K Kudzu
0 Open
Stocking Codes:
I Poor Stocking
II Fair Stocking
III Heavy Stocking
Size Class Codes:
R Regeneration
ST Small Trees
SP Small Poles
LP Large Poles
S Sawtimber
Site Classification 
Codes:
1 Poor
2 Average
3 Good
Operability Codes:
C Commercial
MC Marginal
NC Non-commercial
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carried from long abandoned fields. Erosion has not been severe and the
topsoil remains in place over much of the unit.
The Coosa County Experiment Forest was acquired as a gift from Mr.
John Newnan in 1940. For the next 30 years the Coosa unit was one of the
more actively used units for forestry plot work. Research included a
number of studies of littleleaf disease in shortleaf pine, management of
old field pine, and spacing and seed source studies of shortleaf and
loblolly pine.
By 1980 the unit was a hodgepodge of abandoned research plots, cut
over stands and areas ravaged by disease and southern pine beetles. The
decision was made to regenerate the unit in two stages. The southeast half
was harvested in 1985, treated with Arsenal herbicide and hand planted to
loblolly pine. A study on the efficacy of the treatment was installed
within the planted area. The northwestern half of the unit was harvested
in 1987 and was regenerated to loblolly pine in 1989.
With the exception of buffer strips of hardwoods along the major
drainages and a small stand of pine on the north side of the access road,
the Coosa Experiment Forest is in young pine. At present 89% of the
commercially operable area is in small trees, 2% in small poles and 9% is
in sawtimber. Total volume on the tract is inconsequential, 6 MBF of pine
sawtimber and 28 MBF in hardwood sawtimber plus about 35 cords of pine and
165 cords of hardwood pulpwood.
The E.V. Smith Center:
The E.V. Smith Center, located along Interstate 85 near Milstead,
Figure 8, was the culmination of a long search to replace land lost from
expansion of the Main Campus at Auburn. The Center was purchased in 1975
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and dedicated in 1978. The Center consists of a 3,200 acre block of land
located in the flood plain of the Tallapoosa River, which borders the unit
on the north, and Calebee Creek, which borders much of the unit to the
west. Primary access to the unit is provided by Interstate 85, State
Highway 229, and Macon County Route 30. A new interchange on Interstate
85 at the E.V. Smith Center places the unit within a half hour drive of the
Auburn Campus. The E.V. Smith Center is administered through a station
director, Dr. James Bannon with an assistant in each of the major research
areas of Agronomy, Beef Cattle, Dairy, Field Crops, and Horticulture.
The Center is located within the Upper Loam Hills Region of the Hilly
Coastal Plain Province. The soils, however, are all developed from
alluvial parent material washed from the Piedmont. The most common soils
on the station are in the Congaree, Chewacla, Wehadkee group. These soils
have a silt loam topsoil with a heavy clay subsoil and tend to be poorly
drained. Most of the Congaree and Chewacla soils have been cleared and
drained for use in pasture and crops. The wetter portions of Congaree
soils and most of the Wehadkee soils remain in woodland. There are a
number of swampy areas and sloughs on the station. These are occupied by
Ronoke silt loam or simply listed in the soil survey as swamp. Some of the
higher elevations on the unit are occupied by Norfolk sandy loam or
Independence loamy sand. The Independence soil has a gravelly subsoil and
the unit is dotted with abandoned gravel pits.
Almost one third of the E.V. Smith Center is in woodland. About 110
acres are in pine or pine hardwood cover types and 990 acres are in
hardwood. Just prior to purchase by the University most of the station was
cut over. This, plus mining for sand and gravel, borrow pits for clay,
attempts at clearing, and recent construction of roads and railways has
left much of the timber in sorry condition. Nevertheless, the woodland on
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the E.V. Smith center contains some interesting timber types and unique
ecological areas. There are also a few sizable areas of young hardwood
timber in good silvicultural condition.
The poorly drained Congaree and Chewacla soils around Calebee Creek
and other major drainages generally support poorly stocked sawtimber and
large pole hardwood stands of oak, hickory and miscellaneous hardwoods.
These sites are wet only during part of the year and at one time contained
a significant pine component. The pine was cut out sometime during the
1960's leaving the stands somewhat understocked. Species commonly present
include water oak, willow oak, white oak, hickory, elm, hackberry,
sweetgum, yellow poplar, and sycamore.
Swampy areas are occupied by stands of swamp tupelo, often in almost
pure stands, but also mixed with maple, southern magnolia, and sweetbay
magnolia. At the edges of the wet areas these stands become mixed with
water and willow oak, sweetgum and yellow poplar. There are stands of this
nature in small pole, large pole and in sawtimber size classes and all are
well stocked except where the woodland borders open water.
The E.V. Smith Center contains a number of sloughs left by the
Tallapoosa river. Most of these are wet during only a portion of the year
and are occupied by stands of swamp tupelo as described above. One large
slough, however, stays wet during most of the year and contains a true
swampland mix of bald cypress and swamp tupelo sawtimber in a dense stand.
The upland areas on the station contain the poorest timber. The
hardwood in these areas has been highgraded and most sites now in upland
hardwood should eventually be converted to pine or pine hardwood. The pine
stands have all been cut over leaving suppressed poles and culls to occupy
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the site. There are only a few acres of decent pine timber. In addition,
it is the upland areas which contain the numerous gravel, sand and borrow
pits, as well as abandoned road and railroad beds tending to leave the
woodland dissected into small stands.
Although cutting has left a lot of the timber in poor condition, the
size class distribution is heavily skewed toward the larger size classes.
About 88% of the commercial forest land on the center is in large pole or
sawtimber size classes; 7% is in small poletimber; less than 5% of the area
is in trees below five inches in diameter. Total volume on the unit is
estimated at 383 MBF of pine sawtimber, 2,089 MBF of hardwood sawtimber
plus 844 cords of pine and 16,510 cords of hardwood pulpwood.
The Fayette County Experiment Forest:
The Fayette County Experiment Forest is made up of 1,331 acres located
in the north central part of Fayette County about halfway between the towns
of Winfield and Fayette along U.S. Route 43, Figure 9. There are no on
site personnel. Timberland Services Inc., located in Fayette, has been
retained to assist in management needs. The entire unit is forested and
almost all is classified as commercially operable.
The Fayette Forest is located in fairly rugged topography in the
Transition Loam Hills portion of the Upper Coastal Plain Province. The
soils are primarily Ruston, Cuthbert, or Shubuta fine sandy loams. There
are small areas of Ora soils on the uplands and the soils in major
drainages are Bibb, Tuka, or Mantachie sandy loams all of which developed
from local alluvium. These soils are well drained and about average in
productivity.
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Figure 9 Stand map 
of the Fayette 
County Experimental 
Forest*,
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Fayette County
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Cover Type Codes:
P Pine
H Hardeond
BH Bottonland 
Hardwood
PH Pine-Hardwood
C Cedar
K Kudzu
Stocking Codes:
I Poor Stocking
IS Fair Stocking
III Heavy Stocking
Size Class Codes:
R Regeneration
ST Small Trees
SP Small Poles
LP Large Poles
S Soetimber
Site Classification 
Codes:
S Poor
2 Average
3 Gond
Operability Codes:
C Commercial
MC Marginal
NC Non-commercial
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The Fayette Experimental Forest was established with a purchase 
of 910
acres in 1944 and an additional purchase of 421 acres in 1946. The unit
was operated as a substation devoted to forest research from 
1944 until
1975. Research on the forest concentrated on the conversion of low value,
cut over hardwood to pine and growth response of pine to control 
of
competing hardwoods. This work resulted in conversion of about 60% of the
forest acreage to pine. The conversions have taken place over the years
and the stands which were created are small, variable in density and
composition, but most are vigorous and well stocked. These stands are now
from 20-45 years old.
The death of the station superintendent in 1975 precipitated a
reevaluation of the management of the Fayette Forest. Because of the
distance from campus and the addition of facilities at the Dixon Center the
decision was made to cease operations as a separate substation. Research
use has dropped off, but the area has been used to develop weight and
volume tables for the region and several of the old plots have proved
valuable for additional research.
Efforts to reduce the quantity of overmature timber and 
to establish
uniform stands of younger timber began in 1985. 
Harvesting has
concentrated in stands of overmature pine or in low 
quality stands of
upland hardwood. To date almost 500 acres have been 
harvested and
regenerated. Only about 25% of the forest is still occupied 
by the
remnants of the original pine hardwood forest that was on the unit at the
time of acquisition. These stands are interesting, but are all overmature
and have considerable stocking in low value hardwood and cull trees.
The recent cutting and regeneration has established a reasonable size
class distribution on the Fayette Forest. About 27% of the forest is in
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regeneration, 9% in small trees, 28% in poletimber and 35% in sawtimber.
However, the sawtimber is almost all overmature and will need to be
regenerated sooner than would otherwise be desirable. Total volume on the
Fayette Forest is estimated at 2,589 MBF of pine sawtimber, 441 MBF of
hardwood sawtimber plus 8,500 cords of pine and 3,200 cords of hardwood
pulpwood.
The Gulf Coast Substation:
The Gulf Coast Substation consists of a 720 acre block of land
located just east of Fairhope along State Highway 104, Figure 10. The
substation is administered through a Superintendent, Emmett Carden and an
Assistant Superintendent, Ronnie McDaniels. The station includes 260 acres
of forest land. Over 60 acres, however, is woodland now used for pasture
shade or in drainage stands infested with Kudzu, leaving about 195 acres
classified as commercially operable.
Located in the Southern Loam Hills Region of the Middle Coastal
Plain Province, characteristic soils on the station are loamy sand
overlying marine clay. The upland soils on the station are in the Eustis,
Troup, Riverview and Orangeburg series, all of which are deep fine sandy
loams. The major drainage bottoms are occupied by wet muck soils in the
Dorovan-Ponzer-Bib complex.
The station was established by legislative act in 1927 and began
operation in 1930 conducting research on local crops, primarily truck crops
and satsumo oranges. Research on the station has changed along with
changes in agriculture in the area and emphasis on the station now includes
beef cattle production, pecans, soybeans, corn, forages and small grains.
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Fig-ure 10. 
Stand map 
of the Gulf 
Coast Substation.
GUL F 
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P Pine
H Hardwood
BH Bottoml and Hardened
PH Pine-Hardwood
C Cedar
K Kudzu
Stocking Codes:
I Poor Stocking
II Fair Stocking
III Heavy Stocking
Size Class Codes:
R Regeneration
ST Small Trees
SF Small Poles
LP Large Poles
S Sactimber
Site Classification Codes:
1 Poor
2 Average
3 Good
Operability Codes:
C Commercial
Mc Marginal
MC Non-commercial
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The forest on the Gulf Coast Substation was established through
planting of spacing studies of longleaf pine and growth comparison studies
of longleaf, slash and loblolly pines all established in the 1940's.
Damage from Hurricane Fredrick in 1979 and subsequent salvage cutting
decimated these stands leaving them poorly stocked with formerly suppressed
sawtimber and poletimber.
Recent management efforts have concentrated on harvest of these
stands and regeneration to longleaf pine. This work began in 1991 with a
clearcut of 38 acres and a shelterwood cut of 36 acres. The 38 acre
clearcut was planted in 1993 and again in 1994 to insure a reasonable
stocking. The shelterwood cut has not yet produced adequate regeneration.
With the exception of the recent cutting the Station's woodland
consists of stands of mature sawtimber left from the original 1940'
plantings. Depending on the amount of hurricane damage the stocking varies
from fair to very poor. The understory in these stands is typical of
coastal plain pine stands and is quite dense.
The only significant hardwood on the station occurs in a band bordering
swampy areas in the major drainage. It is composed of remnants of a
hardwood stand damaged by beaver activity and patches of regeneration
developing after wind damage. The swampy area was created by beaver
activity which now seems to have stabilized in a narrow swamp with numerous
small pools running the length of the major drains.
Recent cutting yields a size class distribution of 20% regeneration,
3% small trees, 14% small poletimber, 14% large poletimber and 49%
sawtimber. Total volume on the station is estimated at 378 MBF of pine
sawtimber plus about 400 cords of pine and 200 cords of hardwood sawtirmber.
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The Lower Coastal Plain Substation:
The Lower Coastal Plain Substation is located on 2,700 acres in the
center of Wilcox County two miles north of Camden, Figure lla and llb.
Primary access to the Station is via State Highway 28. The station is
administered through a superintendent, Joe Little and an assistant, Paul
Rose. The substation contains 1,300 acres of timberland. Except for a few
areas of forest used for pasture shade, a few stands on steep and highly
erodible land, and stands on low flooded areas near Dannley Reservoir (a
total of 201 acres), the forest land on the Lower Coastal Plain Substation
is classified as commercially operable.
The station includes gently rolling uplands and extends through highly
dissected hills to include a wide river bottom on the Alabama River. The
river was flooded around 1965 to create Dannley Reservoir. The soils on
the station vary from deep sandy loams of the Red Bay, Orangeburg, and
Ruston series on the upper slopes to areas of Susquehanna clay on the
gently rolling lower slopes. The river bottom is made up of silt loam
soils with heavy subsoil in the Ochlockonee and Wickham series.
The Lower Coastal Substation was established in 1949 on land donated
by Wilcox County. The major cash crops in the region at that time were
livestock and timber. Early research concentrated on the use of forages
and grain crops in growing and finishing cattle and on forest management.
Beef Cattle production remains an important part of research on the unit.
The station now includes
a large swine production installation and also conducts research on cotton,
corn and small grains.
Early forestry work on the station involved methods of direct seeding
and planting in cutover timber and eroded agricultural areas along with
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LOWER 
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Size Class Codes:
R Regeneration
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SP Small Poles
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Cover Type Codes:
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Stocking Codes:
I Poor Stocking
II Fair Stocking
III Heavy Stocking
Size Class Codes:
R Regeneration
ST Small Trees
SP Small Poles
LP Large Poles
S Sawtimber
Site Classification Codes:
1 Poor
2 Average
3 Good
Operability Codes:
C Commerc i al
MC Marginal
NC Non-commercial
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some research of silvics of several species. Early research also included
a rather infamous study comparing the pulping yield of bamboo cultivars
with tree species. In the 1950's a number of progeny tests were
established on the unit for the forest genetics program. More recently the
size of the forested area on the substation provided an opportunity to
conduct watershed studies which are now in the process of establishment.
