Louisiana Tech University School of Forestry - Forester Yearbook (Ruston, LA)

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OLITSTA DI GFEATURES Combines best features of pull behind model and three point hitch model. Adiustable chains control planting depth ancl packing wheel floatation in deep sand or peat. Adjustable crank packing wheel axle 2 to 8 between wheels. Relieves tractor of weight of planter for better traction in wet land. Heavy bolt-on planting shoe with bolt-on point and bolt-on wings. lnterchange- able wings. Narrow wings with flat soil foils for sand. For hard clay-wider foils elevated at rear to cause soil to flow up and back into planting trench. This eliminates air pockets in open trench beneath superficial top soil packing. Two hydraulic cylinders and cams allow free floatation of planting units. Long free floating packing wheel frame for easy ride. Compact and rugged for woods abuse-8 feet over all. I6 x 28 coulter and bearings specially made for us. Optional width packing wheel tires-400 x I5 or 500 x l5. This machine has proved superior to all other types in peatland and harrowed scrub oak sand flats because of its superior floatation and maneuverability in difficult conditions. HARRY A. LOWTHER COMPA Y 1669 DEARBORN AVENUE AURORA, ILLINOIS TELEPHONE 2-8302 503

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COMBINATION PLANTER Consisting of 3 Point Hydraulically Equipped Carrier Frame C600 Ibs.l and T. M. Model Planter C800 lbs., Acts as two wheel trailer for turning and backing-locks up for highway transport. Perfectly balanced Controlled penetration and packing wheel floatation in Disked Soils or Peatland. Penetration i2 inches in hard soils. Coulter blade on same axis as wheels permits planting on turns. laik

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Department History fContinued from Page 33 At the beginning of the spring semester in 1947, E. J. Russell who was with the Soil Conservation Service in Ruston was added to the staff to teach Forest Protection and Forest Finance. Authorization was given during the summer of 1950 to hire a teacher in Forest Utilization. Harold E. Gustin of Maine, who was with the Rubber Development Administration and who had just returned to the United States from work on the Amazon River in Brazil, was hired. Since he could not report for work until late in the fall, Roy Morgan, Forester for T. L. James and Co. of Ruston, was loaned to the Department by the James Com- pany to teach until Mr. Gustin could get to Ruston. Mr. Gustin stayed with the Department until the end of the fall semester 1950-1951. The tropical bug was too much in his system and he went off to Sumatra to get back into work with rubber. He is now in Brazil. Odie L. Fitzgerald, a member of Tech's first forestry class, was added to the staff on 1 February 1951 to continue the forest utilization program. At the beginning of the fall semester 1952, John Kuprionis, formerly Chief Silviculturist for Lithuania who had come to the United States at the end of World War ll, was added to the staff to teach silvi- culture. At the beginning of the fall semester 1956, Edward R. Andrulot who was with the Crossett Company was added to teach Forest Management and Forest Mensuration. With this addition each of the five technical fields of forestry was represented by a staff member. fContinued on Page 655 O. K. CLEANERS When in Need of Tires GLILLATT TIRE CC. AL 5-0332 W. Mississippi Ave. Free Pick UP and DGHVBVY Sam P. Gullatt, Owner . Goodrich Distributor Bice Bros. Phone AL 5-1545 Ruston, Louisiana Ruston Louisiana 654