United States 

Department of 

Agricuiture 

Forest Service Changes in Output of Industrial Timber 

Products In North Carolina, 1973-1 979 

Southeastern Forest 

Experiment Station 

Resource Bulletin Cecil C. Hutchins, Jr. 

SE-70 
August 1983 

Southeastern Forest Experiment Station 

200 Weaver Blvd. 

Asheville, North Carolina 28804 
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Changes in Output of Industrial Timber Products 

in North Carolina, 1973-1 979 

Cecil C. Hutchins, Jr., Forestry Technician 

Forest Inventory and Analysis 

Asheville, North Carolina 

Abstract 

More than 534 million cubic feet of industrial roundwood products were harvested from North Carolina forests during 

1979, 2 percent more than in 1976 but 7 

percent less than in 1973. Saw logs and 

pulpwood were the leading roundwood products with 91 percent of output. Byproduct 

output increased from 94 million cubic 

feet in 1973 to more than 144 million 

cubic feet in 1979, a 53 percent increase. 

A total of 530 primary wood-using plants 

operated in North Carolina during 1979, 

an increase of more than 100 plants, 

mostly sawmills, since 1973. North Carolina's output of 534 million cubic feet 

of industrial roundwood exceeded receipts 

by 15 million cubic feet in 1979, making 

the State a net exporter of industrial 

roundwood. A trend toward complete utilization of residues continued. Use of residues was 87 percent for.bark, 98 percent 

for coarse materials, 89 percent for sawdust, and 97 percent for shavings. 

KEYWORDS: Roundwood products, plant 

byproducts, softwood products, hardwood 

products, unused plant residues, roundwood receipts, wood movement. 

Background 

In 1974 a detailed forest inventory of 

North Carolina was made to determine 

inventory, growth, and removals of the 

forest resources; these inventories are 

made at approximately 10-year intervals. 

To 'supplement these data, primary woodusing plants are canvassed periodically 

to determine amounts and sources of their 

receipts. These industry canvasses have 

been made approximately every 3 years, 

beginning in 1964 and continuing through 

1979. This Bulletin reports the findings 

of the 1979 canvass and the changes since 

1973. 

Since one objective is to determine the 

volume of wood removed from the State's 

forests, only primary processing plants 

are considered. A plant that converts 

boards from a sawmill into furniture, for 

example, is classed as a secondary processor and is not considered here. Total 

use of wood by primary processing plants 

is here called output of industrial timber products. The output is divided into 

two components--roundwood products and 

plant byproducts. The second component 

consists of those initial residues from 

primary plants that were used as a roundwood substitute. 

This report divides North Carolina into 

four geographic regions, Southern Coastal 

Plain, Northern Coastal Plain, Piedmont, 

and Mountain (fig. 1). Each region has 

its own characteristics that affect the 

wood-using industry in different ways. 

These regions coincide with those for 

inventory and commodity drain surveys, 

permitting many comparisons beyond those 

reported here. 

Statewide Trends 

North Carolina's total output of industrial timber products for 1979 was almost 

679 million cubic feet, an increase of 8 

percent since 1976 and 1 percent more 

than 1973. Statewide outputs are shown in 

table 1; those for individual regions are 

in tables 2-5. Softwood roundwood accounted for more than 50 percent of the total 

output in 1979, approximately 6 percent 

less than 1973 and 1976. Hardwood roundwood output was 28 percent of total output, about the same as in previous years. 

The leading products for 1979 were saw 

logs and pulpwood, which accounted for 49 

percent and 42 percent, respectively, of 

the roundwood produced. Byproduct use has 

increased by 53 percent since 1973 and 
now accounts for approximately 21 percent 

of total output. 

