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PULPWOODPRODUCTION_IIN/ THE LAKE STATESBY COUNTY,1983

James E. Blyth, Principal Market Analyst,

and W. Brad Smith, Mensurationist

AbStract.--LakeStates pulpwoodproductionrose to a record 6.54 million cords in 1983.

Pulpwoodproductionis shown by couQty and species group in Michigan,Minnesota,and

Wisconsin.

KEYWORDS" Residue,Michigan,Minnesota,Wisconsin.

Pulpwoodproductionin the Lake States--Michigan,Minnesota,and Wisconsin--

climbed from 5.52 million cords in 1982 to a record6.54 million cords in 1983.

Wisconsinproduced2.47 million cords, Michigan 2.16 million cords, and

•Minnesota1.91 million cords.

Ninety-twopercent came from roundwood(includingchips from roundwood);the

remainder came from mill residue,such as slabs, edgings, veneer cores, and

chips from these materials. Productionfrom softwoodand hardwoodresidue by

State was"

State Softwood Hardwood

(Hundredstandardcords, unpeeled)

Michigan 208 1,523

• . Minnesota 552 387

' Wisconsin 479 2,104

Principal species harvested were aspen (3,305,600 cords), pine (809,300

cords), maple (455.,800 cords), birch (332,000 cords), and balsam fir (276,400

cords)..

• Wisconsin imported 23 percent of its pulpwood requirements, including

391,000 cords from Michigan, 156,000 cords from Minnesota,. 137,000 cords from

other (primarily western) States, and 32,000 cords from Canada.

Counties cutting more than 100,000 cords were Delta, Menominee, Baraga,

Iron, and Marquette in Michigan; Koochiching, St. Louis, Beltrami, Cass, and

Itasca in Minnesota; and Forest, Langlade, Marinette, Oneida, Vilas, Bayfield,

Douglas, Price, and Sawyer in Wisconsin. These 19 counties contributed 53

percent of the pulpwoodproducedfrom roundwoodin the Lake States in 1983.

.,

1--/Includeslogs, bolts, and wood residue used in manufacturingparticleboard,

waferboard,and orientedstrand board.
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Table 1.--Lake States pulpwood production from roundwood by county and spectes, 1983

.. (In hundred standard cords, unpeeled)

MICHIGAN

-Untt ' _/ . A11 Balsam Hem- Tam- Other

and county spectes Ptne Spruce ftP lock arack Cedar Aspen Birch Oak Maple hardwoods

E. UPPER PENINSULA

Alger 494 72 34 40 47 2 11 93 49 3 70 73

Chippewa 513 188 43 39 18 2 14 120 24 I 36 28

Delta 1,384 277 130 186 50 19 48 257 116 1 145 155

Luce 252 49 ' 50 38 28 4 5 26 14 1 17 20

-Mackinac 394 33 40 52 12 1 8 123 29 1 54 41

Menomtnee 1,167 66 94 169 79 7 27 369 109 7 117 123

Schoolcraft 803 264 62 67 42 3 26 104 63 1 81 90

Total 5,007 949 453 591 276 38 139 1,092 404 15 520 530

W. UPPER PENINSULA

Baraga 1,002 52 17 20 64 2 20 467 186 2 t18 54

Dickinson 903 47 52 75 17 9 11 468 85 2 64 73

.Gogeblc 580 31 4 _ 13 X 2/ X 268 41 4 141 76

Houghton 126 25 3 4 3 X X 15 15 I 36 24

Iron 1,469 46 85 91 25 10 11 660 115 4 284 138

Keweenaw I - X X 1 - - - - X X -

Marquette 1,760 . 318 147 172 77 10 55 38t 166 8 197 229

Ontonagon 357 X 6 1 10 1 - 160 25 1 108 45

Total 6,198 519 314 365 210 32 97 2,419 633 22 948 639

N. LOWER PENINSULA

Alcona 543 tl - X - - - 389 25 67 29 22

Alpena 283 4 X 1 - - - 207 17 2t 18 15"

Antr|m 48 5 ..... 34 X 5 3 1

Arenac 27 ...... 20 1 t 4 1

Bay X ...... X ....