The timberland on the Lower Coastal plain Substation is located
largely on land too highly dissected to provide good pasture. The flat
uplands, knolls and narrow ridges are occupied by adequately stocked
loblolly and shortleaf pine sawtimber stands. These stands extend down the
slopes generally mixing with spruce pine and hardwoods.
The hardwood timber in the hilly area of the station is located on the
lower slopes and in drainage ways. In most cases it is composed of poorly
stocked large sawtimber which developed from culls and suppressed trees
left after cutting in the 1940's. On poor sites this timber is made up of
water oak, white oak and post oak. On better sites it is composed of very
large red oaks, yellow poplar, spruce pine and evergreen magnolia. In many
cases the large trees have spread out creating a park like stand with
little understory at all.
The forested area on the river bottom consists of research plots
abandoned when Dannley Reservoir was flooded. Plots of sycamore, yellow
poplar, cottonwood, Arizona cypress, loblolly pine, green ash and cultivars
of bamboo border the reservoir mixed with maple, willow, and water oak
which have invaded the open areas. The area is periodically flooded and
has an extremely high beaver population which is causing severe damage.
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Some cutting has taken place on the station over the years, but it has
been insufficient to maintain a reasonable size class distribution. Since
1960 about 375 acres of pine plantation has been established. About 25
acres are between 25 and 35 years of age, about 60 acres are about 20 years
of age and 87 acres are 15 years old. An additional 113 acres were
regenerated by natural methods about ten years ago. About 90 acres were
harvested and regenerated in the past five years. These stands vary, but
most are adequately stocked and developing satisfactorily.
As a result of the general lack of harvest, the size class
distribution on the station is heavily skewed toward sawtimber. About 53%
of the timberland at Camden is in sawtimber, 12% is in small trees, 10% is
in small poles, 14% is in large poles and 11% is in regeneration. An
additional 100 acres is scheduled to be harvested and regenerated as a part
of a watershed research study.
The forest on the Lower Coastal Plain Substation is generally well
stocked and, even with recent cutting, contains a large volume of
sawtimber. Much of the timber, pine and hardwood, is in excess of sixty
years of age. Total volume on the station is estimated at 3,409 MBF of
pine sawtimber, 974 MBF of hardwood sawtimber plus 4,868 cords of pine and
3,022 cords of hardwood pulpwood.
The Main Station:
Located on the south side of the Auburn Campus, Figure 12, the Main
Station contains a little less than 1,000 acres and houses the field
research facilities for Poultry Science, Swine Production, the Bull Testing
Unit, Horticulture Greenhouses, Wood Products Laboratory, U.S. Forest
Service Andrew's Laboratory and the offices and shops of the Department of
Research Operations.
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Figure 12. Stand map 
of the Main Station.
MAIN STATION
LEE COUNTY
/000 ACRES
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The Main Station lands are located on the boundary between the
Piedmont and Coastal Plain Provinces. The soils are generally more
characteristic of the Coastal Plain, but often they overlay Piedmont
formations or are mixed with Piedmont soils. The broad hill tops, most of
which have been cleared for crops or pasture are classified as Marvin loamy
sand. The steeper slopes are primarily Pacolet sandy loam. The Pacolet
classification is particularly variable and includes patches of Cecil,
Gwinnett, Marvin, Taccoa, and Cartecay soils. The floodplains along the
major creeks within the unit are occupied by Kinston silt loam or Taccoa
sandy loam.
The Agricultural Experiment Station lands at the Main Station began
with a farm of thirty one acres purchased in 1893 and eventually grew to
a total of about 2,100 acres. This campus site has been used for much of
the field research done in Agronomy, Horticulture, Poultry Science and
Swine Production as well as the early research in Forestry. Encroachment
on the agricultural lands by an expanding main campus has always been a
problem, but has increased tremendously in the last few decades with
construction of the new athletic complex, fraternities, intramural fields,
and the new veterinary complex. This encroachment was the driving force
behind the development of the E.V. Smith Center. The main campus is
still expanding and much of this area is subject to be developed with short
notice.
A total of 368 acres of woodland is located within the Main Station.
The majority of this is located in the "Forestry Plots", 130 acres adjacent
to the Forest Products and Forest Service Laboratories, and a 100 acre
block of woodland located in a wide drainage west of the swine unit and
bull testing facility. The remainder is scattered in small stands around
the Station, much of it in drainages, low wet spots, or around buildings.
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The vast majority of the woodland on the Main Station was cut over
in 1975 following damage from Hurricane Eloise. With the exception of the
Forestry Plots none of the harvested stands were regenerated. In the Plots
a total of 84 acres have been regenerated by various methods since 1981.
These stands range in size from regeneration to small pole in size and are
all adequately stocked. Although there are a few acres of well stocked
sawtimber, the remainder of the woodland on the Main Station consists of
scattered pines and hardwood culls with an understory of small tree
hardwood and pine. Stocking of desirable species is extremely low. Privet
and Kudzu are problems in many of these stands making a bad situation
worse.
The Main Station is one of the few stations with a significant portion
of the woodland in intermediate size classes. Current size class
distribution is 3% in regeneration, 53% in small trees, 17% in small poles,
3% in large poles and 24% in sawtimber. Total Volume on the Unit is
estimated at 226 MBF of pine sawtimber, 77 MBF of hardwood sawtimber, plus
1,265 cords of pine and 543 cords of hardwood pulpwood.
The North Alabama Horticultural Substation:
The North Alabama Horticultural Substation consists of 160 acres
located just east of Cullman along U.S. Route 278 in the center of Cullman
County, Figure 13. The station is administered through a superintendent
Marlin Hollingsworth. The unit is located within the Sandstone Plateau
Region of the Cumberland Mountain Province. The Hartselle soil which
occupies most of the substation is typical of the region and is derived
from sandstone mixed with shale. Topography is rolling, but the soil is
only moderately erosive and almost 100 acres of the unit is in cultivation.
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Figure 13.
Stand map of the
Substation,
North Alabama Horticultural
NORTH ALABAMA
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H Hardwood
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Stocking Codes:
I Poor Stocking
II Fair Stocking
III Heavy Stocking
Size Class Codes:
R Regeneration
ST Small Trees
SP Small Poles
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S Sawtlnber
Site Classification Codes:
1 Poor
2 Average
3 Good
Operability Codes:
C Commercial
Mc Marginal
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The North Alabama Horticultural Substation was established in 1947 to
serve a growing truck crop industry north of Birmingham. The land was
donated by Cullman County and research work began in 1949 on specialty
crops and fruits grown in the region. Research emphasis remains on apples,
peaches, plums, potatoes and vegetables.
A little over 40 acres on the station is in woodland. Of this, about
2 acres are in Kudzu and 9 acres in pine stands classified an marginal
because of their location along steep drainages. About 30 acres of the
station are occupied by a fair stand of upland hardwoods. This stand was
commercially clearcut about twenty years ago and as a result contains
numerous cull trees. The stand, however, is generally well stocked and
is now in a large pole size class. All of the timbered land on the station
borders an impoundment of eight mile creek. This lake supplies drinking
water for the town of Cullman as well as parts of Cullman County. Any use
of the timber will require careful consideration.
All of the forested acreage classified as commercially operable on the
station is in a large pole size class. Total volume on the station is
estimated at 27 MBF of pine sawtimber, 58 MBF of hardwood sawtimber, plus
an additional 147 cords of pine and 175 cords of hardwood pulpwood.
North Auburn Unit:
The North Auburn Unit consists of about 3,150 acres and contains
1,716 acres of forest land. The Unit is located just west of Alabama
Highway 147 (North College Street) about two miles north of the Auburn City
Limits, Figure 14. Primary access to the Unit is provided by U.S. Route
280, State Route 147, Lee County Routes 72, 23 and several other county
maintained roads.
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Figure 14. Stand map of the North Auburn Unit.
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Because of its proximity to the campus the history of the North Auburn
Unit is somewhat confused. The unit is made up of properties purchased by
the Experiment Station over a period covering fifty years. Over the years,
significant research work has been conducted in dairy cattle, beef cattle
and poultry production, forestry, wildlife, animal health and aquaculture.
Purchase of the E.V. Smith Center in 1975 resulted in major shuffling of
research units and most of the facilities located at North Auburn moved to
the E.V. Smith Center or the Main Campus.
Portions of the North Auburn Unit are used for research projects within
various schools. The largest area, 1,450 acres, is used for Fisheries
research. About 700 acres are used Forestry research. About 980 acres are
for Animal Health research and about 20 acres used for Wildlife research.
Land assignments notwithstanding, the land located on the North Auburn Unit
is available for use by any Experiment Station staff member as long as it
does not interfere with the main use of an assigned area.
The North Auburn Unit is located within the Opelika Plateau Region
of the Piedmont Province. The primary soils are Pacolet or Gwinnett sandy
loams. Both of these soils are highly erosive with a sandy loam topsoil
over a clay or sandy clay subsoil. In the 1920's the entire area had been
cleared and devoted almost exclusively to the production of cotton. Severe
erosion washed away all of the topsoil and much of the B horizon. In many
cases what remains is the C horizon of heavy clay. Outcrops of granite and
friable saprolitic parent material are common.
Although improving, much of the woodland on the North Auburn Unit is
in poor shape. It is largely understocked, highly dissected into small
stands, and has serious problems with Kudzu and multiflora rose. The Kudzu
and rose were established in the 1940's in an attempt to control erosion
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and then allowed to spread down fence rows and into pastures and woodlands.
Timber harvests following Hurricane Eloise in 1975 depleted the growing
stock below acceptable levels over most of the area. Construction work by
the Fisheries Department, numerous research plantings, combined with a lack
of funds for major regeneration efforts are responsible for the numerous
small stands present.
Rehabilitation of the North Auburn Unit is proceeding at a slow, but
steady pace. Fisheries has a policy of harvesting and regenerating about
20 acres of poorly stocked timber every few years and has always replanted
borrow pits and other areas left open following pond construction. In
addition, Fisheries has conducted Kudzu control on land assigned for its
use which has been fairly successful. The School of Forestry has cleaned
up and regenerated those areas which could be treated at low cost and has
begun a control program on Kudzu which threatened to engulf large areas.
A total of 500 acres of quality pine plantation and about 30 acres of mixed
pine hardwood regeneration has been established by Forestry and Fisheries
over the past 20 years.
The North Auburn Unit does contain some quality sawtimber, about 100
acres are well stocked with small sawtimber and large pole sized loblolly
pine, and there is a small amount of excellent quality hardwoods. The
majority of sawtimber stands, however, are occupied by understocked pine
with basal area ranging from about 10 to 70 square feet per acre. On poor
sites these stands have developed an understory of pine regeneration. On
better sites the understory is occupied by suppressed hardwoods, sprouts,
brush and vines.
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Although the quality of some of the sawtimber stands is poor, the size
class distribution is approaching ideal. Currently 10% of the commercial
forest land is in regeneration, 22% in small trees, 23% in small poles, 25%
in large poles and 30% in sawtimber. Total Volume on the unit is estimated
at 1,686 MBF of pine sawtimber 659 MBF in hardwood sawtimber plus 5,185
cords of pine and 4,408 cords of hardwood pulpwood.
The Piedmont Substation:
The Piedmont Substation was established in 1943 on 1,409 acres
located just north of Camp Hill in southeast Tallapoosa County, Figure 15.
The station is administered through a superintendent, John Owen. The unit
includes about 875 acres of timberland of which 750 acres is commercially
operable.
The site for the station was chosen to be representative of the
depleted soils of the Piedmont Province. The majority are eroded phases
of Cecil or Pacolet sandy loam. A few of the wider stream bottoms have
soils (Congaree or Chewacla) developed from local alluvium. The forest
land is located on severely eroded areas or where the topography is too
rugged for agriculture.
Early research on the station concentrated on improvement in the
economic viability of regional farms along with rehabilitation of worn out
soils. Integrated family farm units, concentrating on a diversity of
livestock, were established and run until the mid 1950,s and considerable
effort was made to find forages which would hold the soil. The unit now
conducts a wide variety of research on beef cattle and forages, apples,
pecans and other fruits, shade trees and wildlife.
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Figure 15. Stand map of the Piedmont Substation.
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Cover Type Codes:
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PH Fine-Hardwood
C Cedar
K Kudzu
0 Open
Stocking Codes:
I Poor Stocking
II Fair Stocking
III Heavy Stocking
Size Class Codes:
R Regeneration
ST Small Trees
SP Small Poles
LP Large Poles
S Sawtimber
Site Classification Codes:
1 Poor
2 Average
3 Good
Operability Codes:
C Commercial
MC Marginal
NC Non-commercial
The woodland on the Piedmont Station was used for some of the initial
forest management work (1945-1960) on planting of loblolly and slash pine
to re-forest eroded fields and some work on conversion of poor quality
upland hardwoods to pine. A considerable portion of the woodland on the
station was established as a result of these research plots. Since that
time the unit has not been heavily used for forest research. The station
has participated in progeny testing for the forest genetics program and
helped with research studying Kudzu control.
Recently a large study on the effects of prescribed burning regimes
on selected wildlife species was conducted on the station. This work
developed into an interest in management of the forest to increase
potential for wildlife production with the goal of providing for research
on the interaction of farm and forest practices with wildlife management.
This will require modification of management plans for the Piedmont
Substation in the following areas: 1. Patch cutting will be used to
regenerate mature stands with patches ranging size from one to twelve acres
in size. 2. Hardwood stands with high hard mast production will be held
for long rotations. 3. Pine stands will be maintained with lower than
ordinary basal area and prescribed burning used to encourage forage. 4.
Treatment plans will be developed in conjunction with wildlife research
personnel.