The number of primary wood-using plants 

increased from 410 in 1973 to 530 in 1979 

(fig. 2). Almost all the increase was in 

sawmills in the Piedmont and Mountain 

Regions (table 6). Veneer mills decreased 

by 5 during this 7-year period, and now 

number 31. One pulpmill closed during 

this period, leaving eight operating. The 

Piedmont is the only region without a 

pulpmill. There were 13 other miscellaneous plants in 1979, approximately the 

same as in 1973 and 1976. 

North Carolina continues to be a net 

exporter of industrial roundwood; however, export volume has declined from 8 

percent of the total output in 1973 to 3 

percent in 1979 (table 7). When compared 

regionally, the Southern Coastal Plain, 

Northern Coastal Plain, and Piedmont are 

net exporters, while the Mountain Region 

imported four times more than it exported 

during 1979 (table 8). More than 96 percent of out-of-State softwood movement 

can be attributed to pulpwood, most of 

which is shipped to South Carolina. 

Ninety percent of the hardwood exported 

to other States was pulpwood; most went 

to Virginia. 

The volume of unused plant residues 

continues to decline as use for fuelwood 

and other products increases (,table 9). 

Utilization of residues in 1979 was 98 

percent for coarse material, 97 percent 

for shavings, 89 percent for sawdust, and 

87 percent for bark. Ninety-seven percent 

of the unutilized residues came from the 

manufacture of lumber and consisted of 

bark and sawdust. More than 84 percent of 

the unused residues occur in the Piedmont 

and Mountain Regions of the State, where 

sawmills are smaller and scattered over a 

larger area (table 10). Only 8 percent of 

softwood bark and 22 percent of hardwood 

bark were not utilized during 1979 (table 

11). 

North Carolina had 17 counties that 

produced more than 10 million cubic feet 

of roundwood during 1979, compared with 

16 counties in 1976 and 18 during 1973 

(table 12). Most of the counties producing more than 10 million cubic feet in 

1979 also produced this amount in 1976 

and 1973. Craven County, in the Northern 

Coastal Plain led all counties with 26.6 

million cubic feet and also had the 

largest increase since 1973 (figs. 3, 4). 

Southern Coastal Plain 

The Southern Coastal Plain's 21 counties produced almost 30 percent of the 

total output for North Carolina during 

1979. Their output was approximately the 

same as in 1976 and 1973 (table 2). A 

small increase was noted in total product 

output despite a decline in roundwood of 

6 percent. Approximately 75 percent of 

the total output was softwood, with saw 

logs comprising 36 percent and pulpwood 

52 percent of the total. Pulpwood was the 

leading roundwood product with 46 percent, followed by saw logs with 42 percent. This region produced more than 40 

percent of the State's veneer during 

1979; almost 93 percent of the region's 

output was softwood. Byproduct output 

during 1979 was approximately 52 million 

cubic feet, 26 percent of the total output and an 89 percent increase over 1976. 

The region was a net exporter of industrial roundwood as output exceeded receipts by 33 percent. Both softwood and 

hardwood roundwood exports were four 

times greater than imports. Pulpwood was 

the leading export product; most of it 

was shipped to South Carolina. 

There was only one major change in the 

makeup of wood-using industries in this 

region since 1973. One pulpmill was completed and began operating between 1973 

and 1976. In 1979 the number of woodusing plants totaled 71, about the same 

number as in 1973. 

Northern Coastal Plain 

The Northern Coastal Plain, consisting 

of 23 counties in the northeastern part 

of the State, produced 35 percent of the 

industrial output of North Carolina during 1979. Production of roundwood was 8 

percent more than in 1976 but 13 percent 

less than in 1973 (table 3). Byproduct 

output has increased in each of the survey years, from more than 41 million 

cubic feet to more than 51 million cubic 

feet, a 24 percent increase. Total roundwood exports were 126 percent more than 

imports, with 18 million cubic feet of 

softwood and 14 million cubic feet of 

hardwood being exported. The roundwood 

exports consisted mainly of pulpwood and 

were exported to Virginia. 

There were 64 wood-using plants operating in this region during 1979, 4 less 
than in 1976 and 13 fewer than in 1973. 