Benzte 86 ...... 40 2 16 26 2

• Charlevotx 45 X ..... 34 4 X 6 1

Cheboygan . 723 25 3 12 - - - 513 43 39 77 11

Clare 228 7 ..... 214 3 3 1 X

.Crawford 326 84 X X - - - 190 9 22 18 3

Emmet 2t4 17 ..... 167 2 2 26 X

Gladwtn 101 X ..... 91 3 3 3 1

Grand Traverse 129 12 ..... 95 1 8 9 4

]osco 202 83 - X - - - 83 6 19 7 4

Isabei]a 103 ...... 94 2 3 3 1

Kalkaska 248 81 ..... 132 7 7 15 6

Lake 420 81 ..... 216 5 63 43 12

Leelanau 15 X ..... 13 1 - I X

Mantstee 196 11 ..... 83 4 65 24 9

Mason 382 13 ..... 260 11 47 42 9

Mecosta 190 3 ..... 165 2 12 8 X

Mtdland 41 ...... 38 1 X X 2

MiSsaukee " 270 4 ..... 226 6 5 25 4

Montmorency 567 29 - 16 - - - 390 19 43 43 27

Newaygo 422 122 ..... 236 1 51 11 1

Oceana 151 22 ..... 98 3 18 10 X

Ogemaw 358 105 ..... 185 12 30 21 5

Osceo]a 174 1 ..... 146 3 15 9 x

OScoda 398 99 ..... 240 10 29 14 6

Otsego 259 110 ..... 97 10 15 20 7

Presque Isle 448 36 7 28 - - - 280 33 18 33 13

Roscommon 13t 14 ..... 102 4 5 5 1

WeXford 291 44 ..... 158 9 21 54 5

, Total. - 8,019 1.,023 10 57 - - - 5,236 259 653 608 173

S; LOWER PENINSULA

A|legan 211 8 ..... 43 2 90 45 23

Barry 17 1 ..... 11 X 4 1 X

.Ber.r4en 37 ...... 5 X 16 11 5

Calhoun 2 2 ..... X - X X -

' Eaton 1 1 ..........

Xngham' 1 X ..... 1 ....

Ka]amazoo 31 X ..... 5 X 15 7 4

Kent 16 3 ..... 4 X 6 3 X

Montcalm 61 1 ..... 31 X 24 5 X

Muskegon 89 18 ..... 22 X 43 6 X

Ottawa 81 42 ..... 10. X 14 4 11

._Van Bur en 75 ...... 12 1 26 27 9

Washtenaw 2 .......... 2

Total - 76 - - - - - 144 3 238 109 54

State total 19, 624 848 2r567 777 lt013 486 70 236 8,891 1,299 928 21185 1,396

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mINNESOTA

Unit. .I/ . Ali Balsam Hem- Tam- Other

and county species Pine Spruce flr lock arack Cedar Aspen Birch Oak Maple hardwoods

ASPEN-BIRCH

Carlton 264 19 6 2 - - - 217 2 - - 18

Cook 390 19 78 26 - - - 267 ....

Koochlchlng 2,608 183 240 178 - 93 - 1,759 4 - 2 149

Lake 746 48 135 53 - 16 - 475 11 - - 8

St. _Louis 4,020 417 201 248 - 8 - 2T911 15 - I 219

Total 8,028 686 660 507 - 117 - 5,629 32 - 3 394

NORTHERN PINE

Aitkln 602 2 5 8 - 14 - 523 - - - 50

BeckeP - 227 18 ..... 196 - - - 13

BeltPaml 1,478 68 63 64 - 51 - 1,186 5 - I 40

Cass I,.409 144 8 24 - 12 - 1,189 3 - X 29

ClearwateP 607 17 14 8 m - 10 - 540 I - X 17

Crow Wing." 234 57 ..... 177 ....

Hubbard 953 50 3 3 - 2 - 860 - - - 35

+ICasca 3,385 120 108 283 - 24 - 2,787 I - X 62

Lake of the Woods.'244 105 68 4 - 15 - 50 .... 2

Mahnomen 1'11 .... 2 - 107 - - - 2

Roseau. 51 15 20 I - 5 - 9 - - - I

Wadena 117 77 ..... 39 - - - I

Total 9,418 673 289 395 - 135 - 7,663 10 - I 252 ,

CENTRAL HARDWOOD

Isantl 3" 3 ..........