The forest on the Piedmont Substation presents a difficult management
problem. The older pine stands have been degraded by southern pine
beetles, wind damage and subsequent salvage cutting. About 330 acres are
in stands characterized by an overstory of scattered mature pine with some
additional stocking of pine and hardwood small poles and small trees in the
understory. To regenerate these stands by patch cutting will require
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holding some of this mature timber for another thirty years. The Piedmont
Substation does have some acreage in young pine timber. About 51 acres
were harvested and regenerated in 1975 and an additional 40 acres in 1979.
These stands are reasonably well stocked and are doing well.
The unit still contains 275 acres of upland hardwoods. These stands
are composed of oak and hickory mixed with sweetgum and yellow poplar.
They occur in drains and on rocky slopes. The quality of the hardwood
stands varies considerably, but there are a few excellent stands which
serve as examples of the potential for hardwood management. The wider
creek bottoms on the station are occupied by a variety of bottomland
hardwoods. These include stands of bottomland oaks mixed with sweetgum and
poplar, small stands of poplar and sweetgum, a small stand of swamp tupelo
and stands of sweetbay.
At present, the size class distribution on the station is heavily
skewed toward the larger size classes. About 85% of the forested area is
in sawtimber with the remainder in large and small poles. Even with an
interest in holding all stands with significant oak sawtimber component,
regeneration is badly needed. Total volume on the station is estimated at
2,375 MBF of pine sawtimber, 1,450 MBF of hardwood sawtimber, plus 2,000
cords of pine and 3,000 cords of hardwood pulpwood.
The Plant Breeding Unit:
The Plant Breeding Unit consists of 640 acres located just south of
Tallassee along County Route 229, Figure 16. For administrative purposes
the unit has been combined with the E.V. Smith Center under a Director, Dr
James Bannon. The on site superintendent is Stevan Nightengale. About 460
acres of the unit has been cleared for agriculture, leaving 225 acres in
woodland 200 of which are classified as commercially operable.
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Figure 16. Stand map of the Plant Breeding Unit.
PLANT BREEDING UN/T
ELMORE COUNTY ALABAMA
670 ACRES
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The Plant Breeding Unit is within the flood plain of the Tallapoosa
River and Wallahatchee Creek. The soils which are cleared are above normal
flooding and consist of Kalmia loamy sand or Cahaba sandy loam. The
woodland on the station is located in the first and second bottom of
Wallahatchee Creek. The higher terraces are subject to occasional
flooding. The soils here are in the Augusta or Wickham series. The first
bottom is subject to flooding for as much as six months of the year. The
soil here is Wehadkee silt loam.
The soils in the wooded area of the Plant Breeding Unit are extremely
productive for timber. Those capable of supporting pine have a site index
in excess of 120 ft. at age fifty. The wetter areas are capable of
producing excellent quality bottomland hardwoods. However, such areas are
very sensitive to poor management. Unfortunately the entire forest on the
Plant Breeding Unit was subjected to a commercial clearcut in 1982. The
result was a rise in the water table flooding not only the timberland, but
portions of the cultivated land as well. Beavers have been attracted to
the area, making matters worse. The majority of the wooded area and low
lying areas of cultivated land now remain inundated from mid-January until
mid-March except in dry years. Attempts at regenerating the cutover land
were made in 1983, but were abandoned due to flooding after 40 acres were
planted.
For management purposes the woodland of the Plant Breeding Unit can
be divided into three basic types. About 40 acres of loblolly pine are
located on the south end of the station. This stand is now 12 years of
age, well stocked and in a small pole size class. About 150 acres of cut
over hardwoods occupy the bottomland along Wallahatchee Creek. All of this
area was harvested except a small remnant of the original stand on the
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north edge. This land is now occupied by cull sawtimber (oaks, cypress,
and spruce pine) and a dense stand of hardwood saplings. The remaining 25
acres of woodland consists of sawtimber sized hardwoods which form a
protective fringe of trees along the banks of the Tallapoosa River.
The size class distribution on the unit reflects the past management.
About 75% of the commercially operable woodland is in small trees, 20% in
small poles and 5% in sawtimber. Merchantable volume is low, 55 MBF of
hardwood sawtimber plus about 75 cords of hardwood pulpwood.
The Prattville Experimental Field:
The Prattville Experiment Field consists of 80 acres located on
Autauga County Route 4 about four miles south of the city of Prattville and
two miles west of U.S. Route 31, Figure 17. The unit is administered
through a superintendent, Don More. The field is within the Upper Loam
Hills of the Middle Coastal Plain Province and the topography is level.
The soil on the unit is all classified as Greenville sandy loam.
The Prattville field was established in 1929 on forty acres donated
by Autauga County and an additional forty acres was purchased in 1937.
Since its inception, research has concentrated on crop response to
fertilization. This work continues along with variety testing on cotton,
corn, summer forage crops, soybeans and grain sorghum.
The majority of the unit is in agronomic research plots with about 20
acres in open land. Three acres were planted in alternate rows of slash
and loblolly pine in 1937. These trees are now large sawtimber and form
an open park-like stand with mowed grass in the understory.
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Figure 17. Stand map of the Prattville Experiment Field.
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Cover Type Codes:
P Pine
H Hardwood
BH Bottoml and Hardwood
PH Pine-Hardwood
C Cedar
K Kudzu
Stocking Codes:
I Poor Stocking
II Fair Stocking
III Heavy Stocking
Size Class Codes:
R Regeneration
ST Small Trees
SP Small Poles
LP Large Poles
S Sawtlmber
Site Classification Codes:
1 Poor
2 Average
3 Good
Operability Codes:
C Commercial
MC Marginal
NC Non-commercial
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The Sand Mountain Substation:
The Sand Mountain Substation is located in DeKalb County two miles
east of Crossville along State Highway 68, Figure 18. The station is
administered through a superintendent, John Eason and an assistant, Marvin
Ruff. The station consists of 506 acres, almost all of which is in
cropland or pasture. Only 61 acres are in woodland and much of this is
located in small isolated drainages or used as pasture shade. A total of
30 acres is classified as commercially operable.
The unit is located on the tableland of Sand Mountain within the
Sandstone Plateau Region and the topography is quite level. The primary
soil type is Hartsell, a deep sandy loam well suited to agriculture. The
woodland is located on shallow phases of the Hartsell soil or at the heads
of small intermittent streams where the soils have poor internal drainage.
The Sand Mountain Substation is one of the five original substations
established by act of legislature in 1927. It began operations in 1929
with the goal of improving the efficiency of farms in the Cumberland
Plateau area. Research centered on integration of livestock production in
a region heavily dependent on row cropping. This included research on beef
and dairy cattle, swine, poultry, as well as pasture and forage crops.
Much of this work continues today with emphasis on the station in beef
cattle, swine and poultry in addition to research in soybeans, cotton,
corn, forages and small grains.
Although the Sand Mountain Substation has very little timber, there
are a few small stands of upland hardwoods. The station was commercially
clearcut in 1972. Where cutting was heavy the stands responded well and
are occupied by excellent stands of red oak, white oak, water oak, yellow
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Figure 18. Stand map of the Sand Mountain Substation.
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Cover Type Codes:
P Pine
H Hardwo -od
8H Bottoml and Hardwood
PH Pine-Hardwood
C Cedar
K Kudzu
Stocking Codes:
I Poor Stocking
II Fair Stocking
III Heavy Stocking
Size Class Codes:
R Regeneration
ST Small Trees
SP Small Poles
LP Large Poles
S Sawtimber
Site Classification Codes:
1 Poor
2 Average
3 Good
Operability Codes:
C Commercial
MC Marginal
NC Non-commercial
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poplar and sweetgum on good sites and by black, water, post and chestnut
oaks on poor sites. A number of the isolated stands in small drainages
were not cut heavily and are now occupied by a scattered overstory of large
pole or sawtimber sized trees of poor form with an understory of brush,
honeysuckle and privet.
Because of the cutting in 1972 and lack of acreage there is little
diversity of size classes. About 27% percent of the commercially operable
timber is classified as sawtimber and 73% is classified as large
poletimber. There are no other size classes present. Total volume on the
station is estimated at 55 MBF of hardwood sawtimber plus 285 cords of
hardwood pulpwood.
Tennessee Valley Substation:
The Tennessee Valley Substation is situated on 240 acres located
along County Route 1 about one mile north of the town of Belle Mina in
southeast Limestone County, Figure 19. The unit is administered by a
superintendent, Dub Webster with two assistants, Ellis Burgess and Chet
Norris. What little woodland is present is used for ornamental purposes
around sheds or outdoor meeting areas, for pasture shade, or is
inaccessible.
The station is located on the flood plain of the Tennessee River in
the Limestone Valley Region and is characterized by deep limestone soils.
The higher areas of the station have soils in the Decatur series with lower
areas occupied by Lawrence, Qolterwak or Ennis silt loams. The topography
is flat and almost all of the station is cleared for research on crops or
for pasture.
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Figure 19. Stand map of the 
Tennessee Valley Substation.
LEGEND
Cover Type Codes:
P Pine
H Hardwood
6H Bottoland Hardwood
PH Pine-Hardwood
C Cedar
K Kudzu
Stocking Codes:
TENNESSEE VA L L E Y
SUBS TA T/ON
LIMESTONE COUNTY
760 ACRES
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The Tennessee Valley Substation is one of the five original
substations created by act of legislature in 1927. The unit began research
work in 1929 to develop fertilization and crop rotation recommendations for
cotton. Considerable early research was devoted to methods of
diversification for farming in an area almost exclusively in cotton. This
work continues today with research emphasis on cotton, soybeans, corn,
improved pasture, forages, small grains and on the production of beef
cattle.
About thirty acres on the station is in woodland, but none is
classified as commercially operable. The most interesting stands consist
of large bottomland oaks which have used for pasture shade or outdoor
meeting areas. These stands have developed into park-like areas of widely
spaced sawtimber, cherrybark oak, willow oak, water oak, white oak,
sweetgum. black gum, pine and cedar, with grass underneath. The largest
of these trees is a cherrybark oak with a diameter of 51". The remainder
of the woods is located along creeks in inaccessible locations. These
areas generally consist of scrub hardwoods including sugarberry, hickory,
sweetgum and willow with an understory of privet, river cane and brush.
The Turnipseed-Ikenberry Place:
The Turnipseed-Ikenberry Place consists of 1,028 acres located on
Peachburg Road about five miles east of Union Springs in the center of
Bullock County, Figure 20. The unit has been combined with the E.V. Smith
Center and is administered through a director, Dr. James Bannon. The on
site superintendent is Jim Smith. The Turnipseed-Ikenberry Place contains
878 acres of forested land, most of which is classified as commercially
operable.
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Stand map of the Turnipseed-Ikenberry Place.
THE
TURN/PSEED- IKENBERRY
PLACE
BULLOCK 
COUNTY, 
ALABAMA
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Figure 2 0.
The Turnipseed Ikenberry Place is located in the Lower Clay Hills
Region of the Hilly Coastal Plain Province and is gently rolling with wide
hill tops and broad drainageways. The soils in the region are developed
from unconsolidated marine deposits high in clay, from claystone, or from
soft marine shales. The typical soil on the station has a deep sandy loam
topsoil over a sandy clay or clay subsoil. South of Peachburg road the
hilltops and gentle side slopes are composed of Orangeburg or Norfolk fine
sandy loam. The wide stream bottoms are occupied by Thompson fine sandy
loam which developed from local alluvium. North of Peachburg Road both
upland and lowland sites are occupied by Susquehanna fine sandy loam and
patches of Susquehanna clay.
The Turnipseed-Ikenberry Place was obtained as a gift to the Alabama
Agricultural Experiment Station in the mid 1960's. About 150 acres
were cleared of forest which had encroached on abandoned pecan orchards.
These orchards have since been used for a number of research projects
dealing with the rehabilitation of neglected pecan trees and pecan research
is still the primary emphasis on the station.
In the last few years the Turnipseed-Ikenberry Place has been used for
a number of forestry research projects. Several outplantings of seedlings
from various nursery studies occupy what little open area is available.
In addition, a fairly large study of herbicide surfactants was installed
in an area clearcut in 1992.
The forest on the unit was established through natural regeneration as
agriculture was gradually abandoned. The upland portions of the substation
seeded to pine and those which have not been harvested contain fairly high
quality sawtimber aged between 40 and 50 years old. Mature pine sawtimber
still occupies 135 acres. Severe infestations of Southern Pine beetles
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resulted in a decision to harvest a large portion (130 acres) of the pine
sawtimber north of peachburg road in 1992 and a smaller area (44 acres)
south of peachburg road in 1994.
The lowland area south of Peachburg Road is occupied by bottomland
hardwoods. Species present include sweetbay, evergreen magnolia, sweetgum,
tupelo, and yellow poplar with the slightly drier areas in red and white
oaks. The stands vary in size class and quality, but the area is generally
well stocked and of good quality, at least for the species involved.
Beaver are present throughout the drainage, but, because of the broad flat
nature of the site, have not created ponds except in the side drainages.
The Hardwood areas north of Peachburg Road have obviously been
highgraded, but still contain some interesting stands. About 9 acres is
in pure pecan sawtimber. There is a stand of 80 acres on a broad flat
bottom made up of a mixture of red and white oaks, tupelo, ash, pecan,
yellow poplar and sweetgum. Size class in the area is quite variable and
includes patches of large culls interspersed with small poles, patches of
quality young sawtimber, and everything in between. About 75 acres of
hillside was highgraded about 20 years ago. The area has developed into a
mixed pine hardwood stand. Poor sites within the stand are occupied by
poorly stocked pine sawtimber, better sites by quality young hardwood
sawtimber. Medium quality sites are dominated by poor quality hardwood in
poletimber sizes often with a sparse pine overstory.
The Turnipseed Ikenberry Place has an area of Kudzu which needs to
be brought under control. Originally planted in a large gully to control
erosion it has spread to occupy about 8 acres and threatens to dominate
much more.
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Recent cutting has begun the process of improving the size class
distribution on the Station. Currently 38% of the timber is in sawtimber,
37% in small or large poles and 23% in regeneration. All of the
intermediate size classes are in hardwood stands. Total volume on the
Turnipseed-Ikenberry Place is estimated at 1,070 MBF of Pine Sawtimber,
1,923 MBF of Hardwood Sawtimber plus 567 cords of Pine and 4,115 cords of
Hardwood pulpwood.