The reduction in number of plants resulted from the closing of sawmills, as the 

number of other types of plants remained 

about the same. This region contains four 

of the State's eight pulpmills. 

The Northern Coastal Plain had the most 

roundwood output of any region in the 

State and the least amount of unused residues. Only 826,000 cubic feet of residues was not used; more than 83 percent 

of the unused material came from sawn 

products . 

Piedmont 

The Piedmont Region was the only one in 

the State to show an increase in roundwood output during each of the survey 

years. Although there was only a 6 percent increase from 1973 through 1979, 

this was in contrast to all other regions 

in the State which had declines in 1976. 

The region's 35 counties accounted for 

155 million cubic feet or 29 percent of 

the roundwood output in the State (table 

4). About 62 percent of Piedmont output 

was softwood and 38 percent was hardwood. 

Saw logs accounted for almost 52 percent 

and pulpwood 41 percent of the roundwood 

product output. Byproduct output increased 45 percent between 1973 and 1979 and 

totals more than 31 million cubic feet. 

The Piedmont had the largest volume and 

greatest percentage of roundwood exports 

of any region in the State. Almost 74 

million cubic feet of roundwood was exported, while less than 3 million cubic 

feet was imported. Only 59 percent of 

softwood roundwood and 41 percent of the 

hardwood produced were retained for use 

within the region. 

Total number of wood-using plants increased from 170 in 1973 to 208 in 1979. 

All the increase in number of plants can 

be attributed to sawmills; other types of 

~lants remained constant or decreased in 

number. Among its 208 mills, the Piedmont 

Region has only one large veneer mill, 

six large sawnills, and is the only 

reglon without a pulpmill. 

Volume of unused plant residues in this 

region was more than 5 million cubic 

feet, 45 percent of the State total during 1979. More than 99 percent of the 

unused residues, which consist primarily 

of sawdust, come from the manufacture of 

lumber. Use of residues in this region is 

limited for several reasons. First, many 

of the sawnills are portable, small, and 

scattered over a wide area, making collection expensive. Second, no large industries using wood for fuel are located 

in this region. 

Mountain 

The Mountain Region with its 21 connties is the only region in the State 

where hardwood roundwood output exceeds 

softwood (table 5). This region produced 

9 percent of the roundwood output for the 

State in 1979, compared with 8 percent in 

1976 and 10 percent in 1973. More than 60 

percent of the region's roundwood output 

is hardwood, and saw logs are the leading 

product. Byproduct output remained about 

the same for all three survey years, approximately 6 percent of the total industrial output for the region. 

Both softwood and hardwood roundwood 

imports exceeded exports by more than 

four to one. Output was only 68 percent 

of the regional use (mill receipts). More 

than 92 percent of softwood and 73 percent of hardwood roundwood imports were 

pulpwood. 

The Mountain Region had the second 

largest number of plants operating in the 

State during 1979. Sawmills accounted for 

181 of the 187 plants; 4 veneer and 2 

pulpmills were also operating in this 

region. 

The volume of unused plant residues was 

higher here, in relation to roundwood 

output, than in any other region of the 

State. More than 4.5 million cubic feet 

of residues was not used in the Mountain 

Region during 1979, more than 38 percent 

of the State total. More than 95 percent 

of these unused residues came from lumber 

manufacture, with sawdust accounting for 

60 percent, bark 23 percent, and coarse 

material 17 percent of this total. There 

are several reasons for the large volume 

of unused residues in this region: 

(1) Most sawmills are small and do not 

have facilities for utilizing the residues on site, (2) collecting and transporting the small volumes of the residue 

is difficult and expensive, (3) large 

facilities that use wood residues are 

rare, and (4) many portable sawnills 

operate within this region. 
Definitions of Terms 

Coarse residues. Wood residues suitable for chipping, such as slab, edgings, 

and veneer cores. 

