North DakotaTimber

Industry—An Assessment

of Timber Product Output

and Use, 2003

David E. Haugen and Robert A. Harsel

Forest

Service

North Central

Research Station

Resource Bulletin

NC-252

United States

Department of

Agriculture
North Central Research Station

Forest Service—U.S. Department of Agriculture

1992 Folwell Avenue

St. Paul, Minnesota 55108

2005

www.ncrs.fs.fed.us
Foreword

This bulletin reports findings of a survey of all known primary wood-using mills in

North Dakota in 2003. Details of the industry’s size, composition, use of roundwood,

and generation and disposition of residues are discussed. Such detailed information

is necessary for intelligent planning and decisionmaking in wood procurement, forest

resource management, forest industry development, and forest research.

Special thanks are given to the primary wood-using firms for supplying information

for this study and to the North Dakota Forest Service for canvassing these woodusing firms. Their cooperation is greatly appreciated.

In this bulletin, all volumes are reported in product-specific standard units and/or

cubic feet. When necessary, volumes reported by mills in nonstandard units were

converted to standard units using regional conversion factors. Reported trends and

changes in the North Dakota primary wood-using industry are based on comparisons

with the previous surveys conducted in 1998, 1993, 1977, and 1954. Row and

column data of tables may not sum due to rounding, but data in each table cell are

accurately displayed.
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Highlights ..................................................................................................1

Primary Wood-Using Industry ................................................................1

Industrial Roundwood Production ..........................................................2

Timber Removals for Industrial Roundwood ..........................................3

Primary Mill Residues ............................................................................4

Appendix....................................................................................................5

Study Methods........................................................................................5

Definitions of Terms................................................................................5

Common and Scientific Names of Tree Species Mentioned

in this Report.......................................................................................... 9

Table Titles ............................................................................................10

Tables ......................................................................................................11
HIGHLIGHTS

PRIMARY WOOD-USING

INDUSTRY

• The primary wood-using industry in North

Dakota consisted of nine mills in 2003, the

same as in 1998. All the active mills are

small sawmill operations, that is, each has

the capacity to produce up to 50 thousand

board feet of product per year (table 1).

• Four of the nine active mills are located in

the Red River watershed region of North

Dakota; the rest are located in either the

Missouri River or Souris River watershed

regions (fig. 1).

• In 2003, the nine wood-using mills in

North Dakota had industrial roundwood

product receipts totaling 47 thousand cubic

feet, a decrease of 19 percent from the

1998 survey (table 2).

• All the roundwood processed by these 

mills in 2003 was cut from North Dakota

forest lands.

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North Dakota Timber Industry—An

Assessment of Timber Product

Output and Use, 2003

David E. Haugen and Robert A. Harsel

About the Authors:

David E. Haugen

is a Forester with the

Forest Inventory and

Analysis program at the

North Central Research

Station in St. Paul,

Minnesota.

Robert A. Harsel

is a Forest Resource

Management Specialist

with the North Dakota

Forest Service, Lisbon,

North Dakota.

Souris River

Ward

McHenry

Pierce

Divide Burke Renville Bottineau Rolette

Missouri River

Mountrail

McLean

Williams

McKenzie

Dunn

Golden Valley

Billings

Stark

Slope Hettinger

Bowman Adams

Grant

Sioux

Morton

Oliver

Mercer

Sheridan

Burleigh Kidder

Logan

Emmons

McIntosh

Devils Lake/James River

Wells

Towner

Ramsey

Benson

Foster

Stutsman

LaMoure

Dickey

Red River

Cavalier Pembina

Walsh

Eddy

Nelson Grand Forks

Griggs Steele Traill

Barnes Cass

Ransom

Sargent

Richland

Figure 1.—Major

watershed

regions in

North Dakota.
INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD

PRODUCTION

• Between 1998 and 2003, the quantity of

industrial roundwood harvested in the

State decreased by 29 percent from 418 to

297 thousand cubic feet (fig. 2).