The Upper Coastal Plain Substation:
The Upper Coastal Plain Substation is located on 735 acres situated
two miles southwest of Winfield along Wayside Road in the northern edge of
Fayette County, Figure 21. The station includes 132 acres of woodland, but
a considerable proportion is in small stands used for aesthetics, pasture
shade or along drainages. About 80 acres is classified as commercially
operable.
The station is located in the Transition Loam Hills Region of the
Upper Coastal Plain Province and is characterized by coastal plain soils
overlying sandstone, limestone, and shale deposits. The soils on the
upland portion of the unit are either Ora fine sandy loam or are in the
Ruston-Cuthbert-Shubuta soil complex. Bottomland soils on the station are
Myatt silt loam.
The Upper Coastal Plain Substation was established by an act of the
1943 legislature. It began operations in 1945 on a 745 acre tract
purchased by Fayette County and donated to the Experiment Station. Early
research concentrated on crop improvement and agricultural diversity for
local farms. In addition to work on variety tests and fertilization
recommendations for crops, the unit was involved in developing local
markets for livestock. By 1950 the station was involved in research on the
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Figure 21. Stand map of the Upper Coastal Plain Substation.
UPPER COASTAL PLAIN
SUBSTAT/ON
FAYETTE GOUNTY ALABAMA
9\12.735 ACRES
g .tondo
cover 
Sz
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9.4tckm
LEGEND
Cover Type Codes:
P Pine
H Hardwood
BH Bottomland Hardwood
PH PIne-Hardwood
C Cedar
K Kudzu
Stocking Codes:
I Poor Stocking
II Fair Stocking
III Heavy Stocking
Size Class Codes:
R Regeneration
ST Small Trees
SP Small Poles
LP Large Poles
S Sawtimber
Site Classification Codes:
1 Poor
2 Average
3 Good
Operability Codes:
C Commercial
MC Marginal
NC Non-commercial
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production of beef cattle, dairy cattle, hogs, poultry and sheep. Much of
this work has been phased out and the substation now concentrates on beef
cattle production and research on corn, soybeans, forages and small grains.
The forest land on the station is located on hilly areas and was
established through natural succession on land abandoned when the station
was established. No management work was done on the station until 1979
when 27 acres were harvested and regenerated by shearing, burning and
planting to pine. This stand is currently in small poles and well stocked.
A total of 23 acres were cut in 1991 and regenerated by injection of cull
hardwood, spot spraying with herbicide and planting to pine.
Mature pine still occupies about 20 acres of the unit. This timber
is of high quality and stocking is satisfactory, but southern pine beetles
periodically cause significant mortality. The station contains several
small stands of hardwood sawtimber (water oak, post oak, white oak,
sweetgum and hickory) mixed with scattered pines. Most of these are small
and used for pasture shade. There is a small stand, 7 acres, of bottomland
hardwoods (tupelo, sweetgum, poplar) located in swampland along the
southern boundary.
The size class distribution for commercial woodland on unit is
reasonable given the small total acreage. Sawtimber occupies 29%, large
poles occupy 9%, Small poles occupy 33% and regeneration occupies 29%.
Total volume on the unit is estimated at 217 MBF of pine sawtimber 8 MBF
of hardwood sawtimber and 290 cords of pine and 110 cords of hardwood
pulpwood.
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The Wiregrass Substation:
The Wiregrass Substation consists of 640 acres located in southwest
Henry County along U.S. Highway 431 about a mile east of Headland, Figure
22. The unit is administered through a Superintendent, Henry Ivy and two
Assistant Superintendents, Larry Wells and Brian Gamble. There is
virtually no forest land on the station.
The Wiregrass Substation is located in the wiregrass plains in the
Middle Coastal Plains Provence. The soils are typical of the area and
include Dothan, Orangeburg, Tifton and Wagram sandy loams. The topography
is flat to rolling and almost all of the station is cleared for
agricultural plots or for forage grains.
One of the five substations established by legislative act in 1927 the
station was in operation by 1930. Early work involved fertilization,
insect control and variety tests on cotton, corn and peanuts. This work
continues along with cattle grazing studies of grasses and forage grains
and research in swine production. Research use by forestry has been
limited to plot work for the forest genetics program.
What little woodland is present on the Wiregrass Substation is used for
pasture shade or is located in narrow drainages infested with Kudzu.
Management needs:
Until 1990, management of the Experiment Station's Forest was
conducted on a unit by unit basis. Management of the woodland on each
substation was the responsibility of the station superintendent or head of
that particular unit. Generally no forestry expertise was available,
coordination of expenses was difficult, and permission to sell timber
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Figure 22. 
Stand map of 
the Wiregrass 
Substation.
WIREGA'A $8SUBS 
TA TION
HENRY COUNTY
640 ACRES
S0
StoeringpeCodes:
IP oorP tokin
H I HerovSockn
S eCss C~toes: 
Hadwo
RP RegneMrtion
CL Cetar Poe
Stite C osi:ctonCds
1 Poor Sokn
2Faeragecin
OpealtyCodes:
C Cegnneraion
LC Larginale
2C Averagoer a
C& it/ 
3/ Good
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difficult to obtain. Generally, timber harvesting was conducted only when
funds were needed for a specific construction project. This tendency to
use the forest as a "bank account" resulted in a forest made up of old
timber and a number of embarrassing areas of unregenerated, cutover lands.
Beginning the process establishing diversity and dealing with the
backlog of needed regeneration was the major thrust of management during
the last five years. A total of 778 acres have been harvested and
regenerated. In addition 98 acres of cutover land was cleaned up and
planted or received treatments to improve stocking. Continuing this work
remains the priority for vegetative management in this plan as well.
Access within the Experiment Station Forest would be satisfactory if
it were a commercial forest, but for research purposes, is still
inadequate. Field research requires efficient, all weather access and only
a few substations have such access within their wooded areas. During the
past management period access roads within sale areas were repaired and
upgraded as a part of post sale treatments. A total of 13 miles of road
were improved or stabilized and grassed. However, most of the forest roads
remain poorly drained and in many cases have severe erosion problems. To
develop an acceptable road system will require continued effort.
In a commercial forest the lack of open land would not be a problem.
However, a good deal the experimental work in forestry utilizes open land
and it is also extremely important for wildlife habitat. In general, the
open land on the Experiment Station is under intensive use for agricultural
work. Most of the open land available for use in forestry has been planted
in research plots and allowed to grow into large timber. A few areas of
inactive research were cleared in the last management period and the
station staff has expressed a willingness to make fallow agricultural land
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available for forestry plot work whenever possible, but within the Station
Forest itself there are only 35 acres of open land. This problem 
will
always be present and continued effort will be required to keep some 
open
land available.
Kudzu has become a serious problem throughout the South and it is a
pest on the experiment station as well. At the present time 70 acres 
are
dominated by Kudzu and it is present on a great deal more. Kudzu control
work was carried out on 175 acres during the past five years and the
results are encouraging on those areas subjected to repeated treatments.
Kudzu control will be a continuing part of management efforts.
Improvements in the method of administering the Experiment Station
Forest have been a significant help in attacking these problems. An
overall management plan with regularly scheduled harvests designed to
achieve the goals of the plan, rather than to provide a specific amount of
money, has started the process of providing a forest more suitable for
research purposes. Administrative interest in forest management has
resulted in increased use for forest research. The forestry staff appears
reassured that their research will be protected and use of Experiment
Station Land has fostered cooperative research efforts involving several
disciplines.
Continued planning for regular harvests will continue to provide
sufficient funds to finance other improvements. As over the past five
years, revenues will be quite variable and care will need to be taken to
provide an appropriate method of financing approved projects as well as
annual maintenance. Improvements will not come quickly. The goal of
developing a well managed research forest will require diligent effort.
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Management Objectives
Station Objectives:
The mission of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station is to
conduct applied and basic scientific research bearing on the establishment
and maintenance of effective agricultural and forest industries, on
development and improvement of home and rural life, and on advances in
agriculture and forestry which contribute to the welfare of the people of
Alabama and the Nation. In keeping with this goal, the objective of
management on the Experiment Station Forest is to provide the type of
forest required for basic and applied research. The Experiment Station
Forest is not expected to be a demonstration forest and its function is not
to maximize revenue. The primary use of the forest will be within the
disciplines of Forestry and Wildlife, but the possibility of use by
Agronomy, Entomology, Horticulture or any other discipline requiring
forested land will be kept in mind.
For vegetative management the above objective dictates the
development of a forest with a diversity of cover types and size classes.
In addition, long rotation ages, a significant hardwood component and a
variety of regeneration methods will be utilized in order to provide timber
types not commonly available to researchers through cooperative agreement
with industrial or other private landowners. The stands created in this
process need to be large enough to supply uniform conditions within the
stand so that treatment plots can be established with minimum variation.
The overall mission of Auburn University includes extension services
and use of the forest for demonstration purposes should rarely conflict
with research use. A well managed research forest will provide areas of
interest for demonstration purposes and use of this type is to be
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encouraged as long as it is compatible with research requirements. In
general, a well managed research forest will automatically provide areas
suitable for demonstration purposes. Often the research plots themselves
are of primary interest. The silvicultural methods used to maintain the
forest will also be of interest including those used to maintain stands
normally not of commercial interest. The major management requirement for
demonstration use will be prevention of damage to research installations.
The need for demonstration areas increases close to the main campus and use
of these lands will require careful monitoring.
The overall mission of Auburn University includes teaching and the
Experiment Station's forest land located close to the main campus will
continue to be in heavy demand for use in courses such as Forest
Management, Ecology, Soils, Silviculture, Wildlife Management, Forest
Protection, Entomology, Harvesting, and Mensuration. All of these courses
require land within a half hours drive for laboratory exercises.
Continuing education courses in forestry and wildlife also utilize these
lands. The use of the Experiment Station Forest for teaching is to be
encouraged as long as such use is compatible with research requirements.
As before, a well managed research forest will automatically provide areas
suitable for teaching purposes. Research plots and the silvicultural
methods used to maintain the forest will be of interest and the major
management requirement will be to prevent damage to research installations.
Management Approach:
The installation of and protection of research installations will
take priority over all other management plans. Areas in active research
will be treated only under the direction of the project leader. Harvest
and treatment plans will be altered to accommodate new research. Project
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leaders are expected to keep the forest manager and station supervisors
informed of the location and the status of experimental plots located
within the woodland on the Experiment Station.
The intention of vegetative management on the Experiment Station
Forest is to aid in the research program by providing a forest which will
meet the Experiment Station objectives. The needs of future research,
however, are difficult to predict. Current trends in forestry would
indicate continued interest in regeneration methods, physiology of young
trees, and environmental impacts of forest practices, most of which require
open land or seedling sized trees. There also appears to be a continuing
interest in thinning techniques, which would require intermediate sized
pine plantations. Work on harvesting equipment and harvesting effects
requires mature timber. There is also some interest in work on
silviculture of southern hardwoods and mixed pine hardwood stands.
Over the life of a stand of trees research interests may change
drastically. To best provide for unpredictable needs, management will aim
to develop healthy productive stands of timber illustrative of forest
associations commonly present in Alabama, with a diversity of size classes.
Diversity of habitat will help maintain a correspondingly diverse wildlife
population. Even aged management of individual stands is needed over most
of the Experiment Station in order to maintain uniform conditions for plot
establishment. Although there will be numerous cases where this size limit
will not be applicable, a minimum stand size of 20 acres will be used as
a guide.
The only major area which will be managed by uneven aged methods is the
Piedmont Substation. In response to a desire expressed by wildlife
researchers, this unit will be managed by patch cutting. Patch cutting,
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combined with work to increase acreage in upland oak, long rotations in
stands with heavy mast production and frequent prescribed burning, should
maximize diversity and quantity of wildlife on the unit.
To spread out the work load and insure a diversity of size classes
throughout the state the Experiment Station Forest is divided into twenty
compartments. Using a five year planning horizon four compartments will
be scheduled to be inventoried and plans made for silvicultural treatment
each year. As each compartment is inventoried other needs of the forest
will be assessed and the work handled at the same time silvicultural
treatments are conducted. Needs for boundary line maintenance, maintenance
of openings, food plot establishment, access improvement and the like will
automatically be included in work plans.
Compartment descriptions are given in Table 4. The compartments were
put together in an attempt to establish compartments as possible with a
forested acreage of about 600 acres. The scattered nature of the experiment
station forest results in a majority of the compartments having woodland
varying from 400 to 700 acres. Several of the substations have small
acreage of forest land, but still should be treated as separate
compartments and units with very small acreage in forest were all lumped
together as one compartment regardless of location. The size of the
compartments was kept in mind in the schedule for inventory and treatment
to keep the total acreage treated each year about even.
A compartment approach will have to remain extremely flexible because
of difficulties in designing compartments of the same size and management
requirements. The Experiment Station units are scattered over the entire
state and have forested acreage which range from 5 to 1,300 acres. Some
of the units can be combined to form a working compartment, but for many
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units this makes little sense. A number of compartments are small in size
and the primary purpose of individual units varies considerably. Some of
the units require very tight control over the activities on the forested
land while others have no restrictions. The approach is still workable,
but vegetative goals will have to be modified considerably where the needs
of a particular unit require that forest management take a low priority.
Corpartment Goals:
Rotation Length: The choice of rotation length is important because,
together with the cutting cycle, it determines the size class distribution
which will be aimed for in each compartment. Recommendations for the most
profitable rotation lengths for southern pine range from 25 to 35 years;
for southern hardwoods it is somewhat longer. The Experiment Station
Forest, however, is not a commercial forest and a longer rotation length
will be required to produce some of the forest types desired. For the
initial phases of management a rotation length of fifty years will be used
with both pine and hardwood stands. If this is found to be too long, it
will be adjusted in subsequent plans.
Size class distribution: A fifty year rotation in combination with
a five year cutting cycle will yield the following size class distribution:
10% of the forest should be in regeneration, 20% should be in small trees,
20% should be in small poletimber, 20% should be in large poletimber, and
30% should be in sawtimber sized trees. Definitions of sizes and the
underlying assumptions of such a distribution are given in table 5.
