Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Associate Editor Jessica Johnson has the opportunity to visit Mills Timber Harvesting, Inc. in Abbeville, Alabama. Robert Mills is a first generation logger who got his start in pulpwood more than 55 years ago with a pick up truck and a chain saw. But, as he says, when you find something you love that can provide a good living for your family, you stick with it. “I went from that,” he says, “to this.” He gestures toward a 2015 John Deere 437D loader being operated by his son, Robert (Teeter), while his other son Homer talks with forester Charles Brasington with Panhandle Forestry about the tract Mills Timber Harvesting, Inc.’s crew is finishing up. Mills is the kind of older logger who has seen it all and done most of it. So now, as son Homer takes more and more control of the logging crew, he is able to relax a bit.

Featured Story: “Close to Home”

Written By: Jessica Johnson
Company: Mills Timber Harvesting, Inc.
Location: Abbeville, Alabama
SLT Issue: August 2017

Check out other featured articles in the August 2017 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times magazine’s August 2017 issue features Pineville, Kentucky’s J.R. Partin Logging, Abbeville, Alabama’s Mills Timber Harvesting, Inc., and Sheridan, Arkansas’ Crouse truck Parts & Equipment Company, Inc. An article highlights Tigercat’s recent 25^th anniversary celebration, held June 17 in Kitchener, Ontario. In the ‘Where Are They Now?’ column, SLT revisits Columbia, Louisiana’s Rowland Timber Company. Other articles cover the latest industry news, new products and upcoming events.