RESEARCHNOTE NC-223 

NORTH-CENTRAL FOREST EXPERIMENT STATION, FOREST SERVICE--U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Folwell Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101

PULPWOODPRODUCTIONIN THE LAKE STATES 1977

,

BY COUNTY, 1976

James E. Blyth,PrincipalMarket Analyst

and Jerold T. Hahn, Mensumationist

ABSTIL_CT.--This 31st annual report shows 1976 pulpwood production by county and

species group in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, Production in these three

Lake States climbed to 4.7 million cords from 4.1 million cords in 1975.

OXFORD: 861.0(77):792. KEY WORDS: residue, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan,

Lake States pulpwood production rose to 4.69 million cords in 1976 from 4.14 million

cords in 1975. Production increased 22 percent in Wisconsin to 1.84 million cords

and 20 percent in Michigan to 1.54 million cords. Output in Minnesota fell 4 percent

to 1.31 million cordS.

Nine out Of i0 cords were cut from roundwoo_ including chips from roundwood

(table 1). The remainder was derived from mill residue such as slabs, edgings,

veneer cores, and chips from those materlals. Production from softwood and

hardwOod residue by State was"

' State Softwood Hardwood

,, Hundred standard cords

Michigan 243 1641

•- Minnesota 335 658

Wisconsin 384 1291

All the increased output was from roundw0od; use of Lake States wood residue for

pulp fellslightly. Major increases from roundwood were in aspen (218,000

cords), elm (16.6,000 cords), birch (74,000 cords), pine (66,000 cords),and maple

(61,000cords). The continuing spread of Dutch Elm disease led to more than a 

3-fold increase in elm harvesting for pulpwood; Wisconsin supplied 85 percent.

Increased harvesting occurred primarily in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and

northern and central Wisconsin. Top-producing counties were St. Louis, Koochiching,
. and Itasca in Minnesota; Marinette, Oneida, and Price in Wisconsin; and Marquette,

Delta, and Iron in Michigan.

Pulpmills using Lake States timber in 1976 reported their pulpwood receipts by

species groups and State and county of origin. Their cooperation is gratefully

acknowledged. Thanks are also due the Michigan Department of Natural Resources

forcollecting the data from pulpmills in Michigan.

Table l.--Lake States pulpwood production from roundwood by county and speciesj 1976

(Hundred standard cords, roughwood basis)

MICHIGAN

UNIT ,.L/I ALL I | • I BALSAM z HEM- s TAM- z 1 s I _ I OTHER

AND COUNTY z SPEClESI PINE I SPRUCE I FIR l LOCK I ARACK I CEDAR I ASPEN _ BIRCH I OAK I MAPLE ! HDWDS,

E. UP2ER PENINSULA

ALGER 608 182 11 25 108 X 11 68 61 X 84 ?8

CHIPPEWA 384 199 30 37 30 X 2 52 6 X 15 13

DELTA 986 114 25 101 59 X 5 325 70 X 103 184

LUCE 467 191 38 71 56 X 5 23 21 X 3] 31

MACKINAC 170 28 12 39 11 X 1 28 14 X 16 21

.NENONINEE 752 21 21 112 29 5 2 353 29 X 72 108

SCHOOLCRAFT 419 143 28 32 52 X 4 77 19 X 31 33

.... o.. ..... ...... .. ........... ....... .............. ...-..............................................._....

TOTAL 3786 878 165 417 345 5 30 926 200 X 352 468

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W, UPPER PENINSULA " 

BARAGA 274 39 7 7 41 X 2 126 9 1 30 12

DICKINSON 822 16 9 41 22 2 2 559 42 2 64 63

GOGEBIC 537 10 2 26 154 X X 233 38 X 50 24

HOUGHTON 158 17 5 14 32 1 2 55 13 ! 12 6

IRON 953 65 61 113 26 2 1 371 66 2 165 81

KEWEENAW 6 X 3 X 1 0 X 0 0 0 0 0

MARQUETTE 1123 274 51 98 132 | 15 242 88 3 160 59

ONTONAGON 404 lO 2 8 34 X 2 168 37 | 98 44

' TOTAL ..... ;2;; ...... ;;; ...... ;;; ...... ;;; ...... ;;2 ........ 6 ....... 2; ..... ;;;; ...... 2;; ....... _; ...... ;;; ...... 2;;

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N, LOWER PENINSULA

ALCONA 414 26 X 2 X 0 0 225 ]3 109 24 15

ALPENA 170 6 3 7 X 0 0 101 9 9 25 10

ANTRIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 0 0 0

ARENAC X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8ENZIE R8 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 4 12 21 3

CHARLEVOIX 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CHEBOYGAN 246 14 2 5 0 0 0 146 33 1 32 13

CLARE 212 13 0 0 0 0 0 154 4 " 26 13 2

CRAWFORD 232 168 0 0 0 0 0 21 2 32 7 2

EMMET 5 3 l 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GLADWIN 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 2 7 5 1