Once the size class distribution is reached the cut is limited to 10%
of the forest in each five year cycle. However, it is important to
understand that, except in unusual circumstances, stands in intermediate
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size classes can only come from growth of smaller trees. The advantage of
using a size class distribution as a goal is its flexibility in moving the
timber in a compartment toward a more balanced size class distribution.
The goal for the compartment is a balance of size classes, not a specific
number of acres harvested.
Other compartment goals: One of the advantages of compartment
management is that it provides a systematic method for evaluating needs for
work on problems of all types. It is flexible enough to include a number
of other goals not related to the size class distribution.
Some stands of hardwood which fit under an all aged management system
can be retained under such a system. The use of a size class distribution
as a goal of management assumes even aged management and even aged
management is applicable to the majority of the Experiment Station Forest.
There are, however, some stands of hardwoods where uneven aged management
will be an excellent management approach. To retain maximum diversity in
the forest, some stands will be retained under such management. Such areas
will be noted in compartment plans and the harvest recommendations within
the compartment changed to fit this condition.
The Piedmont Substation will be managed by patch cutting. The harvests
will be included in the regular compartment schedule. A good size class
distribution will still be a goal on the station but will be maintained by
careful assessment in each stand. A goal of high mast production will take
precedence over size class distribution in hardwood stands on this unit.
Opportunities to increase open areas and forage for wildlife will be
taken. The goal of 10% of the forest area in regeneration may provide
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insufficient forage for good wildlife production. To increase forage an
attempt will be made to keep an additional 5% of each compartment in open
areas. These areas will include road edges, glades, as well as permanent
openings. If properly maintained many of these open areas will be suitable
for use in research plots.
A few stands of old growth timber should be retained within the
Experiment Station Forest. Old growth has many meanings but, for the
purposes of this plan, old growth is a stand of timber, either pine or
hardwood, where at least 75% of the basal area is made up of trees in
excess of fifty years of age. Not all compartments will have stands which
can be maintained as old growth. If possible, stands making up 5% - 10%
of each compartment will be considered as candidates for extended
rotations. Such stands will be harvested when mortality begins to break
up the continuity of the stand or when better stands are available.
Each compartment should maintain a diversity of covertypes. A
significant hardwood component should be kept as a part of the Experiment
Station Forest. Bottomland hardwood stands are common on the Station
Forest, but upland hardwoods are not. Special effort will be made to keep
and maintain some stands of quality upland hardwoods. Special effort also
needs to be made to develop and maintain some stands of mixed pine
hardwood. Regeneration needs to be spread between hardwoods and pine so
that diversity is maintained in all cover types.
Unique areas of interest will be maintained where possible. These
may be areas where conditions provide for unusual plant associations or
where conditions provide habitat for rare or endangered animals. Glades,
bogs, wetlands, and stream sides which occur within each compartment will
receive attention aimed at preserving their unique qualities.
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Table 4. Compartment breakdown for the purposes of forest management on the
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station.
Compartment Forested Acres
Compartment Forested Acres
Autauga County
Experimental Forest
Barbour County
Experimental Forest
Blackbelt Substation
Coosa County
Experimental Forest
E.V. Smith Center
Fayette Co. Exp. Forest,
Area I
Fayette Co. Exp. Forest,
Area II
Gulf Coast Substation
Lower Coastal Plain
Substation Compartment I
Lower Coastal Plain
Substation, Area II
Main Station
300
178
52
160
1,101
624
North Auburn Unit,
Area I
Piedmont Substation
Plant Breeding Unit
Turnipseed Ikenberry
Place, Area I
Turnipseed Ikenberry
Place, Area II
Upper Coastal Plain
Substation
Brewton Exp. Field
Chilton Area Substation
Monroeville Exp. Field
N. Ala. Hort. Substation
Sand Mountain Substation
Tenn. Valley Substation
Wiregrass Substation
Prattville Exp. Field
North Auburn Unit,
Area II
North Auburn Unit,
Area III
708
258
718
573
363
76
201
878
225
410
436
132
177
700
815
Table 5. Ideal size class distribution and assumptions of average
growth of timber on the Experiment Station Forest.
Size class
Regeneration
Small trees
Small poles
Large poles
Sawtimber
Age
0 - 5 yrs
5 - 15 yrs
15 - 25 yrs
25 - 35 yrs
35 - 50 yrs
Average
Diameter *
0 - 1.5"
1.6 -
4.5"
4.6 -
7.5"
7.6 - 10.5"
10.6 +
Percent of Compartment
Forested Acreage **
10%
20%
20%
20%
30%
* Diameter used for classification is the average
group of trees which makes up the preponderance
within a stand.
diameter of that
of the basal area
** This is the ideal percentage of the forest in this size class
using a five year cutting cycle and an average rotation age of
fifty years.
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Timber Sales 1995-2000
Introduction:
This plan is intended to establish goals and a management approach
for the forest land located on the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station.
The day to day management and cultural treatments will be specified in
treatment plans which will be drawn for four compartments each year. Each
of these treatment plans will contain a reinventory of the timberland on
the unit, a type map, finalized sales and regeneration plans, and needed
cultural treatments for the next five years.
Table 6 lists the expected dates for reinventory and treatment plan
preparation for each of the compartments. The treatments planned for
various compartments will depend in part on the time and resources
available. In general, those compartments with sales scheduled as a part
of research plans are listed for treatment first. In some cases no sales
or treatment will be required. Although there will be exceptions, plans
will usually call for harvests to be conducted in the year the treatment
plan is written. Regeneration will be carried out within two years of
harvest cuts. Other recommended treatments may be carried out at any time
during the planning horizon of five years.
Alabama Act Number 473 section 239, "the State Bid Law", requires
that all timber sales, with the exception of diseased timber or timber
which needs to be cleared for construction, be approved by the University
Board of Trustees or their designated representative. Current policy at
Auburn University permits approval of timber sales by the University
President if the total value is less than $25,000. Sales over this amount
are to be approved by the Board of Trustees.
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Table 6. Scheduling of compartments of the Alabama Experiment
Station Forest for treatment.
Year Compartment Forested Acreage
1995 Blackbelt Substation 52
1995 Fayette Co. Experimental Forest, Area II 708
1995 Piedmont Substation 878
1995 Turnipseed-Ikenberry Place, Area I 410
2,048
1996 Barbour County Experimental Forest 178
1996 North Auburn Unit, Area I 201
1996 Plant Breeding Unit 225
1996 Upper Coastal Plain Substation 132
736
1997 Autauga County Experimantal Forest 300
1997 Fayette Co. Experimental Forest, Area I 624
1997 Lower Coastal Plain Substation, Area I 718
1997 Main Station 363
2,005
1998 E.V. Smith Center 1,101
1998 Gulf Coast Substation 258
1998 North Auburn Unit, Area II 700
1998 Lower Coastal Plain Substation, Area IT 573
2,627
1999 Combined Units 177
1999 Coosa County Experimental Forest 160
1999 North Auburn Unit, Area III 815
1999 Turnipseed-Ikenberry Place, Area II 436
1,588
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In order to facilitate management and to ease the burden of approval,
sales planned for the next five years are described below. Approval of the
management plan will constitute approval by the Board of these sales. The
majority of these sales will be conducted, but as a matter of policy, no
sale will be carried out unless the resources are available for appropriate
treatment of the harvested area. Sales not conducted within the five year
planning horizon will reappear for approval in subsequent plans. No
additional sales will be planned except for purposes of salvage, disease
containment, or if required as a part of an approved research project. If
required by law these sales will be submitted separately for approval.
As a matter of policy, salvage sales may be conducted at the
discretion of the substation or unit manager if the total value of the sale
is $5,000 or less. If the total value of salvage exceeds $5,000 or if the
sale is conducted under contract, permission must be granted by the
Director of the Experiment Station. Salvage sales may be conducted for the
following purposes: Salvage cutting for the control of southern pine
beetle or other insect infestations; Salvage cutting for the removal of
timber killed by fire or disease; Cutting to remove timber from
construction sites including ponds, fence lines, drainage ditches, roads
and buildings; Cutting as required for the establishment of research plots
or installation of research equipment.
Fayette Experiment Forest II:
Harvest cutting and thinning are planned for Compartment II of the
Fayette County Experiment Forest in 1995. For management purposes the
Fayette Forest is divided into two compartments. Compartment II is
basically the north half of the forest and contains 708 acres, Figure 23.
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Figure 23. Timber 
sales planned for Area II of the Fayette
County Experimental Forest.
FA YETTE
AREA II
EXPERIMENTAL
FAYETTE COUNTY, ALABAMA
Harvest Cutting by Clearcut
Ii' Thinning
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FOREST
I
lo,
/1/
Table 7. Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended sale of timber on Area II of the Fayette
Experimental Forest.
Stumpage Value:
Pine Sawtimber
Hardwood Sawtimber
Pine Cordwood
Hardwood Cordwood
TOTAL
Regeneration Cost:
Site Preparation
Hand Planting
*Loblolly Pine Seedlings
TOTAL
Volume
130.5 MBF
13.0 MBF
1050.0 Cords
250.0 Cords
$150/MBF
$ 60/MBF
$ 15/Cord
$ 4/Cord
29 acres @ $300/acre
29 acres @ $ 50/acre
21M @ $ 00/M
Road Construction:
Grading & Drainage
Water Bar Construction
Seed,Fertilizer & Mulch
2.5 mi @ $900/mi
2.5 mi @ $250/mi
2.5 mi @ $300/mi
* Seedlings are to be grown by Weyerhaeuser Inc. from seed collected
on site at no direct cost.
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Value
$19,575
780
15,750
1,250
$37,355
Cost
$8,700
1,450
0
$10,150
Cost
$2,250
625
750
$3,625
The Fayette Forest has received several harvest cuts over the past
decade and is now approaching a reasonable size class distribution.
Currently 32% of the compartment forest is in sawtimber, 28% in large
poles, 8% in small poles, 19% in small trees and 13% in regeneration. The
only serious problem is the old age of the sawtimber which results in high
mortality. Harvests will be designed to continue to provide diversity by
cutting those stands most susceptible to loss from insects or disease. The
thinning will take place in plantations of small and large poletimber to
maintain vigor and help avoid losses to southern pine beetle.
The area chosen for harvest is located in the center of the
compartment, Figure 31, and covers a total of 29 acres. The harvest
planned is a part of a sale proposed for the last management period. This
area was held in order to accommodate a research request. The contemplated
project is being implemented and calls for cutting the timber this year.
This area is occupied by a series of research plots established in 1960 to
study various regeneration methods. The current research will repeat the
regeneration methods of 1960 to study the effect of repetitive management
on soil, herbaceous vegetation and tree growth.
An additional 150 acres of the compartment are scheduled for thinning
All of the proposed thinning will be in young pine plantations which are
now excessively dense and susceptible to attack by southern pine beetles.
The cut will remove weak, diseased and poorly formed pines and some of the
encroaching hardwoods.
The harvesting and the thinning will probably be conducted separately
to better facilitate research needs. Together the recommended sales will
harvest an estimated 130.5 MBF of pine sawtimber, 13 MBF of hardwood
sawtirmber plus an additional 1,050 cords of pine and 250 cords of hardwood
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pulpwood. The timber is of better than average quality, but prices in the
area are lower than other regions of the State. The sales are expected to
yield about $37,000, Table 7.
Regeneration of the harvest cut will be under the direction of the
research project leader. The site preparation methods used in the initial
study, chopping, raking and piling, chemical injection, will be repeated.
The area will be planted with pine seedlings grown from seed collected from
the area. Buffer areas around the plots will be treated and planted to
pine only if it can be done without risk of damage to research work. This
treatment including planting, is expected to average about $350 per acre.
Total regeneration costs are estimated at about $10,150, Table 7. The
thinning will require no post sale work.
The road system in parts of this compartment have developed severe
erosion problems. Stabilization of the road system should be a part of
post sale treatment. Work will involve grading, establishing drainage and
water bars followed by seeding to fescue. About 2.5 miles of woods road
will be included at an estimated cost of $3,600, Table 7.
Piedmont Substation:
Two timber sales are planned for the Piedmont Substation beginning in
1995. The first involves the removal of timber prior to conversion to
pasture, Figure 24a. The second is the first step in developing an "all
age" forest according to plans developed by wildlife research personnel,
Figure 24b.
There is a need for additional forage production on the Piedmont
Substation to accommodate research planned in beef cattle production. An
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Figure 24a. Timber sales planned for the Piedmont
Substation.
P/ED/MON T
SUBS TA TION
TALLAPOOSA coUNTY, ALABAMA
,409 
ACRES
/
m Clearcut Patches.
SSelectively Marked Pine 
Stands.
S Removal of Pine from Hardwood
Stands.
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Figure 24b. Timber sales and pasture 
conversion planned for
the Piedmont Substation.
PIEDMON T
SUBS TATI ON
TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA
/,409 ACRES
C it ,
Conversion To Pasture
86
Table Sa Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended patch cutting on the Piedmont Substation.
Stumpage Value:
Pine Sawtimber
Hardwood Sawtimber
Pine Cordwood
Hardwood Cordwood
TOTAL
Regeneration Cost:
Herbicide Application
Chemical
Clear Felling
Prescribed Burning
Hand Planting
Loblolly Pine Seedlings
Oak Seedlings
Herbicide Spot Treatment
TOTAL
Volume
608.5 MBF @ $150/MBF
53.5 MBF @ $ 60/MBF
287 Cords @ $15/Cord
329 Cords @ $ 5/Cord
35 acres
8.5 gals
6 acres
200 acres
41 acres
26M
2M
2.5 acres
$ 45/acre
$325/gal
$100/acre
$10/acre
$ 50/acre
$ 35/M
$ 60/M
50/acre
Stumpage value and expected conversion cost for
recommended timber sale and pasture conversion on
the Piedmont Substation.