Kanabec 40 ...... 40 ....

Mille Lacs 240 2 - - - X - 238 ....

MoPPtson 120 2 X .... 118 ....

Otter Tat1 2 .... 2 .......

Ptne 278 29 - - - 1 - 213 1 - - 34

Sherburne • 10 9 I .........

Todd 8 2 ..... 6 ....

Wtn0na X X ..........

Tota! 701 47 1 - - 3 - 615 1 - - 34

PRAIRIE

Penntngton 3 ...... 3 ....

Polk " 8 .... 3 - 5 ....

Total 11 .... 3 - 8 ....

State tota| 18,158 1,406 950 902 - 258 - 13,915 43 - 4 680

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WISCONSIN

uniti/A11Balsam Hem- Tam-Other

and county species Pine Spruce fir lock arack Cedar Aspen Birch Oak Maple hardwoods

NORTHEASTERN

Florence 686 39 1965 16I3 402 39 11 64 27

Forest. 1,316 47 68 120 312×459 151 15 291 132

Langlade 1,070 17.8 4472- 500 118 11 250 113

L_ncoln• 626 439 3464- 340 549 77 50

Marlnette 1,736 234 39 137 105X 1,062 66 36 103 44

Menomlnee 560 78X-178-- 172 138 74 37

Oconto 676 105I 1482- 465 18 12 33 18

Oneida 1,330 146 38 8795- 580 213 29 159 64

Shawano 276 65IX 112- 98 109 38 42

Vilas Ir238 362 28 107 18X- 432 149 18 100 24

Total 9,5141,136 211 608 294 2334,510 831 158 1,189 55t

NORTHWESTERNI

Ashland 88662 24 8028- 419 977 132 55

Barton75 20--X-- 46?1X1

Bayfleld 1,628 2551 20XX- 1,086 202 23 23 18

Burner, 361 136XX--- 21644IX

Douglas 1,249 479I 22IX- 628 94- 11 13

Iron 720 158 11 772- 313 863 122 83

Polk 189 28 ..... 65-X 28 68

Price I,_86 36 11 3049- 450 168 17 297 164.

Rusk 6248-64X- 317 75 51 85 78

Sawyer 1,189 46 16 3226- 686 199 16 118 68

Taylor 54792 1334- 218 57 14 170 57

Washburn 598 1571 10X--. 371 36X 167

Total9t252 1,251 64 224 93 29-4,8151,025 1361,003 612

_ENTRAL

Adams 302 265---1-71 2611

Chippewa 1676-XX-- 92 31'3 19 16

Clark 435 34-11-- 235 42 51 46 25

Eau Clatre 124 85-XX-- 193 1331

dackson 309 214 .....457 28 141

duneau257 171 ..... 302 4383

Marathon 428 382 14 10X- 296 138 28 19

Marquette 59 30-X-X-42 1931

Monroe 164 134X-1--51 1652

Portage 205 851136- 604 28 1t6

Waupaca 156 73X1•1-- 354 1417 11

Waushara 176175---X-X-1--

Wood 207 56X-X-- 79 10 34 226

Total2,9891,3663 17 167- 907 120 284177 92

SOUTHWESTERN

Buffalo33 .....X ....

•Ounn 106 103 .....1IIX-

Grant33 ..........

Iowa.X .......x-XX

La.Crosse 24 23 .......I--

Pepln2I .......I--

PterceXX ..........

Rtchland33 ..........

St.CroJx44 ..........

Sauk 72 72 ......XXXX

TremPealeau 43 421 ....X-X--

To,a] 260 2541 ....113XX

SOUTHEASTERN

Brown:7t .....6 ....

CalumetXX ..........

COlumbia 86 76 .....Xt9XX ' Door - 4 ...... 4 ....

Green Lake 20 20 ..........

Kewaunee3 ......3 ....

ManttowocX ......X ....

Outagamte62 .....4--XX

Walworth44X .........

Waukesha 10 10 ..........

Total 140 113X .... 1719XX

State total-. 22,15541120 279 849 403 593 10,250 1,978 5902,3691,255

_/ Includes only those counties that supplied pulpwood in 1983.

2/X=less than 50 cords.