• Saw logs accounted for 60 percent of

industrial roundwood harvested from North

Dakota forest lands in 2003 (table 3).

• Sixty-one percent of the industrial roundwood volume harvested in 2003 was

cottonwood species.

• Saw log production increased to over a

million board feet in 2003, rebounding

from a record low of 313 thousand board

feet in 1998 (fig. 3).

• Cottonwood accounts for over 94 percent

of the saw logs produced from North

Dakota forest lands (table 4). Softwood

species account for only one-half of one

percent of the total saw log production in

the State.

• Four counties—Cass, Grand Forks,

Richland, and Traill—account for 77 percent

of the saw logs produced in the State.

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Figure 2.—Industrial

roundwood production,

North Dakota,

1954-2003.

Figure 3.—Total saw

log production by

survey year, North

Dakota, 1954-2003.

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

1954 1977 1993 1998 2003

Year of survey

Thousand board feet

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

1954 1977 1993 1998 2003

Year of survey

Thousand cubic feet
TIMBER REMOVALS FOR

INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD

• In the process of harvesting industrial

roundwood, an estimated 405 thousand

cubic feet of woody material was removed

from North Dakota forest lands in 2003

(table 5, fig. 4), an 18-percent decrease

from 1998.

• In 2003, industrial products accounted

for 73 percent of the volume (297

thousand cubic feet) of woody material

removed, down from 85 percent in 1998.

The remaining materials were left on the

ground as harvest residue.

• Of the volume left on the ground in 2003,

about 64 percent was in tops and cull

material (logging slash), and the rest

(logging residue) came from growing-stock

portions of live trees.

• The decline in product removals from

North Dakota forest lands between 1998

and 2003 can be attributed to the increase

in the harvest of saw logs and the decrease

in the harvest of aspen pulpwood. Note:

Since 2003, aspen pulpwood harvesting

has increased in the Turtle Mountain region

(Souris River watershed) for export to

Minnesota.

• In 2003, harvesting of industrial roundwood products left 108 thousand cubic

feet of harvest residue on the ground in

North Dakota (table 6). Cottonwood

accounted for more than 86 percent of all

harvest residues generated by industrial

roundwood harvesting.

• Nearly all (92 percent) of the harvest

residues produced in 2003 came from the

Red River watershed region of North

Dakota.

• Over three-quarters of the woody material

was harvested from growing-stock sources

(sawtimber, poletimber, and logging

residues) in 2003. The remaining material

came from non-growing-stock sources

including nonforest trees, limbwood, cull

trees, and logging slash.

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Logging residue

10%

Logging slash

17%

Not Utilized-Industrial

Roundwood

Limbwood

1%

Sawtimber

44%

Poletimber

22%

Nonforest trees

5%

Cull trees

1%

Utilized-Industrial

Roundwood

Logging residue

Poletimber

Sawtimber

Growing-stock Source

Limbwood

Cull trees

Nonforest trees

Non-growing-stock Source

Logging slash

Figure 4.—Distribution

of timber removals for

industrial roundwood

by source of material,

North Dakota, 2003.
• Product extraction and the subsequent

generation of logging residues removed

307 thousand cubic feet of growing-stock

volume from the North Dakota timberland

inventory in 2003 (table 7). In board foot

equivalents, over a million board feet of

this total was removed from the sawtimber

portion of the growing-stock inventory

(table 8).

PRIMARY MILL RESIDUES

• In the process of converting industrial

roundwood into products such as lumber

and pallets, the primary wood-using

industry in North Dakota produced an

estimated 720 green tons of mill residues

(table 9).

• A little more than half of this volume was

in the form of coarse wood residue, such

as slabs and edgings, which is suitable

for chipping (fig. 5). However, no outlet

currently exists for this potential supply 

of pulp chips, so most of it ends up as

domestic fuelwood.

• Fine wood residues, such as sawdust and

shavings, make up about 28 percent of

the mill residues generated, of which 80

percent is used for miscellaneous products

such as bedding, litter, and mulch.