Stumpage Value:
Pine Sawtimber
Hardwood Sawtimber
Pine Cordwood
Hardwood Cordwood
TOTAL
Regeneration Cost:
Shear/Pile /Burn
Disk
Fertilizer & Lime
Seeding to grass
TOTAL
Volume
85.5 MBF @ $150/MBF
265.5 MBF @ $ 60/MBF
98 Cords @ $15/Cord
983 Cords @ $ 5/Cord
60 acres
60 acres
60 acres
60 acres
$225/acre
$ 45/acre
$ 50/acre
$ 35/acre
87
Value
$91,725
3,210
4,305
1,645
$100,435
Cost
$1,575
2,762
600
2,000
2,050
910
120
125
$10,142
Table 8b.
Value
$12,825
15,930
1,470
4,915
$35,140
Cost
$13,500
2,700
3, 000
2,000
$21,200
area of about sixty acres has been chosen for pasture conversion on the
east side of the station. As soon as preparations can be made the timber
in this area will be offered for sale. The area contains an estimated 85.5
MBF of pine sawtimber, 265.5 MBF of hardwood sawtimber plus 98 cords of
pine and 983 cords of hardwood pulpwood. The timber is of fair quality and
is reasonably accessible. -Prices in the area are low, but the sale should
bring about $35,000, Table 8a.
Post sale treatment will include shearing and piling, burning of
windrows, followed by disking, fertilizer and seeding to grass. Rough
estimates of this cost if done by contract are presented in Table 8a. At
present, however, plans call for much of this work to be accomplished by
station personnel
Plans also call for a sale to initiate management in most of the
woodland by patch cutting. The initial sale will involve about two hundred
acres (the north half of the station). Within this area patches varying
from 1/4 acre to 10 acres in size will be clearcut for regeneration. The
selected patches will be in spots where stocking is low and the remaining
trees are mature. From 10% - 15% of the area will be in these patches.
The remainder of the area will be marked for selective cutting to thin
dense areas, remove diseased or poorly formed trees and to maintain a stand
open enough to provide for forage production in the understory.
As planned, this sale will harvest an estimated 608 MBF of pine
sawtimber, 53 MBF of hardwood sawtimber plus 287 cords of pine and 329
cords of hardwood pulpwood. The timber is of better than average quality
but the Piedmont Substation is not accessible for winter logging and the
area has lower than average prices. The sale is estimated to bring
$100,425, Table 8b.
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Regeneration work in most of the patch cuts will involve herbicide
application to control hardwoods, prescribed burning, and planting to pine.
One of the patches, about 6 acres, will be clear felled with chain saws to
provide for hardwood regeneration. In one small patch, about 2.5 acres,
plans call for an attempt to establish bottomland oaks. This will require
clear felling and herbicide treatment to control unwanted hardwoods and,
hand planting of oaks. Annual release work will be required until the oaks
are well established. The selectively marked area will require periodic
prescribed burning to control hardwoods and to maintain browse production.
Table 8b shows expenses for this work for planning purposes. Much of this
work will be accomplished internally, however, and will not show up in
direct costs.
Barbour County Experiment Forest:
Harvest cutting is planned for the Barbour County Forest in 1996,
Figure 25. The last harvest on the Barbour County Unit was conducted in
1980 on a total of 34 acres. The trees planted on the harvested area now
average 4" in diameter and it is time to provide additional regeneration.
The area chosen for harvest consists of poorly stocked pine sawtimber much
of which is now overmature. Some of the area is mixed with poor quality
hardwoods. A portion of the recommended cut was established as spacing
studies of longleaf, slash and loblolly pines and studies of the effects
of prescribed burning. No interest' has been expressed in their
maintenance. The remainder of the area is of natural origin.
89
Timber sales planned for the 
Barbour County
Experimental Forest.
BA RBOUR
EXPER/MEN T
Harvest Cutting by Clearcut
Individual Tree Selection
90
Figure 25.
COUNTY
L FOREST
178 ACRES
g
LEII
Table 9. Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended sale of timber on the Barbour County
Experimental Forest.
Stumpage Value:
Pine Sawtimber
Hardwood Sawtimber
Pine Cordwood
Hardwood Cordwood
TOTAL
Regeneration Cost:
Aerial Herbicide Application
Chemical
Prescribed Burning
Hand Planting
Loblolly Pine Seedlings
Road Stabiliza ion
TOTAL
Volume
150.0 MBF @ $150/MBF
12.0 MBF @ $ 60/MBF
525.0 Cords @ $ 15/Cord
50.0 Cords @ $ 5/Cord
32 acres @ $ 40/acre
8 gal @ $325/gal
32 acres @ $ 10/acre
32 acres @ $ 50/acre
24 M @ $ 35/M
91
Value
$22,500
720
7.875
250
$~1, 345
Cost
$1,280
2,600
320
1,600
840
7,500
$14,100
be marked for removal where harvesting will do no damage to the site.
Total volume is estimated at 150 MBF of pine sawtimber plus about 525 cords
of pine pulpwood. There may be insufficient hardwood present to provide
for its harvest. The sale area has poor access, cannot be logged in wet
weather and the Barbour County unit is not in an active forestry area. As
a result, the sale will bring a below average price. Total value for the
sale is estimated at $31,000, Table 9.
The harvested area will be reassessed following logging, but
regeneration will probably consist of site preparation by late summer
application of herbicide, prescribed burning followed by hand planting 
of
loblolly pine. This method of regeneration is relatively inexpensive and
is expected to cost $175 per acre for a total of about $6,500, Table 9.
The access roads on the Barbour County Forest are in poor shape. The
soils on the unit are highly erosive and these roads are washed out in
several places. The road on the south side is particularly bad. As a part
of the post sale treatment, these roads should be reworked. This will
involve grading, providing proper cross drainage, fertilizer application
and seeding to grass. About 200 feet of the road on the south side will
require major earth work. If this work cannot be done internally it will
cost about $7,500.
North Auburn Unit I:
A sale is planned for Compartment I of the North Auburn Unit in 1996
to harvest a stand of overmature pine, Figure 26. For management purposes
the North Auburn Unit is divided into three compartments. Compartment I
consists of the land under the administrative control of the Research
Operations Department. Much of the area is currently used by the Animal
92
Figure 
26. Timber 
sales 
planned 
for the 
Area 
I of the
North 
Auburn 
Unit.
AREA I
NORTH AUBURN UNIT
LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
218
~Harvest Cutting 
by Clearcut
3 Y 
~
7~Zz6
~~Z 5
Havs utigb Ceru
93
Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended sale of timber on Area I of the North
Auburn Unit.
Stumpage Value:
Pine Sawtimber
Hardwood Sawtimber
Pine Cordwood
Hardwood Cordwood
TOTAL
Regeneration Cost:
Drum Chopping
Herbicide Application
Chemical
Hand Planting
Loblolly Pine Seedlings
TOTAL
41.5 MBF
42.5 MBF
54.5 Cords
17.5 Cords
10 acres
10 acres
3 gals
10 acres
7.5M
94
Table 10.
Volume Value
$175/MBF
$ 60/MBF
$ 18/Cord
$ 5/Cord
$7,262
2,550
981
87
$10,880
Cost
$65/acre
$45/acre
$325/gal
$ 50/acre
$ 35/M
$650
450
975
500
262
$2,837
Health Department of the Veterinary School. The Compartment contains a
total of 201 acres of woodland only 110 acres of which is considered
commercially operable. The current size class distribution is 3% in
regeneration,30% in small trees, 13% in small Poles, 28% in large poles and
16% in sawtimber. It would be desirable to hold this stand, but it has
sufferred heavy mortality over the past five years and should be cut to
avoid continued loss.
The planned harvest is located in the NW 1/4 of Section 36 and
contains about 10 acres. The stand is made up of mostly mature pine
sawtimber mixed with smaller hardwoods on the lower slopes. Total volume
is estimated at 71.5 MBF of pine sawtimber, 12.5 MBF of hardwood sawtimber
plus 54 cords of pine and 17 cords of hardwood pulpwood. The timber is of
good quality and is easily accessible. The sale should bring about
$12,500, Table 10.
Plans call for cleaning up the adjacent fencerows as well as the
harvested area. To improve its appearance the site may need to be drum
chopped as well as treated with herbicide. The need for chopping will
depend on the quantity of standing material left after logging. One edge
of the stand is heavily infested with Kudzu and will need additional
herbicide treatment to bring it under control. Following site preparation
the area will be planted to loblolly pine. Total regeneration cost is
estimated at $2,839, Table 10.
Upper Coastal Plain Substation:
The Upper Coastal Plain Substation has only 130 acres of commercially
operable forest land and, because of this, the size class distribution
listed as a goal for compartments cannot be strictly applied without having
95
Figure 27. Timber sales planned for the Upper Coastal
Plain Substation.
UPPER
COASTAL PLAIN
SUBS TA 7T/ON
FAYETTE COUNTY ALABAMA
- Clearcut 
for Pasture 
Conversion
Provisional 
Harvest, 
to be cut 
only
if beetle 
infestation 
occurs.
96
I
Stumpage value and expected conversion cost for
recommended sale of timber on the Upper Coastal
Plain Substation.
Stumpage Value:
Pine Sawtimber
Hardwood Sawtimber
Pine Cordwood
Hardwood Cordwood
TOTAL
Conversion Cost:
Shear-Rake-Pile
Prescribed Burning
Chemical Tmt. of Hdwds.
TOTAL
15.6
18.2
45.0
195.0
Volume
MBF @ $125/MBF
MBF @ $ 60/MBF
Cords @ $ 15/Cord
Cords @ $ 5/Cord
13 acres @ $250/acre
13 acres @ $ 10/acre
13 acres @ $ 75/acre
97
Table 11.
Value
$1,950
1,092
810
975
$4,827
Cost
$3,250
130
975
$4,355
cuts, one in 1979 and one in 1991. No major harvest is planned for the
next five year period. Permission is requested, however, for a provisional
sale and the sale of timber associated with conversion of a few acres to
pasture, Figure 27.
A stand of mature pine sawtimber on the unit was thinned out in 1991
and, at present, appears healthy. This stand has had periodic infestations
of southern pine beetles over the years. If further outbreaks occur the
stand should be harvested without any delay. This sale will only be
conducted if a serious infestation occurs.
The station has a number of small pockets of poor quality mixed
hardwood and pine sawtimber which are infested with kudzu and privet.
Three of these are scheduled to be cleaned up beginning in 1996. This work
would begin with cutting all of the merchantable timber except selected
trees. Harvest would be followed by treatment of the Kudzu and privet and
conversion of most of the area to grass. Any area which cannot be
reasonably maintained in pasture will be planted to pine for erosion
control.
Cutting will involve about 13 acres. The merchantable volume in these
areas is low, 15.5 MBF of pine sawtimber, 18.2 MBF of hardwood sawtimber
plus about 45 cords of pine and 195 cords of hardwood pulpwood. An area
with such low volume will be difficult to sell, but should produce enough
revenue to cover costs of clearing and conversion to pasture. Revenue is
estimated at $4,800 and conversion costs at $4,200, Table 11.
98
Autauga County Experiment Forest:
Harvest cutting and an improvement cut are planned for the Autauga
County Forest to continue the process of developing a reasonable size class
distribution and maintain the health of the remaining timber, Figure 28.
Even with the 1993 harvest of 42 acres the size class distribution of the
forest is heavily skewed toward the larger size classes. Almost 80% of the
timber is in large pole or sawtimber. A minimum of 10% of the area should
be regenerated each five years. Periodic improvement cutting is needed to
hold timber, which is already mature, until current regeneration grows into
intermediate and larger size classes.
The area chosen for harvest in 1997 is currently in slash and loblolly
pine sawtimber about 50 years old. Although no record can be found, it was
probably established in the 1940's as a species comparison study. The
timber is mature and suffering steady mortality from southern pine beetles.
Research on regeneration of longleaf pine and its response to competition
control in being established on the site clearcut in 1993. It is hoped
that the harvest will provide area for expansion of this work.
In addition to the harvest cut, improvement cutting will be conducted
in several stands on the unit. This cut will remove poor quality,
suppressed trees and thin dense areas from below. The cut is intended to
improve the overall quality of the treated stands by leaving only vigorous
trees.
As planned, the 1997 sale on the Autauga Forest will consist of a
clearcut of 38 acres plus marked timber on 53 acres. Total volume is
estimated at 231 MBF of pine sawtimber plus about 1,650 cords of pine
pulpwood. Most of the timber is of excellent quality and should attract
99
Figure 28. Timber sales planned 
for the Autauga County
Experimental Forest.
AUTAUGA COUNTY
EXPER/MEN TAL FOREST
300 ACRES
4O
Ll
Harvest Cutting by Clearcut
Improvement Cut
100
r ~I
Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended s ale of timber on the Autauga County
Experimental Forest.
Stumrpage Value:
Pine Sawtimber
Hardwood Sawtimber
Pine Cordwood
Hardwood Cordwood
TOTAL
Regeneration Cost:
Shear/Drum Chopping
Herbicide Application
Chemical
Prescribed Burning
Longleaf Pine Seedlings
Machine or Hand Planting
TOTAL
224.5 MBF
0. 0 MBF
1,650.0 Cords
25.0 Cords
38 acres
38 acres
9. 5 gal
91 acres
31M
38 acre~s
101.
Table 12.
Volume
$200/MBF
$ 60/MBF
$ 18/Cord
$ 0/Cord
Value
$44, 900
0
29, 700
0
$74, 600
Cost
$125/acre
$ 40/acre
$325/gal
$ 10/acre
$ 35/M
$ 50/acre
$4, 750
1, 520
3, 087
910
1, 395
1,1900
$13, 562
a number of bidders. If current prices hold, the sale will bring about
$75,000, Table 12.
The harvested area will be reassessed following logging, but will
probably require intensive site preparation followed by planting of
longleaf pine. Longleaf is well suited to the sterile sands on the Autauga
Forest and is not common on the Experiment Station Forest. To establish
longleaf will require mechanical site preparation, chemical treatment and
burning. Planting failures are common and the area may have to be
replanted to obtain good stocking. Regeneration is estimated to cost in
the neighborhood of $350 per acre. The improvement cutting will not
require treatment, but prescribed burning will help to maintainhealthy
stands. Prescribed burning is difficult to conduct and, if a vendor can
be located, costs about $10 per acre. Total cost of all recommended post
sale treatments is estimated at $13,500, Table 12.
