FOREST EXPERI 

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RESEARCHNOTENC-212 

1976

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

N . Folwell Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 5,5101

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PULPWOOPRODU D CTIOIN THELAKESTATESBY COUNTY1, 975

JamesE. Blyth, Principal Market Analyst J

and Jerold T. Hahn, Mensurationist

ABSTRACT.--This 30th annual report shows 1975 pulpwood production by county

and species grbup in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Production in these

three Lake States fell to 4.1 million cords from 5.5 million cords in 1974.

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

Pulpwood production in the Lake States plunged to 4.14 million cords in 1975

from 5.47 million cords in 1974 (table i). Production dropped 562,000 cords

in Michigan, 548,000 cords in Wisconsin, and 219,000 cords in Minnesota.

Most (92 percent) of the decline was in hardwood roundwood (including chips

from roundwood). Half of the decrease was in aspen (669,000 cords). Other

major declines were in maple (206,000 cords) and pine (116,000 cords).

About 89 out of every i00 cords were cut from roundwood (including chips

from roundwood). The balance was derived from mill residue such as slabs,

edgings, veneer cores, and chips from those materials.

Minnesota 0utproduced Michigan for the first time since 1958. However,

Michigan's output was abnormally low because a major pulpmill was closed for

several months while employees were on strike. In addition to the strike, a

reduction in pulpwood inventories at some mills and weaker demand for paper

and paperboard than in 1974 lowered Lake States pulpwood production in 1975.

Significant production declines occurred in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, northern

and central Wisconsin, and northeastern Minnesota. Top-yielding counties were

St. Louis, Koochich&ng, and Itasca in Minnesota; Oneida, Marinette, and Price

in Wisconsin; and Iron, Menominee, and Delta in Michigan.

Pulpmills using Lake States timber in 1975 reported their pulpwood receipts

by state, county, and species groups. Their cooperation is gratefully acknowledged

Thanks are also due the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for collecting

the data from pulpmills in Michigan.
T.able i.--Lake States pulpwood production by county and species, 1975

(In hundred standard cords, roughwood basis)

MICHIGAN 

UNIT .)/= ALL : = = BALSAM I HEM- : TAM- = : : = I = OTHER : 21

AND COUNTY = SPECIES PINE SPRUCE : FIR : LOCK ARACK CEDAR ASPEN BIRCH = OAK : MAPLE | MDwDS. RESIDUE S

E. UPPER PENINSULA

ALGER 194 123 2 5 23 X 3 10 4 X 12 12

CHIPPEWA 172 53 12 24 7 3 2 50 4 X 8 9

DELTA 582 106 46 121 44 I 4 205 12 I 21 21

LUCE 3IS 150 28 42 12 I 2 29 11 X 24 19

MACKINAC 137 37 5 17 ]I ] 3 31 7 X 13 12

MENOMINEE 659 13 58 I]O 18 3 I 309 6 X 71 70

SCHOOLCRAFT 348 108 33 38 45 2 5 51 12 X 28 26

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TOTAL 2680 590 ]84 357 ]60 II 20 685 56 I 177 169 270

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w. UPPER PENINSULA

BARAGA 396 19 9 |0 51 I I 237 IO ! 45 12

DICKINSON 479 19 27 40 IO 6 l 350 7 X 13 6

GOGEBiC 408 ' 9 19 17 lla I X 180 9 0 35 19

HOUGHTON 105 9 6 16 23 X X 32 4 X 13 2

IRON .855" 39 116 162 36 2 ] 289 IB X 135 57

KEWEENAW I4 0 6 6 2 0 0 0 O 0 0 0

MAROUETTE 562 148 65 77 6_ 3 5 99 I7 ] 65 I7

ONTONAGON 410 6 2 7 37 X I 190 1_ 4 ]09 36

TOTAL ._010 249 250 335 343 13 q 1377 83 6 415 149 781

N. LoW_ER PENINSULA

ALCONA 352 4 1 4 0 0 0 188 12 99 26 18

ALPENA 129 2 2 7 0 0 0 64 7 13 18 16

BENZIE _ 126 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 8 14 28 6

CHEBOYGAN 245 28 3 7 0 0 0 142 26 ! 20 18

CLARE 189 29 0 0 0 0 0 II3 7 21 16 3

CRAWFORD 134, 123 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 2 0

EMMET 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GLADWIN 127 9 0 0 0 0 0 RO 8 14 II 5