• Bark makes up the remainder of the mill

residues, of which 19 percent is used for

miscellaneous products such as mulch or

livestock bedding.

• Overall, half of the mill residues generated

by North Dakota mills in 2003 ended up

as byproducts (fig. 6). The remaining 50

percent went unused, an increase of 10

percent since 1998.

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Coarse

51%

Bark

21%

Fine

28%

Figure 5.—Distribution of residues generated by wood-using mills

by type of residue, North Dakota, 2003.

Domestic fuel

19%

Not used

50%

Miscellaneous

31%

Figure 6.—Distribution

of residues generated

by primary wood-using

mills by method of

disposal, North Dakota,

2003.
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DEFINITIONS OF TERMS

Board foot

Unit of measure applied to roundwood.

It relates to lumber that is 1 foot long,

1 foot wide, and 1 inch thick (or its

volume equivalent).

Central stem

The portion of a tree between a 1-foot

stump and the minimum 4.0-inch top

diameter outside bark or the point where

the central stem breaks into limbs.

Coarse mill residue

Wood residue suitable for chipping

such as slabs, edgings, and veneer

cores.

Commercial species

Tree species presently or prospectively

suitable for industrial wood products.

(Note: Excludes species of typically

small size, poor form, or inferior

quality such as hophornbeam,

peachleaf willow, and wild plum.)

Cull removals

Net volume of rough and rotten trees,

plus the net volume in sections of the

central stem of growing-stock trees that

do not meet regional merchantability

standards, harvested for industrial

roundwood products.

Dead removals

Net volume of dead trees harvested

for industrial roundwood products.

APPENDIX

STUDY METHODS

This study was a cooperative effort of the North Dakota Forest Service (NDFS) and

the North Central Research Station (NCRS). Using mail questionnaires supplied by

NCRS and designed to determine the size and composition of the North Dakota

primary wood-using industry, its use of roundwood, and its generation and disposition of wood residues, the NDFS canvassed all known primary wood-using mills

within the State. The NDFS followed up on nonresponding mills using additional

mailings, telephone, and personal contacts until all known mills had responded.

Completed questionnaires were sent to NCRS for editing and processing.

As part of data editing and processing, all industrial roundwood volumes reported

on the questionnaires were converted to standard units of measure using regional

conversion factors. Timber removals by source of material and harvest residues

generated during logging were estimated from standard product volumes using

factors developed from logging utilization studies previously conducted by NCRS.

Finalized data on North Dakota industrial roundwood receipts were loaded into a

regional timber-removals database and supplemented with data on out-of-State

uses of North Dakota roundwood to provide a complete assessment of timber

product output in the State.
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Diameter at breast height (d.b.h.)

The outside bark diameter at 4.5 feet

above the forest floor on the uphill side

of the tree. For determining breast

height, the forest floor includes the duff

layer that may be present, but does not

include unincorporated woody debris

that may rise above the ground line.

Fine mill residue

Wood residue not suitable for chipping

such as sawdust and veneer clippings.

Forest land

Land at least 10 percent stocked (Note:

Historically, 16.7 percent was used

based on full stocking equaling 167

percent) by forest trees of any size, or

formerly having had such tree cover,

and not currently developed for nonforest use. (Note: Stocking is measured

by comparing specified standards with

basal area and/or number of trees, age

or size, and spacing.) The minimum

area for classification of forest land is 1

acre. Roadside, streamside, and shelterbelt strips of timber must have a crown

width of at least 120 feet to qualify as

forest land. Unimproved roads and

trails or clearings in forest areas shall be

classed as forest if less than 120 feet

wide. Streams and other bodies of

water shall be classed as forest if less

than 30 feet wide.

Growing-stock removals

The growing-stock volume removed

from the timberland inventory by

harvesting industrial roundwood

products. (Note: Includes sawtimber

removals, poletimber removals, and

logging residues.)