Fine residues. Wood residues not 

suitable for chipping, such as sawdust 

and shavings. 

Hardwoods. Dicotyledonous trees, 

usually broad-leaved and deciduous. 

Industrial wood. All roundwood products except fuelwood. 

Plant byproducts. Wood products, such 

as pulp chips, obtained incidentally to 

production of other manufactured products. 

Prirmry wood-using plants (industries). 

Those plants or industries that utilized 

roundwood products in the manufacture of 

their ~rinci~al products. (plants that 

utilize only plant byproducts as a substitute for roundwood are included.) 

Roundwood products. Logs, bolts, or 

other round sections cut from trees for 

industrial or consumer uses. 

Softwoods. Coniferous trees, usually 

evergreen, having needles or scalelike 

leaves. 

Timber products. Roundwood products 

and plant byproducts. 

Timber rmvals. The net volume of 

growing-stock trees removed from the 

inventory by harvesting, by cultural 

operations such as stand improvements, or 

by land clearing or changes in land use. 

Unused plant residues. Wood material 

from manufacturing plants not utilized 

for some product. 


Flgure 3.--Change in output ot softwood rcundvood products (In thousand cubic 

feet), by county, North Carollna, 1973-1979. 

Table I.--Output of industrial timber ~roductq for 3 years, by ~roduct and species group, and by type of 

matecial, North Carolina 

Total Roundwood Byproduct Product and : 

species group : 

. 1973= i 1976~ i 1979~ i 1973~ i 1976~ i ~979~ i 1973 i 1976 i 1979 

----------------- Thousand cubic feet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - 

Saw logs: 

Softwood 

Hardwood 

Total 272,441 255,608 267,392 268,066 251,048 261,409 4,775 4,560 5,983 

Veneer logs: 

Softwood 49,799 31,643 34,496 49,799 31,643 34,496 -- -- - - Hardwood 17,629 11,262 9,644 17,629 11,262 9,644 -- -- .- 

Total 

Pulpwood: 

Softwood 

Hardwood 

Total 309,265 313,511 342,939 235,941 227,163 224,119 73,324 86,348 118,820 

Other industrial: 

Softwood 14,903 10,935 13,918 1,899 1,428 777 13,004 9,507 13,141 

Hardwood 6,101 4,609 10,101 2,491 333 3,890 3,610 4,276 6,411 

Total 21,004 15,544 24,219 4,390 1,761 4,667 16,614 13,783 19,552 

All industrial: 

Softwood 449,630 441,600 452,674 373,522 360,528 345,590 76,108 81,072 107,084 

Hardwood 220,508 185,968 226,016 202,303 162,349 188,745 18,205 23,619 37,271 

Total 670,138 627,568 678,690 575,825 522,877 534,335 94,313 104,691 144,355 

a Excludes a small amount of roundwood pulpwood chipped. h Includes roundwood chipped at other primary wood-using industries. 
Table 2.--Output of industrial timber products for 3 years, by product and species group, and by type of 

material, Southern Coastal Plain, North Carolina 

Total Roundwood Byproduct Product and : - species group : 

. 1973a 1976b 1979~ i 1973~ i 1976~ 1979~ i 1973 1976 1979 

Thousand cubic feet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Saw logs: 

Softwood 44,027 48,375 53,499 41,373 45,076 47,613 2,654 3,299 5,886 

Hardwood 13.459 10.802 14,673 13,397 10,802 14,673 62 -- -- 

Total 57,486 59,177 68,172 54,770 55,878 62,286 2,716 3,299 5,886 - 

Veneer logs: 

Softwood 18,117 13,220 16,481 18,117 13,220 16,481 -- -- -- 

Hardwood 3,134 3,085 I, 308 3,134 3,085 1,308 -- -- -- 

Total 

Pulpwood: 

Sof twood 

Hardwood 

Total 

Other industrial: 

so£ twood 

Hardwood 

Total 

All industrial: 