Fayette County Experiment Forest I:
Harvest cutting and thinning are planned for Compartment I of the
Fayette Forest in 1997, Figure 29. For management purposes the Fayette
Forest is divided into two compartments. Compartment I consists of the
southern half of the forest and contains 624 acres.
The Fayette Forest has received several harvest cuts over the past
decade and is now approaching reasonable size class distribution.
Currently 40% of the Compartment is in sawtimber, 10% in large poles, 10%
in small poles and 40% in regeneration. The only serious problem is the
old age of the sawtimber which results in high mortality of valuable
timber. The harvest cutting planned is intended to continue development
of diversity by harvesting those stands most susceptible to insects and
102
Figure 29. 
Timber sales 
planned for Area 
I of the Fayette
Experimental 
Forest.
AREA I
FA YETTE EXPERIMENTAL
FAYETTE COUNTY, ALABAMA
FOREST
Harvest Cutting by Clearcut
Thinning
ELJW
103
Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost in recommended
sale of timber on Area I of the Fayette Experimental Forest.
Stumpage Value:
Pine Sawtimber
Hardwood Sawtimber
Pine Cordwood
Hardwood Cordwood
TOTAL
Regeneration Cost:
Application of Herbicide
Chemical
Prescribe Burn
Hand Planting
Loblolly Pine Seedlings
TOTAL
Volume
265. 0 1SF
155. 0 MBF
870.0 Cords
350.0 Cords
62 acres
15. 5 gal
62 acres
62 acres
4 6. SM
@ $1S0/MBF
@ $ 60/MBF
@ $ 15/Cord
@ $ 5/Cord
$ 40/acre
$325/acre
$ 10/acre
$ SO/acre
$ 35/M
104
Table 13.
Value
$39,750
9,1300
13, 050
1, 750
$63, 850
Cost
$2,480
5, 037
620
3,1100
1,627
$12, 864
disease. The thinning will take place in plantations of small and large
poletimber to maintain vigor and avoid losses to southern pine beetles.
The site chosen for harvest is located in the southwest portion of
the Compartment and covers a total of about 62 acres. The area is occupied
by a mixture of overmature pine and pine hardwood which should be converted
to pine. Mortality has been high in these stands for the past decade and
stocking is below an acceptable level. The planned thinnings cover a total
of 84 acres. Thinning will be conducted in stands of small and large pole
pine removing high risk trees to open the stands and maintain vigor.
The recommended sale contains an estimated 265 MBF of pine sawtimber,
155 MBF of hardwood sawtimber plus an additional 870 cords of pine and 350
cords of hardwood pulpwood. The timber is of better than average quality
but, prices in the area are lower than in other parts of the State and
access to this area is difficult. The timber should sell for about
$64,000, Table 13.
The clearcut area will be reassessed following logging. Most likely,
regeneration efforts will consist of chemical site preparation by aerial
spraying to control hardwood sprouts and prescribed burning followed by
hand planting of improved loblolly pine. The thinning will require no post
sale treatment. Regeneration costs are estimated at $12,864, Table 13.
Lower Coastal Plain Substation I"
A thinning is scheduled for Compartment I of the Lower Coastal Plain
Substation in 1997, Figure 30. For management purposes the Lower Coastal
Plain Substation is divided into two compartments. Compartment I,
essentially, consists of the forested land east of the access road to the
105
Figure 30. Timber sales planned for Area I of the Lower
Coastal Plain Substation.
AREA I
LOWER COASTAL PLAIN SUBSTATION
WILCOX COUNTY, ALABAMA
106
Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for recommended
recommended sale of timber on Area I of the Lower Coastal
Plain Substation.
Stumpage Value:
Pine "Chip-N-Saw"
Pine Cordwood
TOTAL
Regeneration Cost:
Prescribed 
burning
Volume
225.0 Cords @ $45/Cord
492.0 Cords @ $18/Cord
82 acres @ $10/acre
107
Table 14.
Value
$10,125
8,856
$18,981
Cost
$810
Ellis Ferry boat ramp. The compartment contains 726 acres of which 498 are
classified as commercially operable. A sizeable area, 108 acres, of this
compartment was clearcut as a part of research on the environmental effects
of forest management on stream quality. Including the research area in
calculations yields a size class distribution of 30% regeneration, 19%
small trees, 16% small poles, 18% large poles and 17% sawtimber. This is
not badly out of balance, but it does exceed regeneration needs in this
compartment. No further harvest cuts are planned for the next five years.
The only timber sales will consist of thinning.
The stands scheduled for thinning are all pine plantations, cover a
total of 8 2 acres and vary in age from 20 years to 35 years old. They were
first thinned in 1989 and are now ready for a second thinning. About 26
acres of the proposed thinning is located along the upper slopes of
drainages in water quality research. If the study is still active these
stands will-not be treated.
If all 82 acres are included in the thinning the sale will include
about 750 cords of pine some of which will be large enough to harvest as
"Chip-N-Saw". The sale should bring about $11,000, Table 14. The only
post sale treatment needed is prescribed burning to control hardwood
encroachment. If not done internally this will cost about $10 per acre for
a total of $820, Table 14.
108
Figure 31. Timber 
sales planned 
for the Main Station.
MA/N STAT/ON
LEE COUNTY
/000 ACRES
- Clearcut 
for Pasture 
Conversion
109
Table 15. Stumpage value in recommended sale of timber on the Main
Station.
Stumpage Value:
Volume
Pine Sawtimber
Hardwood Sawtimber
Pine Cordwood
Hardwood Cordwood
TOTAL
14.5 MBF
46.5 MBF
0.0 Cords
480.0 Cords
@ $150/MBF
@ $ 60/MBF
@ $ 15/Cord
@ $ 5/Cord
Value
$2,175
2,790
0
2,400
$7,365
110
gradually abandoned beginning in the early 1960's. It is now stocked with
a variety of poor quality hardwoods and scattered pine with an understory
infested with privet and Kudzu.
Plans call for clearing the area to provide wooded pasture.
pasture would help replace the grazing area lost to the
constructed Women's Soccer Field and facilitate movement of cattle
northern pastures to fields on the west side of the Auburn
Although the sale is planned for 1997, approval will be required
U. S. Soil Conservation Service and a permit may be required from
Corps of Engineers before work proceeds.
The new
recently
from the
bypass.
from the
the U.S.
If proper approval is obtained, trees to be retained for shade will
be selected and the remainder offered for sale. Estimated volume is low,
14.5 MBF of pine sawtimber, 46.5 MBF of hardwood sawtimber and 480 cords
of hardwood pulpwood. Sale of this timber should bring about $7,000, Table
15. Following the removal of the merchantable timber the area will be
windrowed, burned, graded and seeded to grass. Most of this work will be
accomplished internally through the Department of Research Operations.
E.V. Smith Center:
A sale is planned for the E.V. Smith center in 1998 to begin the
process of rehabilitating cut over pine and pine hardwood stands on the
unit, Figure 32. The Center contains 1,166 acres of woodland 859 acres of
which are considered commercially operable. Most of the timberland was cut
over just prior to purchase by Auburn University in 1975. Many of the
hardwood stands are still adequately stocked or were cut heavy enough to
regenerate well, but the pine and pine hardwood stands are in poor shape
and need to be regenerated as quickly as possible.
ill
E.V SMITH 
CENTER
MACON COUNTY
3200 ACRES
Harvest Cutting by Clearcut
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Table 16. Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended sale of timber on the E.V. Smith Center.
Stumpage Value:
Pine Sawtimber
Hardwood Sawtimber
Pine Cordwood
Hardwood Cordwood
TOTAL
Regeneration Cost:
Shear-Chop-Burn
Herbicide application
Herbicide (Tordon 25K)
Hand Planting
Loblolly Pine Seedlings
TOTAL
102.0 MBF
139.5 MBF
378.0 Cords
664.5 Cords
76 acres
30 acres
15 gal.
76 acres
57M
113
Volume
$150/MBF
$ 60/MBF
$ 15/Cord
$ 5/Cord
$150/acre
$ 40/acre
$ 95/gal.
$ 50/acre
$ 35/M
Value
$15,300
8,370
5,670
3,320
$32,660
Cost
$11, 400
1,200
1,425
3,800
1,995
$19,820
The planned harvest of two areas covers a total of 64 acres. 
One of
the areas includes a dense stand of slash pine which has suffered high
mortality over the past five years plus enough of the surrounding mixed
pine hardwood stand to make a total of about 25 acres. The other site
chosen includes a 14 acre stand of very poorly stocked pine and 25 acres
of poorly stocked and low quality hardwood. These hardwood stands should
be converted to pine or pine hardwood mix. In addition to restoring
productivity to the affected area, the harvest will improve the size class
distribution. The E.V. Smith Center currently has 55% of the timbered 
area
classified as sawtimber and there is very little 
regeneration.
Volume in both sale areas is estimated at 102 MBF of pine sawtimber,
139.5 MBF of hardwood sawtimber, plus 378 cords of pine and 664 cords of
hardwood pulpwood. The timber is of average quality, is reasonably
accessible and should bring in a total of about $32,500, Table 16.
After the sale, site preparation will probably require a combination
of mechanical and chemical treatment. If a large amount of material is
left after logging it will be necessary to chop or shear the sites. Both
of these areas have an understory of river cane which will require a
herbicide treatment, probably with Tordon. These treatments will be
followed by prescribed burning and hand planting. If all of this work is
required the cost will be in the neighborhood of $250 per acre. Total
regeneration costs are estimated at $19,920, Table 16.
Gulf Coast Substation:
Regeneration work on the Gulf Coast Substation began in 1991 with a
clearcut of 40 acres and a shelterwood cut of 40 acres. The clearcut area
114
Figure 33. Timber sales provisionally 
planned for the Gulf
Coast Substation.
GULF COAST 
SUBS TA 
TION
BALDWIN 
GOUNTY, 
ALABAM,
7-20 ACRES
Provisional Harvest, 
shelterwood trees to 
be
removed when regeneration 
is adequate.
115
Table 10. Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended sale of timber on Area I of the North
Auburn Unit.
Stumnpage Value:
Pine Sawtimber
Hardwood Sawtimber
Pine Cordwood
Hardwood Cordwood
TOTAL
Regeneration Cost:
Drum Chopping
Herbicide Application
Chemical
Hand Planting
Loblolly Pine Seedlings
TOTAL
41.5 MBF
42.5 MBF
54.5 Cords
17.5 Cords
10 acres
10 acres
3 gals
10 acres
7.5M
116
Volume Value
$175/MBF
$ 60/MBF
$ 18/Cord
$ 5/Cord
$65/acre
$45/acre
$325/gal
$ 50/acre
$ 35/M
$7,262
2,550
981
87
$10,880
Cost
$650
450
975
500
262
$2,837
has been regenerated. The shelterwood cut has not yet resulted 
in
sufficient regeneration to remove the overstory. No additional harvesting
is planned for the Gulf coast substation until regeneration on 
both of
these areas is well established.
The shelterwood stand is made up of about twenty large longleaf pine
per acre. The stand was treated in 1992 with herbicide 
to control
hardwoods and has been burned to prepare a seedbed under the 
stand. To
date only a small amount of regeneration is present and the site 
will
probably require more prescribed burning and additional herbicide work to
maintain conditions for a good seed catch. As soon as the seedling count
in the understory reaches sufficient levels, about 5000 seedlings per acre,
the overstory should be removed. Harvest of the overstory will 
probably
not be made during the next five years, but is listed here 
in case it is
needed, Figure 33.
Volume within the shelterwood area is estimated at 186 MBF of pine
sawtimber with little hardwood or cordwood volume. 
When sold this sale
should bring about $27,000. No additional treatments should be needed
following harvest, Table 17.
Lower Coastal Plain Substation II:
Harvest cuting and improvement cutting are planned for Compartment
II of the Lower Coastal Plain Substation for 1998, Figure 34. For
management purposes, the Lower Coastal Plain Substation is divided into two
compartments. Compartment II consists essentially of that portion of the
unit west of the access road to Ellis Ferry boat ramp and contains 573
forested acres, 470 acres of which are considered as commercially operable.
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recommended sale of timber on Area II of the Lower
Coastal Plain Substation.
Stumpage Value:
Pine Sawtimber
Hardwood Sawtimber
Pine Cordwood
Hardwood Cordwood
TOTAL
Regeneration Cost:
Herbicide Application
Chemical
Prescribe Burn
Hand Planting
Loblolly Pine Seedlings
Herbicide Spot Treatment
TOTAL
Volume
272.5 MBF
33.5 MBF
675.0 Cords
202.0 Cords
60 acres @
15 gal
60 acres @
60 acres @
45M @
60 acres @
$225/MBF
$ 60/MBF
$ 18/Cord
$ 5/Cord
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Table 18.
Value
$61,200
2,010
12,150
1,010
$76,370
Cost
45/acre
$325/gal
10/acre
50/acre
35/M
30/acre
$2,700
4,875
600
3,000
1,575
1,800
$13,750
The Lower Coastal Plain has received several harvest cuts over the
past decade, but only one has been conducted on the western portion of the
station. As a result most of Compartment II is in sawtimber size classes.
Currently 86% of the compartment's forest is in sawtimber, 7% in large
poles, 1% in small poles and 6% in regeneration. The harvest cutting
planned is intended to continue the process of establishing diversity in
size classes. The improvement cutting will remove high risk trees from
several stands of pine sawtimber. The purpose of the cutting is maintain
vigor and reduce risk of loss to insects and disease.
The areas chosen for harvest cover a total of about 50 acres. These
stands are occupied by overmature pine or by a mixture of overmature pine
and hardwood which should be converted to pine. Mortality has been high
in these stands during the past five years and stocking is now well below
an acceptable level. The planned improvement cutting covers a total of 120
acres. The majority of the cutting will be in older pine stands to remove
risk trees from stands which may not be harvested for another twenty years.
As recommended, the sales contains an estimated 272.5 MBF of pine
sawtimber, 33.5 MBF of hardwood sawtimber, plus an additional 675 cords of
pine and 122 cords of hardwood pulpwood. The timber is of average quality
and access is good. The timber should yield about $76,370, Table 18.