Growing-stock tree

A live timberland tree of commercial

species that contains at least one 12-

foot saw log or two saw logs 8 feet or

longer meeting minimum log/tree grade

requirements, now or prospectively,

and that meets specified standards of

size, quality, and merchantability. At

least one-third of the gross board-foot

volume must be merchantable material

and at least 50 percent sound at any

point. (Note: Excludes rough, rotten,

and dead trees.)

Growing-stock volume

Net volume of growing-stock trees

5.0 inches d.b.h. and over, from 1 foot

above the ground to a minimum 4.0

inch top diameter outside bark of the

central stem or to the point where the

central stem breaks into limbs.

Hardwoods

Dicotyledonous trees, usually broadleaved and deciduous.

Harvest residues

The total net volume of unused portions

of trees cut or killed by logging. (Note:

Includes both logging residues and

logging slash.)

Industrial roundwood production

The quantity of industrial roundwood

harvested in a geographic area.

Industrial roundwood products

Saw logs, pulpwood, veneer logs, poles,

commercial posts, pilings, cooperage

logs, particleboard bolts, shaving bolts,

lath bolts, charcoal bolts, and chips

from roundwood used for fuel, pulp,

or board products.

Industrial roundwood receipts

The quantity of industrial roundwood

received by commercial mills in a

geographic area.

International 1/4 -inch rule

A log rule or formula for estimating

the board-foot volume of logs, allowing

1

/2-inch of taper for each 4-foot length.

The rule appears in a number of forms

that allow for kerf. In this form, 1

/4-inch

of kerf is assumed. This rule is used as

the USDA Forest Service standard log

rule in the Eastern United States.

Limbwood removals

Net volume of all portions of a tree

other than the central stem (including

forks, large limbs, tops, and stumps)

harvested for industrial roundwood

products.

Logging residue

Net volume of unused portions of the

merchantable central stem of growingstock trees cut or killed by logging.

Logging slash

Net volume of unused portions of the

unmerchantable (non-growing-stock)

sections of trees cut or killed by logging.
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Merchantable sections

Sections of the central stem of growingstock trees that meet either pulpwood

or saw log specifications.

Net volume

Gross volume less deductions for rot,

sweep, or other defects affecting use for

roundwood products.

Noncommercial species

Tree species of typically small size, poor

form, or inferior quality that normally

do not develop into trees suitable for

industrial roundwood products.

Classified in volume tables as rough

trees.

Nonforest land

Land that has never supported forests,

and land formerly forested where use

for timber management is precluded by

development for other uses. (Note:

Includes areas used for crops, improved

pasture, residential areas, city parks,

improved roads of any width and

adjoining clearings, powerline clearings

of any width, and 1- to 39.9-acre areas

of water classified by the Bureau of the

Census as land. If intermingled in forest

areas, improved roads and nonforest

strips must be more than 120 feet wide

and more than 1 acre to qualify as

nonforest land.)

Nonforest land removals

Net volume of trees on nonforest lands

harvested for industrial roundwood

products.

Poletimber

A growing-stock tree at least 5.0 inches

d.b.h. but smaller than sawtimber size

(9.0 inches d.b.h. for softwoods, 11.0

inches d.b.h. for hardwoods).

Poletimber removals

Net volume in the merchantable central

stem of poletimber trees harvested for

industrial roundwood products.

Primary wood-using mills

Mills receiving roundwood or chips from

roundwood for processing into products.

Primary wood-using mill residues

Wood materials (coarse and fine) and

bark generated at manufacturing

plants from roundwood processed into

principal products. These residues

include wood products (byproducts)

obtained incidental to production of

principal products and wood materials

not utilized for some byproduct.

Rotten tree

A tree that does not meet regional

merchantability standards because of

excessive unsound cull.

Rough tree

A tree that does not meet regional

merchantability standards because of

excessive sound cull. Includes noncommercial tree species.

Roundwood

Logs, bolts, or other round sections

cut from trees (including chips from

roundwood).

