Up And Down: Gary Easterling has found a niche with landscape mulching in northwest Arkansas.

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HUNTS VILLE, Ark.In the 42 years since its founding, Easterling Wood Products, Inc. hasseen the ups and downs of the industry, having been both much larger and smaller at different times than its current size. Today, you aren't apt to hear too much complaining from owner Gary Easter-ling, 71. "It's a rat race in the timberbusiness, but right now things are pretty good and prices are healthy," he reports.