The clearcut site will be reassessed following logging, but
regeneration will likely consist of application of herbicide to control
hardwoods, prescribe burning and planting of improved loblolly pine. The
area will likely require herbicide spot treatment to reduce hardwood
competition a year after planting. The improvement cut will require no
post sale treatment. Total regeneration cost is estimated at $13,750,
Table 18.
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North Auburn III:
Harvest cutting and thinning are recommended for Compartment III of
the North Auburn Unit, Figure 35. Compartment III
is made up of the land assigned to the Fisheries Department. The
compartment contains 896 acres of forested land 808 acres of which is
classified as commercially operable. Currently 9% of the woodland is in
regeneration, 26% in small trees, 20% in small poles, 
2% in large poles and
43% in sawtimber. To maintain this balance of size classes a regeneration
cut is planned for 1999. In addition 
plans call for thinning a number of
young pine stands.
Two areas have been selected for harvest cutting. One of these areas
is a 25 acre stand of mixed pine which was apparently planted as a spacing
study in 1942. There is no record of this study after it was planted. The
timber is now overmature and due for harvest. The other site is a 13 acre
band of poor stocked and poor quality pine sawtimber along the east side
of the Department of Fisheries storage pond #6. The pond is scheduled for
renovation work and it is desirable to conduct harvest and regeneration
before fisheries research resumes in the pond.
A number of small pole pine stands, totaling about 130 acres, are in
need of thinning. The stands were planted in abandoned agricultural fields
following Kudzu control between 1975-78. To help control regrowth of the
Kudzu, the pines were planted on tight spacing. Pine beetles are becoming
a serious problem in these stands and thinning is badly needed. Re-
inventory is scheduled for 1999 in the compartment, but this work will
proceed as soon as a merchantable sale can be prepared.
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FiguLre 35. Timber sales planned for Area III of the North
I Auburn 
Unit.
AREA II
NORTH AUBURN 
UNIT
LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
Harvest Cutting by Clearcut
Thinning
Provisional Harvest, to be cut only if
2 iConstruction Projects are Implemented,
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Table 19a. Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for recommended
sale of timber on Area III of the North Auburn Unit.
Stumpage Value:
Pine Sawtimber
Pine Cordwood
Hardwood Cordwood
TOTAL
Volume
232.5 MBF
231.0 Cords
45.0 Cords
@ $175/MBF
@ $18/Cord
@ $5/Cord
Regeneration Cost:
Drum Chopping
Herbicide Application
Chemical
Prescribe Burnning
Hand Planting
Loblolly Pine Seedlings
TOTAL
Kudzu Treatment:
Prescribe Burning
Spot Herbicide Tmt
TOTAL
130 acres @ $10/acre
75 acres @ $15/Acre
$1,300
1,225
$2,525
Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
provisional sale of timber on Area III of the North
Auburn Unit.
Stumpage Value:
Pine Sawtimber
Hardwood Sawtimber
Pine Cordwood
Hardwood Cordwood
TOTAL
Regeneration Cost:
Drum Chopping
Herbicide Application
Chemical
Prescribe Burnning
Hand Planting
Loblolly Pine Seedlings
TOTAL
Volume
225.0 MBF
45.0 MBF
186.0 Cords
65.0 Cords
$175/MBF
$60/MBF
$18/Cord
$5/Cord
Value
$39,375
2,700
1,548
325
$43,948
Cost
23 acres
23 acres
5.5 gals
23 acres
23 acres
17M
$85/acre
$45/acre
$325/gal
$10/acre
$50/acre
$ 35/M
$1,955
1,035
1,787
230
1,150
595
$9,865
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Value
$40,687
4,158
225
$45,070
Cost
15 acres
33 acres
8.5 gals
33 acres
33 acres
25M
$85/acre
$45/acre
$325/gal
$10/acre
$50/acre
$ 35/M
$1,275
1, 485
4,247
330
1, 650
875
$9,862
Cost
Table 19b.
Total volume in the recommended sales is estimated at 232.5 MBF of
pine sawtimber plus 231 cords of pine and 45 cords of hardwood pulpwood.
The timber is of better than average quality and, although prices in the
Auburn area are lower than much of the state, is estimated to sell for
$45,070, Table 19.
The clearcut areas will be reassessed following harvest, but
regeneration efforts will likely include site preparation by herbicide
application and prescribed burning followed by hand planting to loblolly
pine. Replanting of slash pine and longleaf pine will be considered as an
alternative to provide some variety in pine types on the unit.
Regeneration is estimated to cost in the neighborhood of $9,862, Table 19.
Kudzu control is an ongoing process on the North Auburn Unit but these
efforts will need to be intensified in the thinned stands for a couple of
years until the canopy closes. These efforts will include prescribed
burning and spot treatment with herbicide. Treatment of the thinned stands
is estimated at $2,525, Table 19.
Permission is also requested for the sale of timber located on the
hill to the west of the main fisheries ponds, Figure 35. The Department
of Fisheries has plans for development of a water recycling system which
would involve major construction through the area. It makes sense to
harvest the timber in the area at that time. The timber here was also
planted in 1942, apparently, as a part of spacing studies for loblolly and
shortleaf pine. The timber is overmature and the stand is now falling
apart.
This sale will only take place if the construction work proceedes.
Currently the area has no reasonable access. If the sale is conducted,
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revenue is estimated at $43,948. Cost of follow up regeneration work will
depend on the needs after construction is completed, but should be about
$9,800, Table 20.
Turnipseed Ikenberry Place II:
For management purposes the Turnipseed Ikenberry Place is split into
two compartments. Compartment II consists of that portion of the unit
south of the abandoned railroad which bisects the tract. The compartment
contains 439 acres of which 386 acres is considered commercially operable.
One harvest cut has been made in the compartment, but the size class
distribution is still skewed toward the larger size classes. Currently 75%
of the area is in large poletimber or sawtimber. Additional regeneration
is needed on the compartment to improve the size class distribution.
Harvest cutting, thinning and improvement cutting are planned for
Compartment II in 1999. The areas chosen for harvest are illustrated in
Figure 36 and cover a total of 32 acres. Most of these areas are located
on fields abandoned over fifty years ago and are now occupied by poorly
stocked overmature pine with an understory of poor quality hardwoods.
Mortality has been high in these stands and stocking is far below an
acceptable level.
The planned thinning covers a total of 45 acres. The thinning is in
stands of young pine sawtimber which contain a considerable quantity of
smaller trees. These stand are adequately stocked and it will be desirable
to keep them for at least another ten years. The thinning will remove
suppressed trees to maintain vigor and reduce the risk of loss from insects
or disease.
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Figure 36.
Timber sales planned 
for Area II of 
the
Turnipseed 
Ikenberry Place.
AREA //
TURNIPSEED-IKENBERRY PLACE
BULLOCK COUNTY, ALABAMA
Harvest Cutting by Clearcut
I Thinning
Removal of Pine from Hardwood Stands.
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Stumpage value and expected regeneration cost for
recommended sale of timber on Area II of the
Turnipseed-Ikenberry Place.
Stumpage Value:
Pine Sawtimber
Hardwood Sawtimber
Pine Cordwood
Hardwood Cordwood
TOTAL
Regeneration Cost:
Aerial Spraying
Chemical
Prescribe Burn
Hand Planting
Loblolly Pine Seedlings
Herbicide Spot Treatment
TOTAL
Volume
245 MBF @ $200/MBF
35 MBF @ $60/MBF
920 Cords @ $185/Cord
165 Cords @ $5/Cord
36 acres
9 gal.
36 acres
36 acres
27M
36 acres
$ 40/acre
$325/gal
$10/acre
$50/acre
$34/M
$30/acre
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Table 20.
Value
$49,000
2,100
16,560
825
$68,485
Cost
$1,440
2,925
360
1,800
918
1,080
$8,523
An improvement cut is recommended for an additional 33 acres. This
cutting will remove pine sawtimber where the stocking of pine is so low
that a stand of small pole hardwood has developed in the understory. The
hardwood stand is of good quality and can be managed as the main stand.
The mature pine will be removed leaving only those pines which can be
managed to rotation with the hardwood.
As recommended, the sale areas contain an estimated total of 245 MBF
of pine sawtimber, 35 MBF of hardwood sawtimber plus 920 cords of pine and
165 cords of hardwood pulpwood. The timber is of better than average
quality and access is good. The timber should sell for about $68,370,
Table 20.
The clearcut area will be reassessed following logging, but
regeneration of the clearcut area will probably consist of aerial spray
with herbicide followed by prescribed burning and hand planting of loblolly
pine. The site will probably require spot treatment to control hardwood
sprouts a year after planting. Regeneration costs are estimated at about
$8,523, Table 20. Neither the thinning or the improvement cut will require
post sale treatment.
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Expenses and Estimated Cash Flow
Introduction:
Implementation of this plan will require the full time effort of a
forest manager and continued effort from station personnel. The majority
of the treatments will be conducted through outside contractors. Only a
few treatments such as Kudzu control, mowing and other maintenance can be
accomplished by current station staff. Reliance on contractors is
satisfactory in most cases, but it limits the type of silvicultural
treatments which can be conducted. As the Experiment Station forest is
developed , it may be advisable to add station employees assigned to forest
work in order to gain flexibility.
Funding from the Experiment Station will be required to provide for
the salary of the forest manager, travel expenses, cost of regeneration and
other cultural treatments and to provide for maintenance. The forest
manager is employed in the School of Forestry and paid from state allocated
research funds. Travel, part time labor, and maintenance expenses are
handled through School of Forestry accounts and reimbursed from the
Agricultural Experiment Station auxiliary accounts. Major treatment
expenses are handled directly through the Experiment Station accounts.
Cash Flow:
Cash flow for the Experiment Station forest as presented in Tables 21
and 22 are a series of educated guesses involving both revenue and
expenses. Revenue estimates are intentionally conservative and are based
on current prices. The total cost of silvicultural treatments is difficult
to predict. In general the most intensive treatment envisioned was used
for cost estimation for regeneration. In many cases a less expensive
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treatment will be used. The cash flow is presented for long term budget
planning. It is not for the purpose of financial analysis.
The timing of revenue and expenses is particularly hard to predict.
Sales contracts are written to cover 12 -18 months and the timber may be
cut at any time within that period. Regeneration will take place as soon
as possible after the area is released by the buyer. The order of the
sales may change if the priorities on the various substations change. To
develop the cash flow, sales revenue is assumed to come in the year the
sale is planned, Tables 7 through Table 20, Regeneration and other post
sale treatments are assumed to take place the year after the sale. The
first years regeneration expenses come from sales conducted under the
previous plan and not yet complete.
Administration expenses for the purpose of cash flow include salaries,
travel expenses, equipment and supplies for small projects as well as
mowing and other routine maintenance jobs. The easiest method of
estimating these expenses is to use a per acre charge. In this case a
charge of $7.00 per forested acre per year was used.
Overall, revenue from recommended sales is more than sufficient to
offset costs. However, as Tables 21 and 22 illustrate the revenue and
expenses vary widely. Furthermore, revenues are often deposited in
accounts different from where expenses are charged. Because of the
cooperation of all unit supervisors and the Director's office, work
proceeded smoothly during the last five year management period. Continued
administrative effort will be required to ensure that funds are available
when needed.
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Table 21. Source of revenue and expenses from forest management on the
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station.
1995
*Sale Area I Lower Coastal Plain Substation.
Sale Area I Fayette Experimental Forest
Sale (Pasture Conversion) Piedmont Substation
*Regeneration Arae I, Lower Coastal Plain Substation
*Regeneration Autauga Experimental Forest
*Regeneration Turnipseed-Ikenberry Place
*Regeneration Fayette Experimental Forest
Administration including maintenance salary and travel.
TOTAL
1996:
Salje (Patch Cutting) Piedmont Substation
Sale Barbour Experimental Forest
Sale Area I, North Auburn Unit
Sale Upper Coastal Plain Substation
Regeneration Arae I, Fayette Experimental Forest
Pasture Conversion Piedmont Substation
Administration including maintenance salary and travel
TOTAL
1997:
Sale Autauga Experimental Forest
Sale Area II, Fayete Experimental Forest
Sale Area II, Lower Coastal Plain Substation
Sale Main Station
Regeneration Piedmont Suibstation
Regeneration Barbour Experimental Forest
Regeneration Arae I, North Auburn Unit
Pasture Conversion Upper Coastal Plain Substation
Administration including maintenance salary and travel
TOTAL
1998:
Sale E.V.Smith Center
Sale Area II, Lower Coastal Plain Substation
Regeneration Autauga Experimental Forest
Regeneration Area I, Fayette Experimental Forest
Prescribed Burn Area I, Lower Coastal Plain Substation
Administration including maintenance salary and travel
TOTAL
1999:
Sale Area III, North Auburn Unit
Sale Area II, Turnipseed Ikenberry Place
Regeneration E.V. Smith Center
Regeneration Area II, Lower Coastal Plain Substation
Administration including maintenance salary and travel
TOTAL
$185,000
37,355
35,140
(42,000)
(7,560)
(13,200)
(8,750)
(63,005)
$122,980
$100,435
31,345
12,543
4,827
(13,625)
(21,200)
(63,005)
$51,320
$74,600
63,850
18,981
7,365
(16,142)
(14,100)
(12,543)
(4,355)
(63,005)
$(54,651)
$32,660
76,370
(13,562)
(12, 864)
(810)
(63,005)
$18,789
$45,070
68,485
(19,820)
(13,750)
(63,005)
$16,980
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Estimated cash flow from the forested land on the Alabama
Agricultural Experiment Station.
Sales Regeneration
Year Revenue Cost
$257,495
149,150
164,796
109,030
113,555
$794,026
$(71,510)
(34,825)
(47,140)
(27,236)
(33,570)
$(214,281)
Net
Revenue
$185,985
114,325
117,656
81,794
79,985
$579,745
Administration
Cost
$(63,005)
(63,005)
(63,005)
(63,005)
(63,005)
$(315,025)
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Table 22.
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
TOTAL
TOTAL
$122,980
51,320
54,651
18,789
16,980
$264,720
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