Softwood 136,816 151,538 150,452 114,188 127,968 109,664 22,628 23,570 40,788 

Hardwood 47.556 39.879 50.517 44.897 36.054 39.597 2.659 3.825 10.920 

Total 184,372 191,417 200,969 159,085 164,022 149,261 25,287 27,395 51,708 

a Excludes a small amount of roundwood pulpwood chipped. h Includes roundwood chipped at other primary wood-using industries. 
Table 3.--Output of industrial timber products for 3 years, by product and species group, and by type of 

material, Northern Coastal Plain, North Carolina 

Total Roundwood Byproduct Product and :- 

species group : 1973~ 1976~ i 1979' i 1973a i 1976~ 1979~ : 1973 j 1976 1979 : 

----------------- Thousand cubic feet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Saw logs: 

Softwood 72,818 69,073 64,380 71,397 68,075 64,380 1,421 998 -- Hardwood 30.147 21.044 18.893 30.128 21,044 18,893 19 -- -- 

Total 

Veneer logs: 

Softwood 

Hardwood 

Total 

Pulpwood: 

Softwood 

Hardwood 

Total 105,290 98,428 124,694 71,241 60,754 81,400 34,049 37,674 43,294 

Other industrial: 

Softwood 5,991 4,568 7,481 730 355 12 5,261 4,213 7,469 

Hardwood 2,494 788 2,767 1,549 -- 1,634 945 788 1,133 

Total 8,485 5,356 10,248 2,279 355 1,646 6,206 5,001 8,602 

All industrial: 

Sof twood 175,667 146,655 164,684 142,320 112,078 121,592 33,347 34,577 43,092 

Hardwood 76,653 65.671 69,886 68,305 56,575 61,082 8,348 9,096 8,804 

Total 252,320 212,326 234,570 210,625 168,653 182,674 41,695 43,673 51,896 

a Excludes a small amount of roundwood pulpwood chipped. b Includes roundwood chipped at other primary wood-using industries. 
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Table 6.--Number of primary wood using plants for 3 years, by survey region 

and industry, North Carolina 

Total : Industry 

Region a1 1 Veneer ' : Other 

: plants : Sawmills : mills pulpmills : ,is,. 

Southern Coastal Plain 

1973 69 58 9 1 1 

1976 74 62 8 2 2 

1979 71 57 7 2 5 

Northern Coastal Plain 

1973 7 7 59 9 4 5 

1976 68 5 5 8 4 1 

1979 64 50 8 4 2 

Piedmont 

1973 

1976 

1979 

Mountain 

1973 

1976 

1979 

All regions 

1973 410 355 36 8 11 

1976 452 40 3 32 8 9 

1979 530 478 31 8 13 
Table ?.--Industrial roundwood movement for 3 years, 

by species group, North Carolina 

Species group i 1973~ i 1976 i 1979 

- - Thousand cubic feet - - 

Softwood: 

Output 373,522 360,528 345,590 

Retained 297,387 296,989 300,434 

Export 76,135 63,539 45,156 

Import 44,060 42,375 37,217 

Receipts 341,447 339,364 337,651 

Hardwood: 

Output 202,303 162,349 188,745 

Retained 163,026 134,488 159,308 

Export 39,277 27,861 29,437 

Import 23,923 20,690 21,837 

Receipts 186,949 155,178 181,145 

All species: 

Output 575,825 522,877 534,335 

~etained 460,413 h31,477 459,742 

Export 115,412 91,400 74,593 

Import 67,983 63,065 59,054 

Receipts 528,396 494,542 518,796 

a Excludes a small amount oE roundwood pulpwood 

chipped.. 
Table 8.--Industrial roundwood movement, by species group and survey region North 

Carolina, 1979 

Southern : Northern Species group - : Coastal Plain Coastal Plain i Piedmont : Mountain 

-- - -- - - - - - - - - - Thousand cubic feet - - - - - - - - - - 

Softwood: 

