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Cabarrus ColLnty Board of Commissioners Quarterly Report J~ly - August - September 1950 FOREST M~J~AC-M4~NT Received 30 forest m~uagement requests and have serviced 23. This consists of forest m~_nagement plans made or revised~, site preparation for pl~_n_ting~ pl~_uting of tree seedlings, pulpwood marking, thi.~_uing pine st~uds, and harvesting of sa~.ALmbar. A total of 806 acres was involved. Eighty-three acres of Loblolly pine plantation was marked to be thinned and sold for pt~pwood. One h~u~dred eighty-six acres were tl~m~ed, ~M_th approximately 2,338 cords cut mud sold to Cata~.foa Timber Compm~y. This brought about ~8~,,168 to lsndow~.ers from the sale of pulpwood. For sawtLmbar~ 1,172~.000 board feet were harvested from 230 acres. This brought approximately $86,685 to ls_~do~¢ners from the sale of sa~Lmbar. Twenty-nine acres of cutover woodland was prepared to 'be plmuted in Loblolly pines this ~nter. Have tb~'ee more requests for site prepo-~ation ~.ork to be done. SHADE TPJ~ES Serviced 24. requests from landom~.ers who called concerning shade tree problems. iu many eases, the landor.ruer was advised how to fartilize~ plar. t, and spray if needed. Others needed advice about insects, diseased trees~ and trees dying from hot, dry summer weather. FIRE WOOD Assisted 12 lando~*ners in getting fire wood to burn this ~,~ntar. Some of this wood was free and some was sold by truck lo~~d. I mu trying to help as many as possible to get fire wood. FOREST ~.~SECTS ~ND DISEASES A survey flight was made on July 9, 1980 to plot Southern Pine Beetle infestations on aerial photographs. We rotund 223 spots in Cabarrus Cou:~ty. Requests from lando:~ners smd spots found on the gro~-ud total 237 to date. The hot, dry sum~mer has increased the n~nber of spots ~ud the acres killed.