Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Managing Editor David Abbott travels to Tanner Williams, Alabama to visit Pearce Timber Company and Legacy Logging, LLC. James Pearce, 38, is the owner of timber dealer Pearce Timber Co. and, more recently, also of Legacy Logging, LLC. Pearce believes in focusing on quality over quantity. In the eight years since starting his company, he’s been bigger and he’s been smaller, and the experiences have persuaded him that bigger is not necessarily better. “My papaw told me years ago when I was milking cows, he wasn’t worried about how fast I did it, as long as I did a good job.” Whether it’s milking cows or harvesting timber, Pearce notes, agricultural work is always a feast or famine proposition. “You have good years and bad years, but my grandparents and parents all taught me hard work. I saw it growing up. My dad was never in the agricultural industry, but he knew hard work, and so did my mom, and they instilled that in me.”

Featured Story: “Building A Legacy”

Written By: David Abbott
Company: Pearce Timber Company/Legacy Logging, LLC
Location: Tanner Williams, Alabama
SLT Issue: June 2015

Check out other featured articles in the June 2015 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times magazine’s June 2015 issue features Many, Louisiana’s Jenkins Logging, Tanner Williams, Alabama’s Pearce Timber Co. and Legacy Logging, LLC, Osyka, Mississippi’s Robert W. Wall, Inc. and Wall Timber, and Huntland, Tennessee’s Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods, Inc. Other articles highlight the upcoming InWoodsExpo, coming to Hot Springs, Arkansas June 18-20, Beard Equipment’s recent John Deere demo event, and a recent milestone for the Southern Loggers Cooperative. Also covered is the latest industry news and new machinery and technology.