Output 

Retained 

Export 

Import 

Receipts 

Hardwood: 

Output 39,652 61,056 59,805 28,232 

Retained 27,367 46,754 33,786 24,522 

Export 12,285 lb, 302 26,019 3,710 

Import 2,718 4,230 1,699 13,191 

Receipts 30,085 50,984 35,485 37,713 

All species: 

Output 149,319 182,646 155,390 46,980 

Retained 99,644 150,032 81,700 39,823 

Export 49,675 32,614 73,690 7,157 

Import 12,647 14,462 2,767 29,180 

Receipts 112,291 164,494 84,467 69,003 
Table 9.--Volume of unused plant residues at primary wood-using 

industries, by species group and type of residue, and by industry, 

North Carolina, 1979 

Species group : Veneer * 

A1 1 and Lumber : and Other 

type of residue : industries : : plywood : 

------ Thousand cubic feet - - - - - - 

Softwood: 

Coarse 

Shavings 

Other fine 

Total 

Hardwood: 

Coarse 

Shavings 

Other fine 

Total 

All species: 

Coarse 

Shavings 

Other fine 

Total 

Table 11.--Disposal of bark at primary wood-using industries for 3 years, by disposition and species 

group, North Carolina 

All species Softwood Hardwood 

Disposition 

1973 1976 1979 1973 i 1976 i 1979 1973 1916 i 1979 

-------------- Thousand green tons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Fiber products 25.0 11.5 9.7 4.7 3.1 4.1 20.3 8.4 5.6 

Particleboard 0.9 0.4 2.8 0.7 0.1 2.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 

Charcoal -- 8.7 35.0 -- 8.2 27.8 -- 0.5 7.2 

Industrial fuel 930.0 834.3 468.0 552.8 477.9 302.3 377.2 356.4 165.7 

Domestic fuel 27.9 25.0 35.7 13.8 9.7 13.8 14.1 15.3 21.9 

Miscellaneous 223.0 249.0 202.1 176.7 205.2 141.0 46.3 43.8 61.1 

Not used 392.3 230.6 117.4 183.1 107.8 45.6 209.2 122.8 71.8 

Total 1,599.1 1,359.5 870.7 931.8 812.0 536.9 667.3 547.5 333.8 
Table 12.--Roundwood products output for 3 years, by region and county, and by species group, North 

Carolina 

Region All species So£ twood Hardwood 

and --- 

county 1973 i 1976 i 1979 i 1973 i 1976 i 1979 i 1973 i 1976 i 1979 -- -- --------------- Thousand cubic feet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Southern Coastal Plain: 

Bladen 

Brunswick 

Columbus, 

Cumberland 

Duplin 

Greene 

Harne t t 

Hoke 

Johns ton 

Jones 

Lee 

Lenior 

Moore 

New Hanover 

Onslow 

Pender 

Richmond 

Robeson 

Sampson 

Scotland 

Wayne 

Total 
À able 12.--Roundwood products output for 3 years, by region and county, and by species group, North 

Carolina--Continued 

- : Region All species Softwood Hardwood 

and - -- 

county 1973 1976 1979 1973 i 1976 1979 1973 i 1976 1979 

- 

--------------- Thousand cubic feet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Northern Coastal Plain: 

Beaufort 

~ertie 

Camden 

Carteret 

Chowan 

Craven 

Currituck 

Dare 

Edgecombe 

Gates 

Halifax 

Hertford 

Hyde 

Martin 

Nash 

Northampton 

Pamlico 

Pasquotank 

Perquimans 

Pitt 

Tyrrell 

Washington 

Wilson 

Total 210,625 168,653 182,674 142,320 112,078 121,592 - 68,305 56,575 61,082 

Continued 
Table 12.--Roundwood products output for 3 years, by region and county, and by species group, North 

Carolina--Continued 

Region 

and 

county 

Piedmont: 