GRAND TRAVERSE 96 29 0 0 0 0 0 64 6 10 6 3

IOSCO 174 143 0 0 0 0 0 16 4 2 8 |

ISABELLA 86 2 0 0 0 0 0 73 5 2 2 2

KALKASKA 95 38 0 0 0 0 0 29 4 11 11 2

LAKE 385 95 0 0 0 0 0 91 9 90 65 35

LEELANAU _2 X 0 0 0 0 0 12 X 12 13 5

N_NISTEE 285 45 0 0 0 0 0 111 7 74 37 11

MASON 1_3 4 0 0 0 0 0 46 2 16 30 5

HECOSTA 221 48 0 0 0 0 0 103 8 38 13 11

MZDLAND 3 X 0 0 0 0 0 3 X X X 0

. MISSAUKEE 88 14 0 0 0 0 0 51 3 6 11 3

'- MONTMORENCY 369 91 3 4 0 0 0 178 8 57 14 ]4

NEWAYGO 244 40 0 0 0 0 0 66 6 84 26 22

OCEANA 100 28 0 0 0 0 0 26 2 17 20 7

• 06EHAW 37 4 0 0 0 0 0 22 2 6 3 X

OSCEOLA 165 2| 0 0 0 0 0 83 5 23 18 15

OSCODA 387 114 X X 0 0 0 179 15 51 20 8

OTSEGO 117 95 0 X 0 0 0 13 2 4 2 1

PRESQUE ISLE 265 48 4 8 0 0 0 137 36 3 19 10

_OSCOMMON |48 38 0 0 0 0 0 67 2 35 5 1

WE.XFORD" 433 273 0 0 0 0 0 76 1 44 34 5 

'TOTAL ..... ;2_; ..... ;;;; ....... ;; ....... _; ........ ; ........ ; ........ ; ..... 2;;; ...... ;;2 ...... ;8_ ...... ;8; ...... 2;;

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S. LOWER PENINSULA

ALLEGAN 33 19 0 0 0 0 0 9 X 4 1 X

CASS 1 l 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0

GRATIOT 9 X 0 0 0 0 0 9 X X X 0

KENT 34 13 0 0 0 0 0 17 X 2 1 1

MONTCALM 43 , I] 0 0 0 0 0 25 X 6 2 |

NUSKEGON 64 51 0 0 0 0 0 4 X 8 1 X 

OTTAWA 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 193 104 0 0 0 0 0 64 X 18 5 2

STATE TOTAL ==============: 13521 2813 319 752 ............................. ....... __ ....... ;; ..... ___ ::::::::::::::::::::::: ;;; 11 4905 685 809 1420 966

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INCLUDES ONLY THOSE COUNTIES THAT SUPPLZEO PULPWOOD IN 1976.

X=LEsS THAN 50 CORDS.

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MINNESOTA

° UNIT .L/= _LL t z z BALSAM _ HEN- Z TAM- l | z z S z OTHER

AND COUNTY z SPECIESI PINE : SPRUCE z FIR | LOCK z ARACK z CEDAR | ASPEN z BIRCH z OAK z MAPLE z HDWDS.

NORTHERN ASPEN-BIRCH

• CARLTON _ _379 42 2 20 0 5 0 267 43 0 X 0

COOK 382 48 102 39 0 0 0 193 0 0 0 0

KOOCHICHINO 2507 I94 644 153 0 153 0 1225 35 0 2 IOI

LAKE " 791 210 218 85 0 1 0 241 36 0 0 0

ST.LOUIS . 3026 546 328 138 0 34 0 1797 93 0 2 88

TOTAL 7085 1040 1294 435 0 193 0 3723 207 0 4 189

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NQRTHERN PINE

AITKIN 357 13 17 11 0 34 0 246 18 9 4 5

." 'EECKER 18 12 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0

BELTRAMI 788 63 83 85 0 21 0 462 72 0 2 X

cASS 650 123 20 27 0 13 0 420 47 0 0 0

CLEARWATER 264 36 14 3 0 41 0 159 11 0 X X 

CROW WING - 159 46 0 X 0 0 0 92 12 S 2 2

HUBBARD 372 93 4 3 0 II 0 236 25 0 0 0

ITASCA _ 1463 91 157 170 0 38 0 935 33 0 1 38

LAKE OF THE WOODS 219 46 105 1 0 4 0 63 0 0 0 X

MAHNOMEN 19 9 0 0 0 X 0 5 5 0 0 0

ROSEAU 201 54 6] X 0 5 0 76 5 0 0 X

WADENA ll4 56 • X 0 0 0 0 53 5 0 0 0

TOTAL 4624 642 461 300 0 167 0 2753 233 14 9 "45

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CENTRAL'HARDWOOD

BENTON 21, 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 4 2 2

'ISANTI 1 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 X 1 0 0 0

KANABEC 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 4 8 4 4

MILLE LACS 104 0 0 0 0 1 0 75 4 12 6 6

MORRISON 81 14 X X 0 0 0 58 1 4 2 2

GTTERTAIL 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PINE 109 13 0 ] 0 0 0 85 lO 0 0 0

TODD . 7 7 X 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 370 38 X 1 0 1 0 ° 253 21 28 14 14

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PRAIRIE

POLK 9 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 • 0

TOTAL 9 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0

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STATE TOTAL I208B 1720 1755 736 0 370 0 6729 461 42 27 248

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, .l./ .INCLUDES ONLY THOSE COUNTIES THAT SUPPLIED PULPWOOD IN 1976.