Sapling

A live tree between 1.0 and 5.0 inches

d.b.h.

Sapling removals

Net volume in saplings harvested for

industrial roundwood products.

Saw log

A log meeting minimum standards

of diameter, length, and defect, sound

and straight, and with a minimum

diameter outside bark of 7 inches for

softwoods and 9 inches for hardwoods,

or other combinations of size and

defect specified by regional standards.

Saw log portion

That portion of the central stem of

sawtimber trees between the stump

and the saw log top.

Saw log top

The point on the central stem of

sawtimber trees above which a saw

log cannot be produced. The minimum

saw log top is 7.0 inches diameter

outside bark (d.o.b.) for softwoods

and 9.0 inches d.o.b. for hardwoods.
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Sawtimber removals

As used in table 5, sawtimber

removals refers to the net volume in

the merchantable central stem of sawtimber trees harvested for industrial

roundwood products. (Note: Includes

the saw log and upper stem portions

of sawtimber trees.) In the case of

sawtimber volume removed from

timberland inventory as in table 8,

sawtimber removals refers to the net

volume in the saw log portion of

sawtimber trees harvested for roundwood products or left on the ground

as logging residue, and is usually

expressed in thousands of board feet

(International 1

/4-inch rule).

Sawtimber tree

A growing-stock tree containing at least

a 12-foot saw log or two noncontiguous

saw logs 8 feet or longer, and meeting

regional specifications for freedom from

defect. Softwoods must be at least 9.0

inches d.b.h. and hardwoods must be

at least 11.0 inches d.b.h.

Softwoods

Coniferous trees, usually evergreen,

having needles or scale-like leaves.

Timberland

Forest land that is producing, or is

capable of producing, in excess of 20

cubic feet per acre per year of industrial

roundwood products under natural

conditions, is not withdrawn from

timber utilization by statute or

administrative regulation, and is not

associated with urban or rural

development.

Timber product output

The volume of roundwood products

produced from an area's forests.

Timber removals

The total net volume of trees removed

for industrial roundwood products or

left on the ground as harvest residues.

Tree

A woody plant usually having one or

more perennial stems, a more or less

definitely formed crown of foliage, and

a height of at least 12 feet at maturity.

Upper stem portion

That portion of the central stem of

sawtimber trees between the saw log

top and the minimum top diameter of

4.0 inches outside bark or to the point

where the central stem breaks into

limbs.
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COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF

TREE SPECIES MENTIONED IN THIS REPORT

SOFTWOODS

Redcedar ........................................................................................................Juniperus spp.

Ponderosa pine ............................................................................................Pinus ponderosa

White spruce ....................................................................................................Picea glauca

HARDWOODS

White oak

Bur oak ............................................................................................Quercus macrocarpa

Ash

Black ash (rarely found) ............................................................................Fraxinus nigra

Green ash ....................................................................................Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Aspen

Quaking aspen ..................................................................................Populus tremuloides

Balsam poplar ........................................................................................Populus balsamifera

Cottonwood

Eastern cottonwood ..............................................................................Populus deltoides

Plains cottonwood ................................................................................Populus sargentii

American basswood......................................................................................Tilia americana

Elm

American elm ......................................................................................Ulmus americana

Slippery elm (rarely found)..........................................................................Ulmus rubra

White birch................................................................................................Betula papyrifera
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TABLE TITLES

