Logging Industry  

Hello Grandpa Bob

I live in middle Georgia. We also have a lot of logging done around here, especially pine. Some of our top exports are pine trees and peanuts. Also cotton. Most of our peanuts have just been or are now being harvested, and we are also in our cotton harvest. I enjoy the cotton harvest because it means the crop dusters are busy and I enjoy watching them at work.

Hi here where we live in our small town its the head of the logging industry for this province.Its the only main work there is,logging.My boyfriend works in the woods driving a "DELIMBER"which is a machine that takes the braches off the trees.Hes been doing this for 25 years,since he was 16 years old,haha.Its true!Hes a very hard worker and alot of companies would like to have him because of his experience in the woods and with machines.He could drive one with his eyes closed and fix it like that too.hahaha.The trees are shipped to the U.S.A,but right now its not that good because our money is worth more than american money.It hasnt been like this for about 30-40 years i think.
Peanutjar:)

Logging is one of the biggest businesses here in northern Michigan too. We see the big trucks loaded with logs headed out every day, and several of the guys I know are out there either cutting down trees or planting new ones.

I live in the cotton growing centre of Australia. When the cotton is harvested it's all along the roadside...pretty untidy looking I reckon. We also have cattle and sheep and it's a crop growing area too, mainly wheat but also oats, barley and other fodder crops.
I serve fuel when required and people come to my door to let me know I'm wanted. Yesterday, a guy came who wanted to know if I had 300 - 400 litres of diesel for his header which was about 5 minutes away. I assured him that was ok.
These units are massive, the front tyres are as tall as I am, 173cms or 5'9". To get the fuel in they open a door at the rear, pull down a ladder and take the nozzle up into the works. I was so excited as I'd never been so close to one before even though they drive past all the time in cotton picking season. They tow the cutters lengthwise while on the road...the cutters are about 8 metres long. During operation they are placed across the front of the header.
I went back home to get my camera...I live across the road and 2 doors down but I couldn't find it...doh!
I love living out in the bush away from the traffic, smog and rush of life in the city.

Well Bob, I'm from Auckland, New Zealand, and Forestry, and it's associated industries (packaging, tissues, specialist wood products, pulp and paper, etc) is a major exporter and employer for the country. Working for the top NZ company as senior Packaging Technician, it was generally a well paid industry from the bottom up. The company also attracted International Paper (IP) from the United States as a major share holder a few years back.

After IP sold out, global wood oversupply and competition, cost cutting, etc, the company was brought by one of NZ's richest men (I think for a few billion cash/shares) and everything was stream lined for efficiency...But forestry is still a major business in New Zealand - because there is so much forestry land relative to the size of NZ...

In our town the main crop is milk from the dairy industry. We have more cows here than people. We also have lots of farm land and being in Central California USA we can grow most anything that will grow in a temprate climat.

Hi,I'm from China. Sorry I don't come because of the topic. It is the name"minnesota" that attracted my attention. I have a uncle living there and I hope one day I can go and study there. I heard that Minnesota is a nice state with a lot of lakes and forests. I always like places that have natural scenes. Looking forward to the day I get there. It is one of my sweetist dreams. Wish you happy and healthy.