Alamance 

Alexander 

Anson 

Cabarrus 

Caswell 

Catawba 

Chatham 

Cleveland 

Davidson 

Davie 

Durham 

Forsyth 

Franklin 

Gas ton 

Granville 

Guilford 

Iredell 

Lincoln 

Mecklenburg 

Montgomery 

Orange 

Person 

Polk 

Randolph 

Rockingham 

Rowan 

Rutherford 

Stanly 

Stokes 

Surry 

Union 

Vance 

Wake 

Warren 

Yadkin 

Total 

All species Softwood Hardwood 

1973 i 1976 1979 i 1973 i 1976 i 1979 i 1973 i 1976 1979 p~~~ 

--------------- Thousand cubic feet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
Table 12.--Roundwood products output for 3 years, by region and county, and by species group, North 

Carolina--Continued 

Region 

and 

county 

All s~ecies Softwood Hardwood 

--------------- Thousand cubic feet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

Mountains: 

Alleghany 

Ashe 

Avery 

Buncombe 

Burke 

Caldwell 

Cherokee 

Clay 

Graham 

Haywood 

Henderson 

Jackson 

McDowe 11 

Macon 

Madison 

Mitchell 

Swain 

Transylvania 

Watauga 

Wilkes 

Yancy 

Total 

All counties 575,825 522,877 534,335 373,522 360,528 345,590 202,303 162,349 188,745 
/ Hutchlns, Cecil C., Jr. 

Changes in output of Industrial timber products in North Carol lna, 

I 1973-1979. Resour. Bull. SE-70. Ashevllle, NC: U.S. Department of 

Agrlculture. Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station; 

1983. 23 p. 

More than 534 mlllion cubic feet of Industrial rwndwood products were 

harvested from North Carollna forests during 1979, 2 percent more than 

In 1976 but 7 percent less than In 1973. Saw logs and pulpwood were 

the leadlng roundwood products with 91 percent of output. Byproduct 

output Increased from 94 mllllon cublc feet in 1973 to more than 144 

mi I l ion cublc feet In 1979, a 53 percent increase. A total of 530 

primry wood-using plants operated in North Carollna during 1979, an 

Increase of more than 100 plants, mostly sawmills, since 1973. North 

Carolina's output of 534 million cubic feet of lndustrlal roundwood 

exceeded recelpts by 15 ml llion cubic feet in 1979, making the State a 

net exporter of industrial roundwood. A trend tovard complete 

utll lzatlon of residues continues. 

KEYWORDS: Roundwood products, plant byproducts, softwood products, 

hardwood products, unused plant resldues, roundwood recelpts, wood 

movement. 

I Hutchlns, Cecl l C., Jr. 

Changes in output of lndustrlal timber products in North Carollna, 

1973-1979. Resour. Bull. SE-70. Ashevllle, NC: U.S. Department of 

I 

I Agrlculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station; 

1983. 23 p. 

More than 534 mi llion cublc feet of lndustrlal rwndwood products were 

harvested from North Carolina forests durlng 1979, ? percent more than 

in 1976 but 7 percent less than In 1973. Saw logs and pulpwood were 

the leading roundwood products with 91 percent of output. Byproduct 

output Increased from 94 mllllon cublc feet in 1973 to more than 144 

mil lion cublc feet in 1979, a 53 percent increase. A total of 530 

primary wood-using plants operated In North Carolina during 1979, an 

Increase of more than 100 plants, mostly sawmills, since 1973. North 

Carolina's output of 534 mil llon cublc feet of lndustrlal roundwood 

I 

exceeded receipts bv 15 mllllon cublc feet In 1979. makina the State a I 

net exporter oi 1nd;strial roundwood. A trend tovird complete 

utillzatlon of residues continues. 

1 KEYWORDS: Roundwood products, plant byproducts, softwood products, 

hardwood products, unused plant residues, roundwood recelpts, wood 

movement. I 
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