Table 1.—Number of primary wood-using

mills in North Dakota, 2003

Table 2.—Industrial roundwood receipts

by type of mill in North Dakota, 2003

Table 3.—Industrial roundwood

production by species group and type of

product, North Dakota, 2003

Table 4.—Saw log production by species

group and State of destination, North

Dakota, 2003

Table 5.—Wood material harvested

for industrial roundwood by source of

material and species group, North

Dakota, 2003

Table 6.—Harvest residues generated

by industrial roundwood harvesting by

county and species group, North Dakota,

2003

Table 7.—Growing-stock removals from

timberland for industrial roundwood by

county and species group, North Dakota,

2003

Table 8.—Sawtimber removals from

timberland for industrial roundwood by

county and species group, North Dakota,

2003

Table 9.—Residues produced at primary

wood-using mills by type of material and

type of use, North Dakota, 2003
TABLES

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Kind of Mill 1993 1998 2003

Sawmills Medium 1 8 0

Sawmills Small 10 8 9

Other mills 1 1 0

Total 12 9 9

Table 1.--Number of primary wood-using mills in North Dakota, 2003

Medium mill: 50 to 1,00 MBF/year.Small Mill: < 50 MBF/year.Other mills: Includes particleboard, cabin logs, and post and pole mills.MBF: Thousand board feet, International 1/4-inch.
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Softwood 1993 1998 2003 Percentage change

from 1998

Sawmills 1,384 895 -35.3%

Other mills 9,921 4,361

Total 9,921 5,745 895 -84.4%

Hardwood 1993 1998 2003 Percentage change

from 1998

Sawmills 506,676 53,516 47,012 -12.2%

Total 506,676 53,516 47,012 -12.2%

All species 1993 1998 2003 Percentage change

from 1998

Sawmills 506,976 54,900 47,906 -12.7%

Other mills 9,921 4,361

Total 516,597 59260 47,906 -19.2%

Rows and columns may not sum due to rounding.

Table 2.--Industrial roundwood receipts by type of mill in North Dakota, 2003

(In cubic feet)
Species group All

BF CF Cords CF products

Softwoods

Ponderosa pine 216 37 37Redcedar 324 62 62Spruce 4,140 795 795

Total 4,680 895 895Ash 6,572 1,105 1,105Aspen 28,400 5,263 1,390 104,271 109,534

Balsam poplar 9 643 643Basswood 2,000 352 352Cottonwood 952,040 167,559 186 13,967 181,526Elm 57 57Hackberry 1,380 243 243Softmaple 1,000 176 176White oak group 11,704 1,969 1,969

Total 1,003,420 176,723 1,585 118,882 295,605All species 1,008,100 177,618 1,585 118,882 296,500

HardwoodsBF: Board feet, International 1/4-inch rule.CF: Cubic feetRows and columns may not sum due to rounding.

Saw logs Pulpwood

Table 3.--Industrial roundwood production by species group and type of product, North Dakota, 2003

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Table 4.--Saw log production by species group and State of destination, North Dakota, 2003

Total

Softwoods

Redcedar 324Spruce 4,140Ponderosa 216Total 4,680

Hardwoods

Soft maple 1,000Hackberry 1,380Ash 6,572Cottonwood 952,040Aspen 28,400White oak group 11,704Basswood 2,000Elm 324Total 1,003,420

All species 1,008,100

Columns may not sum due to rounding.Board feeet, International 1/4-inch rule.

216

4,6801,0001,380

266,420271,100

324

2,000

(In board feet)

28,40011,704

215,040

6,572

Minnesota North Dakota

737,000

324

4,140

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Total Total Total

Not used Not used material material material

Saw- Pole- Logging Limb- Cull Nonforest Logging used for not used harvested

Species group timber timber residue Total wood trees trees slash Total productsSoftwoods

Ponderosa pine 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1Redcedar 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1Spruce 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 -- 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.2 1.0Total 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 1.1Ash 1.1 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 -- 0.3 0.3 1.1 0.4 1.5Aspen 20.8 70.5 5.7 97.1 0.1 0.0 18.1 7.3 25.5 109.5 13.0 122.6Balsam poplar 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.6 -- -- 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.7Basswood 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 -- 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.5Cottonwood 152.3 19.0 32.7 204.8 4.5 3.3 2.4 60.7 70.9 181.5 93.4 274.9Elm 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 -- 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1Hackberry 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 -- 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4Softmaple 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 -- 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3White oak group 1.9 0.0 0.3 2.2 0.0 0.0 -- 0.5 0.5 2.0 0.8 2.7

Total 176.9 90.1 39.1 306.1 4.6 3.5 20.6 69.1 97.7 295.6 108.2 403.8All species 177.8 90.1 39.1 306.9 4.6 3.5 20.6 69.3 97.9 296.5 108.4 404.9

Rows and columns may not sum due to rounding.