X=LESS THAN SO CORDS.

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UNIT I/z . ALL i = = BALSAM z HEM- = TAM- = = = = 1 s OTHER

AND C_UNTY = SPECIES= PINE z SPRUCE = FIR = LOCK | ARACK = CEDAR | ASPEN = BIRCH s OAK = MAPLE s HDWDS,

...o.._........ .... .........o_. ................. ..... ...... o.o....o ......... ...........l.. .... ....................-..-.....

., NORTHEASTERN

FLORENCE 799 23 13 33 32 1 0 441 9 X 23 224

FOREST 877 37 34 "135 44 3 0 362 50 X 101 111

LANGLADE _ 564 37 4 17 14 I 0 154 26 5 104 202

LINCOLN 871 24 13 26 22 5 0 397 Sl 16 79 238

MARINETTE 1255 106 16 79 18 2 X 873 92 X 30 39

OCONTO 319 69 2 12 4 1 0 212 12 1 4 2

ONEIDA 11_9 111 65 201 16 7 0 663 147 17 99 63

"SHAWANO_ 375 15 X 1 82 X 0 170 10 X 31 66 

VILAS .897 131 12 108 42 X 0 379 102 8 52 63 

TOTAL 7126 553 139 612 274 20 X 3451 499 47 523 1008

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NORTHWESTERN

ASHLAND 758 76 15 91 23 1 0 346 Sl 4 79 72

BARRON 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 

.EAYF-IELD 915 130 2 28 2 0 0 601 125 4 13 IO

BURNETT 315 289 0 0 0 0 0 24 X 0 1 1

DOUGLAS 527- 226 1 3 0 X 0 256 37 0 2 2

IRON "679 8 6 26 L4 0 0 483 47 5 24 66

POLK 8 8 0 o 0 o 0 o o o o o

PRICE. 986 14 8 5S I7 S 0 443 102 10 9S 237

RUSK 299 X ] 5 7 X 0 94 45 9 40 98

SAWYER 676 78 6" 30 9 X 0 279 BO 6 74 116

-TAYLOR 523 7 4 16 20 2 0 I76 52 10 77 161

WASHBURN 524 120 X 1 0 0 0 377 1,9 X 4 3

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CENTRAL

ADAMS 631 360 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 63 3 3

.CHIPPEWA 295 5 0 X 2 2 0 88 35 65 50 68

CLARK" 207 25 0 X 2 0 0 38 6 108 16 12

EAU CLAIRE SO 48 0 0 0 0 0 2 X X X X

JACKSON 198 172 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 16 S 3

JUNEAU ." 238 175 0 0 0 X 0 6 2 66 6 5

MARATHON 869 30 6 19 57 X 0 93 20 26 102 516

MAROUETTE 59 21 X 0 0 0 0 X 2 2 IS 19

MONROE 65 57 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3

PORTAGE 173 84 X X 1 0 0 19 1 52 7 9

WAUPACA . 168 13 0 X X 0 0 105 3 X 9 18

WAUSHARA 100 75 0 0 X 1 0 9 2 9 3 1

WOOD 366 173 X 0 2 X 0 26 5 131 14 15

TOTAL 3197 1238 6 ....... ;; ....... ;; ........ ; ........ ; ...... ;;; ....... ;; ...... ;;; ...... ;;; ...... ;;;

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SOUTHWESTERN

' BUFFALO X X 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0

CRAWFORD 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 6 11 12

'DUNN " 15 I5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GRANT 5 X 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1 2 2

IOWA | I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LACROSSE 11- 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PEPIN X X. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

_ICHLAND l l 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SAUK 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0

TREMPEALEAU S 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

X TOTAL 81 67 O 0 0 0 0 X 731 1 6

SOUTHEASTERN

BROWN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0

COLUMBIA 24 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 2 2

DANE 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

.DODGE, " X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0

GREEN i] ]1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

bREEN LAKE X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0

JEFFERSON 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

OUTAGAMIE 30 6 0 0 0 0 0 17 3 0 6 2

ROCK : 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

W_UKESHA 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

'" TOTAL " • 103 63 0 0 0 0 0 17 4- -9 6 6

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STATE TOTAL 16722 2862 186 886 430 33 X 6931 1141 625 1184 2444

.L/ INCLUDES ONLY THOSE COUNTIES THAT SUPPLIED PULPWOOD IN 1976,

.2/ INCLUDES MENOMINEE COUNTY,

X=LESS THAN 50 CORDS,

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