GRAND TRAVERSE 66 8 0 0 0 0 0 33 5 12 7 I

Iosco 172 146 0 0 0 0 0 16 _ X 4 2

' ISABELLA 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 P I 2 2

KALKASKA" 62 I9 0 0 0 0 0 25 _ 7 R 1

LAKE 390 132 0 0 0 0 0 98 14 73 49 24

LEELANAU 40 4 0 0 O 0 0 27 2 I 3 3

MANISTEE 76_ 36 0 0 0 0 0 105 In 5q 40 15

MASON |23 9 0 0 0 0 0 52 _ 16 32 10

MECOSTA I47 25 0 0 0 0 0 92 _ 7 9 8

MIL)LAhD . 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0

MISSAUKEE - IT8 7 0 0 0 0 0 80 7 IX 9 4

MONTMORENCY _64 142 4 |0 G 0 0 _26 I0 30 17 17

NEWAYGO 256 43 0 0 0 0 0 81 13 49 36 34

OCEANA' 72 22 0 0 0 0 0 35 _ I] I ]

QG_MAW 106 69 0 0 0 0 0 24 I 7 4 I

OSCEOLA 236 26 0 0 0 0 0 123 14 22 26 25

OSCODA 536 159 X ] 0 0 0 254 21 63 26 12

OTSEGO 35 25 0 0 0 0 0 6 X _ 2 0

PRESQUE ISLE 274 76 7 15 0 0 0 114 29 I 19 13

ROSCO_MON IBI 67 0 0 O 0 0 80 3 27 3 I

WEXFOkD 316 21_ 0 0 0 0 0 85 S 7 4 |

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TOTAL 5S68 1429 17 44 0 0 0 2278 222 578 422 241 337

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S. LOWER PENINSULA

•ALLEG'AN .: IO 3 0 0 n 0 0 4 x 3 X X

,CASS 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 X X 0

. GRATIOT 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 ! X X X X

' IONIA 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

KALAMAZOO I " 0 0 0 o 0 0 x x x x 1

KENT 20 19 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1 X X

, MONTCALM . 2_ 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 x 5 4 5

MUSKEbON 40 38 0 0 0 0 0 X x 2 X X

OTTAWA 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 548 82 0 0 O 0 0 13 0 lI 4 6 432

STATE TOTAL "12806 2350 451 736 503 24 2q 4353 36l 596 1018 565 1820

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]/ INCLUDES. ONLY THOSE COUNTIES THAT SUPPLIED PULPWOOD. IN ]975.

2/ COUNTY FIGURES ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

X=LESS THAN 50 CORDS.
" MINNESOTA

UNIT " 1/= ALL = = = RALSAH = HEM- = TAM- = = = | = = OTHER • 2/

AND COUNTY = SPECIES PINE SPRUCE = FIR = LOCK ARACK CEDAR ASPEN BIRCH = OAK = MAPLE = HDwDS. =RESIDUES

.... - ........... ---_---_, .....

NORTHERN ASPEN-BIRCH

CARLTON 243 24 3 5 0 3 0 173 31 4 X 0

COOK 297 39 84 IS 0 0 0 159 0 0 0 0

KOOCHICHING 2923 I69 757 396 0 235 0 1262 2q 7 X 68

LAKE 742 220 247 120 0 1 0 |34 20 0 0 0

ST.LOUIS 3403 713 438 228 0 68 0 1842 77 0 x 37 

TOTAL R069 1165 152q 764 0 307 0 3570 157 11 0 "';;;" 461 

NORTHERN PINE

AITKIN 501 13. 15 7 0 41 0 345 25 55 0 0

BECKER 18 9 0 0 0 ! 0 8 0 0 0 0

BELTRAMI 935 |21 87 128 0 50 0 488 60 0 | X 

CASS_ 487 I62 10 25 0 10 0 250 29 0 X 1

CLEARWATER 272 68 43 16 0 67 0 68 10 0 X X

CROW WING 154 51 0 0 0 3 0 92 5 3 0 0

HUBBARD 440 92 5 3 0 10 0 316 14 0 0 0

ITASCA

LAKE OF THE WOODS 1152867 8249 I61114 2616 00 533 00 513265 260 00 X0 27

MAHNOMEN 27 12 X 0 0 2 0 8 5 0 0 0

ROSEAU 252 IO0 57 , 3 0 II 0 76 5 0 0 X

WADENA 64 46 0 0 0 0 0 I4 4 0 0 0

TOTAL 5138 787 492 449 0 251 0 2362 183 58 1 10 545

CENTRAL HARDWOOD

BENTON I 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0

KANABEC 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 7 0 0

MILLE LACS 89 0 0 0 0 1 0 70 4 14 0 0

.MORRISON 83 ll 0 0 0 0 0 63 2 7 0 0

OTTERTAIL 6 6 0 G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PINE 101 12 0 0 0 X 0 82 7 0 0 0

TODD _ 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 _ 0 0 0

.... _ ......................................

