VI. RESULTS 



Sawmill Movement 



Figure 1 shows the overall decline in sawmill numbers since 1947. 

 Curves C and D, Stationary Sawmills and Portable Sawmills Estimated 

 in Production, respectively, show a similar decline, although the port- 

 able mill numbers show more fluctuations. Actually a total of 190 pro- 

 ducing mills dropped out of operations from 1953 to 1961, including 

 74 stationary and 116 portables. 



Fig. 1. Sawmill Population in New Hampshire, 1947-1961 



500 



1*00 



300 



200 



100 







A. Registered Sawmills 



B. Total Savnllls Estimated In Production 



C. St«tlonary Sawmills Estimated In Production 



D. Portable Sawmills Estimated In Production 



1947 



19^*9 



1951 



1953 



1955 



1957 



1959 



1961 



Considering the movement of sawmills to and from production over 

 the years on the basis of estimated mills in production each year, a 

 noticeable trend is shown by Figure 2. From 1946 to the end of 1952 

 there was considerable fluctuation but a general movement to produc- 

 tion, the mills increasing from 400 in 1946 to 428 at the start of 1953. 

 By referring again to Figure 1 it can be seen that this gain was in port- 

 able mills. One stationary mill came into operation together with 27 

 portable mills. From 1953 to 1961 there was a consistent movement of 

 both portable and stationary mills out of production. While both de- 

 clined, the greater loss was 116 portable mills as compared to 74 sta- 

 tionary mills. During this movement, two years showed a decline only 

 in portable mills, the total decline being offset by a movement into pro- 

 duction of 10 stationary mills in 1954 and 5 stationary mills in 1956. 

 This leaves an overall decline, but to a much lesser degree in stationary 

 mills. 



Sawmill Size 



The average size of New Hampshire sawmills can be derived from the 

 volume of lumber cut annually and the number of sawmills in operation. 



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