T.-vBLE 28. — Pole, post, and mine timber production, Minnesota, 1936, 

 194&-52, and 7954 



Year 





Poles 







Posts 





Mine timbers 



All 

 species 



Pine 



Cedar 



All 

 species 



Soft- 

 woods 



Hard- 

 woods 



All 

 species 



Soft- 

 woods 



Hard- 

 woods 





Thou- 

 sand 



Thou- 

 sand 



Thou- 

 sand 



Thou- 

 sand 



Thou- 

 sand 



Thou- 

 sand 



Thou- 

 sand 



Thou- 

 sand 



Thou- 

 sand 



1936. _ 



puces 

 113 



pieces 

 



pieces 

 113 



pieces 

 10,000 



pieces 

 2,500 



pieces 

 7,500 



cu. ft. 

 4,000 



cu. ft. 

 3,500 



cu. ft. 

 500 



1946.. 



145 



32 



113 



6,000 



1,900 



4,100 



1,710 



1,625 



85 



1947.. 



220 



68 



152 



6,000 



1,900 



4,100 



2,290 



2,180 



110 



1948.. 



140 



25 



115 



6,000 



1,900 



4,100 



2,770 



2,630 



140 



1949.. 



90 



18 



72 



5,000 



1,800 



3,200 



2,220 



2,115 



105 



1950.. 



70 



IS 



55 



7,000 



3,000 



4,000 



2,625 



2,495 



130 



1951.. 



90 



26 



64 



7,500 



2,800 



4,700 



2,650 



2-,525 



125 



1952.- 



136 



30 



106 



7,769 



2,615 



5,154 



1,893 



1,725 



168 



1954.. 



130 



90 



40 



7,700 



2,700 



5,000 



1,608 



1,465 



143 



Table 30. — Volume of growing stock cut for rarious products, .Minne- 

 sota, 1936 and 1946-53 



• Year 



Total 



Lumber 



Pulp 



Veneer 



Fuel 



Poles 

 and 

 posts 



Other 

 products 



1936 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 110.2 



Million 



cu. ft. 



27.9 



Million 



cu. ft. 



30.0 



Million 



cu. ft. 



1.5 



Million 



cu. ft. 



36.0 



Million 



cu. ft. 



7.7 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 7.1 



1946 



177.5 



49.6 



75.2 



.5 



35.8 



7.0 



9.4 



1947 



179.8 



59.1 



65.8 



1.0 



35.8 



7.9 



10.2 



1948 



189.1 



57.9 



76.8 



1.5 



35.8 



6.9 



10.2 



1949 



133.0 



33.8 



48.6 



1.1 



35.8 



5.6 



8.1 



1950 



142.5 



44.3 



60.4 



1.1 



23.0 



6.1 



7.6 



1951 



166.0 



37.4 



86.2 



1.2 



28.9 



6.0 



6.3 



1953 " 



154.2 



36.4 



74.6 



1.4 



29.8 



6.4 



5.6 



1952-53 logging season 



The increase in cut from 1936 to 1952 has been more 

 apparent in hardwoods than in softwoods, and in 

 growing stock than in sawtimber (table 29). 



The increase in sawed material (lumber) has been 

 less than in pulpwood (table 30). 



Table 29. — Volume of timber cut from growing stock, Minnesota, 

 1936 and 1946 to 1953 



Year 



All 



growing stock 



Sawtimber material 



All 

 species 



Soft- 

 woods 



Hard- 

 woods 



All 

 species 



Soft- 

 woods 



Hard- 

 woods 



1936 



Thousand 



cu. ft. 

 110,250 

 177,521 

 179,763 

 189,107 

 132,970 

 142,508 

 165,963 

 154,152 



Thousand 

 cu. ft. 

 60,300 

 84,890 

 84,235 

 89,185 

 62,035 

 72,420 

 91 ,498 

 77,966 



Thousand 

 cu. ft. 

 49,950 

 92,631 

 95,528 

 99,922 

 70,935 

 70,088 

 74,465 

 76,186 



Thousand 



bd.-ft. 

 223,100 

 231,150 

 260,750 

 261,115 

 194,120 

 231,530 

 276,174 

 261,697 



Thousand 



bd.-ft. 

 144,550 



99,780 

 112,805 

 110,540 



84,300 

 118,610 

 161.033 

 138,091 



Thousand 

 bd.-ft. 

 78,550 



1946 



131,370 



1947 



147,945 



1948 .. 



150,575 



1949 



109,820 



1950 



1951 



1953 ■ 



112,920 

 115,141 

 123,606 









600 



500 



•^ 400 



1 



^ 300 



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^ 200 



100 







18 



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99 1920 1940 1960 



'■ 1952-53 logging season. 



Figure 43. — Trend in total timber cut, 1899-1953. 



Minnesota's Forest Resources 