TOTAL ' 369 35 0 0 0 1 0 225 15 28 0 0 65

PRAIRIE

POLK 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL IO 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 "'0- 5

STATE TOTAL I3586 ]987 2021 I213 0 564 0 6157 355 97 l 115 ]076

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I/ INCLUDES ONLY THOSE COUNTIES THAT SUPPLIED PULPWOOD IN ]975.

2/ COUNTY FIGURES ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

' XfLESS THAN 50 CORDS.
" WISCONSIN

" UNIT I/Z ALL ." I = BALSAM s HEM- = TAM- = t = = | I OTHER l _/

AND COUNTY = SPECIESZ PINE SPRUCE t FIR t LOCK ARACK CEDAR ASPEN = BIRCH = OAK I MAPLE I HDWDS, =RESIDUES

NORTHEASTERN

FLORENCE 401 18 IT 30 lO X X 290 6 l 19 IO

FOREST 817 53 28 I29 75 2 I 378 2? 2 81 48

LANGLADE 468 16 7 32 1| 3 0 246 18 6 74 57

L_NCOLN 668 19 8 37 I3 5 0 325 51 18 96 96

MARINETTE , 917 71 22 103 30 2 2 589 52 6 24 16

OCONTO 245 31 7 15 6 X X 184 X X l I

ONEIDA 1001 123 61 182 17 5 X 397 86 40 62 30

SHAWANO 3/ 284 13 X ! 92 0 0 71 2 1 11 93

V.ILAS -. 883 118 34 IlO 50 1 0 384 93 18 65 10

TOTAL. 64_0 462 182 639 306 18 3 2864 32_ 90 633 361 756

NORTHWESTERN

ASHLAND 568 81 23 99 21 2 0 208 3q 7 42 26

BARRON 5 2 X 0 0 0 0 0 X I 1 1

BAYFIELD 726 88 6 39 13 0 0 458 74 II 23 14

BURNETT 201 157 X 0 0 I 0 43 X 0 0 0

DOUGLAS 35q 133 1 3 I 0 0 186 32 X 2 I

IRON 680 6 6 32 27 0 0 526 33 6 23 23

POLK 21 21 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RRICE 894 34 12 74 20 6 0 447 96 23 93 9I

RUSK 170 1 0 1 1 X 0 79 19 8 29 32

SAWYER 4q3 30 14 50 7 1 0 196 69 21 60 65

TAYLOR 585 12 2 28 37 5 0 224 63 16 102 96

WASHBURN 506 78 2 7 0 0 0 394 13 3 4 3

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TOTAL _524 641 66 333 127 ]5 0 276! 436 96 379 332 338

CENTRAL

ADAMS 345 300 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 31 6 7

CHIPPEWA 160 7 X 1 1 2 0 65 18 6 3I 31

CLARK 178 .0 l 1 X 0 0 20 10 65 28 33

EAU CLAIRE • 67 66 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

JACKSON ]64 1_3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 IO 3 3

JUNEAU 195 148 1 0 0 X 0 6 2 26 4 IO

MARATHON 332 15 I 6 21 X 0 80 I6 5I 67 75

MAROUETTE 56 27 0 0 0 1 0 X 2 15 4 7

MONROE 64 53 0 0 0 0 0 l X 8 1 1

PORTAGE I62 64 X X 2 | 0 29 4 30 12 20

WAUPACA 53 17 X X X X 0 24 1 5 2 4

WAUSHARA 71 62 0 0 X 0 0 1 X 5 1 2

WOOD _46 280 X 0 I X 0 22 9 68 23 41

TOTAL ?576 1222 3 8 25 4 0 251 66 298 180 234 285

SOUTHWESTERN

BUFFALO " 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0

CRAWFORD 2I 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 5 8 8

DUNN 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

-GRANT 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X I 1

IOWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0

LACROSSE 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PEPIN - 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RICHLAND 1 l 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SAUK 2 2 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TREMPEALEAU 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 323 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 9 276

SOUTHEASTERN

BROWN 3 2 0 0 X 0 0 I 0 0 0 0

COLUMBIA 24 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 I 1

DANE 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I

GREEN 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GREEN LAKE 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 l 1

KEWAUNEE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0

MANITOWOC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0

MILWAUKEE 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

OUTAGAMIE l | 0 0 0 0 0 X o 0 0 0

.ROCK 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0

wAUKESHA 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL " 189" 51 0 0 0 0 0 ............................................ 1 0 3 2 " 125

STATE TOTAL 15052 2400 251 980 456 37 3 5877 830 492 1003 943 1780

1/ INCLUDES ONLY THOSE COUNTIES THAT sUPPLIEO PULPWOOD IN 1975.

2/ COUNTY FIGURES ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

3/ INCLUDES MENOMINEE COUNTY.

X=LESS THAN 50 CORDS.