Table 5.--Wood material harvested for industrial roundwood by source of material and species group, North Dakota, 2003

Used for products Used for products

Hardwoods

Growing stock Non-growing stock

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Redcedar Spruce Ponderosa Soft maple Hackberry Ash Cottonwood Balsam Aspen White oak Basswood Elm All

County group pine poplar group speciesRed River -- 186 -- 96 133 402 91,015 -- 6,974 744 193 -- 99,743Souris River -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,793 75 6,033 -- -- 7,913Missouri River 15 -- 14 -- -- 28 607 -- -- 21 -- 31 716Devils Lake & James River -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Total 15 186 14 96 133 430 93,415 75 13,018 765 193 31 108,373

Columns and rows may not sum due to rounding.

Table 6.-- Harvest residue generated by industrial roundwood harvesting by county and species group, North Dakota, 2003

(In cubic feet)

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Redcedar Spruce Ponderosa Soft maple Hackberry Ash Cottonwood Balsam Aspen White oak Basswood Elm All

County group pine poplar group species

Red River -- 787 -- 201 278 1,149 190,151 -- 52,308 2,130 403 -- 247,407Souris River -- -- -- -- -- -- 12,613 566 44,781 -- -- -- 57,961Missouri River 62 38 -- -- 81 1,268 -- -- 61 -- 65 1,574Devils Lake & James River -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Total 62 787 38 201 278 1,230 204,322 566 97,089 2,191 403 65 306,942

Columns and rows may not sum due to rounding.

Table 7.--Growing-stock removals from timberland for industrial roundwood by county and species group, North Dakota, 2003

(In cubic feet)
Redcedar Spruce Ponderosa Soft maple Hackberry Ash Cottonwood Balsam Aspen White oak Basswood Elm All

County group pine poplar group speciesRed River -- 3,826 -- 1,002 1,383 5,916 946,127 -- 61,026 10,965 2,004 -- 1,032,250Souris River -- -- -- -- -- -- 15,943 660 67,221 -- -- -- 83,824Missouri River 299 -- 212 -- -- 416 6,308 -- -- 312 -- 325 7,873Devils Lake & James River -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Total 299 3,826 212 1,002 1,383 6,332 968,379 660 128,247 11,277 2,004 325 1,123,946

Columns and rows may not sum due to rounding.

Table 8.--Sawtimber removals from timberland for industrial roundwood by county and species group, North Dakota, 2003

(In board feet)

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Table 9.--Residues produced at primary wood-using mills by type of material and type of use, North Dakota, 2003Type of use Softwood Hardwood Softwood Hardwood Softwood Hardwood Softwood Hardwood

Domestic fuel 1.27 12.78 6.09 116.16 -- -- 7.35 128.94Miscellaneous -- 15.39 -- 43.20 0.09 163.19 0.09 221.78Not used 0.37 123.69 0.18 197.64 2.01 38.62 2.57 359.95Total 1.64 151.86 6.27 357.00 2.11 201.81 10.02 710.67

(In tons, green weight)

Bark Coarse Fine Total
Haugen, David E.; Harsel, Robert A.

2005. North Dakota timber industry—an assessment of timber product

output and use, 2003. Resour. Bull. NC-252. St. Paul, MN: U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research

Station. 18 p.

Reports findings of a survey of all primary wood-using mills in

North Dakota in 2003 and compares those findings with earlier surveys.

Production and receipts of industrial roundwood are reported by product,

species, and county. Also reports the quantity, type, and disposition

of wood and bark residues generated by North Dakota’s primary

wood-using industry.

KEY WORDS: Bark, mill, production, roundwood, residues, saw logs.

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