Appendix 2 
Table 2.1—Rosin production in the United States, by source, 
selected years 1900-84 
Steam-distilled 
T Gum wood Tall oil 
otal a pa, ace es 
pro- Pro-  Propor- Pro-  Propor-  Pro- _ Propor- 
Year! duction duction tion* duction tion? duction _ tion? 
Thousand Thousand Thousand 
517- 520- 520- 
Thousand pound pound pound 
drums drums Percent drums Percent drums Percent 
1900 = 1,652 1,652 100 — 
1905 1,571 1,571 100 
1910 =1,649 1,638 99 11 1 — — 
1915 1,443 1,412 98 31 2, a — 
1920 1,358 1,287 95 71 5 —_ — 
1925 1,516 1,288 85 228 15 — a 
1930 =1,972 1,621 82 351 18 — — 
1935 1,821 1,361 75 460 25 — — 
1940 1,717 939 55 7718 45 — — 
1945 1,452 694 48 758 2) _ — 
1950 2,172 798 37. ~—-: 11,339 62 35 2 
1955 1,947 453 23 ~—- 1,369 70 125 6 
1960 2,010 370 18 1,220 61 420 21 
1965 2,067 361 17. —- 1,080 52 626 30 
1970 1,656 88 5 768 46 800 48 
1975 1,088 72 dl 358 33 658 60 
1980 =: 1,325 23 2 440 33 859 65 
1982 1,104 17 2 338 31 746 68 
1983 1,169 17 1 338 29 814 70 
1984 1,138 16 2 254 22 868 716 
' Crop year April-March 1900-75, calendar year 1980-84. 
? Production from the given source as a percentage of total production. 
Note: Data may not add to totals because of rounding. 
Sources: 1900-6/—King, D.B.; Wagner, H.B.; Goldsborough, G.H. 1962. 
The outlook for naval stores. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation 
Service, and Statistical Reporting Service: 63. 1955—74—U.S. Depart- 
ment of Agriculture, Crop Reporting Board, Statistical Reporting Service. 
1977. Naval stores a summary of annual and monthly statistics, 1954-74. 
Stat. Bull. 567. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture: 5. 
1968-79—Ulrich, A.H. 1983. Timber production, trade, consumption, and 
price statistics 1950-81. Misc. Publ. 1424. Washington, DC: U.S. Depart- 
ment of Agriculture, Forest Service: 76. 1980-84—[Derived from] Naval 
Stores Review. 1984. Naval stores review international yearbook. New 
Orleans: Naval Stores Review: 5. 
Table 2.2—Turpentine production in the United States, by type, 
selected years 1900-84 
Steam-distilled 
Total Gum wood! Sulfate 
pro- Pro-  Propor- Pro-  Propor-  Pro- _ Propor- 
Year? duction duction tion® duction tion*® duction — tion* 
Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 
50-gallon 50-gallon 50-gallon 50-gallon 
barrels barrels Percent barrels Percent barrels Percent 
1900 620 620 100 az _— = _ 
1905 590 590 100 
1910 617 615 100 2 (*) — == 
1915 537 530 99 7 1 me ae 
1920 510 489 96 21 4 = ae 
1925 545 478 88 67 12 ae a 
1930 685 599 87 82 12 4 1 
1935 603 497 82 94 16 12 2 
1940 566 344 61 168 30 54 10 
1945 488 244 50 134 27 110 23 
1950 709 272 38 243 34 194 27 
1955 656 149 23 204 31 303 46 
1960 605 119 20 163 27 323 53 
1965 701 111 16 169 24 421 60 
1970 576 26 5 95 16 455 79 
1975 448 21 5 41 9 385 86 
1980 554 6 1 48 9 500 90 
1982 468 5 1 37 8 426 9] 
1983 484 5 1 36 a 444 92 
1984 465 4 1 28 6 433 93 
' Data for 1919-56 include small amounts of destructively distilled 
turpentine. 
2 Crop year April-March 1900-75, calendar year 1980-84. 
3 Production from the given source as a percentage of total production. 
“ Less than | percent. 
Sources: See footnote on appendix table 2.1. 
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