TABLE 23.-Lumber production and number of active sawmills in Montana, by mill size, for specified years, 1921-48 * 
| Large Medium Small 
(10,000 M feet board measure (1,000 to 9,999 M feet (999 M feet board measure 
Total and over) board measure) and less) 
Year ae tle Rel 
produc- i ati i 
oe Active | Lumber | to total | Active | Lumber | to toral | Active | Lumber | total 
mills tion produc: mills tion Proguce mills tion produc 
Mft.b.m.| Number Number | Mft.b.m.| Percent Number | Mft.b.m.| Percent Number | Mft.b.m.| Percent 
MDM eerapetenot rey stolen nels 214, 908 159 7 160, 878 75 12,| — 32.843 15 140 21,187 10 
IMSS sabes ooooaAGs 379, 563 161 7 286, 934 76 19 71,181 19 135 21,448 5 
MOS Heston esucteectarsseyeyare 159,491 139 5 124, 288 78 qf 21,540 TEs 127 13, 663 8 
HOS Gres erraracistarciereis : 296, 866 198 5 188,176 63 17 | 84,346 29 17 24, 344 8 
OA ado as eae oueRoE 373,970 265 4 242,375 65 28 90, 379 24 233 | 41,216 | 11 
ICSE RS Soeaononneas 413, 859 401 3 158,725 38 67 192,905 | 47 331 62,229 15 
NO Bariertatuteiniclersfecsi oie 499,959 407 4 202, 063 41 CT 2265:95°3%) 45 326 70, 943 | 14 
LOA Siena terete intel Stealers 597, 944 434 5 208, 930 35 87 | 286, 386 48 | 342 102,628 | 17 
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1 Total production and number of sawmills for 1921, 1926, 1931, and 1936 exceed those shown in table 22 because table 22 does not include 
production and number of mills that cut less than 50 M feet, board measure, in these years. 
TABLE 24.—Lumber production and number of active sawmills in Montana, by mill size, 1945-47? 
1945 1946 1947 
Mill size and annual production rate 
(M ft. b. m.) | 
Active mills | Production | Active mills | Production | Active mills | Production 
Small Number M ft. b.m. Number Mft.b.m. | Number M ft. b. m. 
LAO Neissselcrasclanas net ariel cics gin oa athe Ma araele wis ings che seieralns eeiace 76 1,811 101 2;:332 | 80 1,799 
OO eer seer Ne taccfate gered aie reaecedetee ahoay aa ier et she eisice lDnekele sel biecece wiesee 6 64 6,482 129 13,657 | 135 | 14,716 
ZO ORE OO Mee eta yeh cite rear ana ree ts Cakeeeg Carer eahenois aye Sisibiavesehainie etter fete 38 11, 048 65 20, 548 | 65 20,725 
DOO 99 Dea AE Rely aarceabed steer gra iehe Sic tcle va as ertste ceoront a anetereveionol oletae ers 22 | 14,315 36 25,692 | 46 33, 703 
Medium: | | 
NOOO 271999 ees eee oe eres nt eR tore are oa ein a wialcire 31 53,115 | 43 71,931 | 48 85,453 
SOO ORAS DSK recut NCL parse tate raveVanes rere oti alter are sous cies vase tay cieterens 10 39,943 14 50,950 | 18 67, 845 
SOOO KOE ODO eeraiceateverenadentners shat cilscohe ial atactheve crete ve’s leveie sisye eisvetereteleis 8 | 52,268 10 70,024 | 11 73,655 
Large: | 
OS O OOS 9 9D ee iaca rar tres ieroiers oiecrevernisiecese cowie ieMelereiotoreiels sicios 1 2162, 767 On ronan: | 1 202, 063 
SOOO H=2459 99 Pa Nee gt var vate cic ticle seis) cielelevsisis Gielocaieis elSjereaversivic Aaah msitercers isi ires(ot eres sree | sera retonetoreseesstlSvehessiatsforermcsrece 
DS OOO REDD OOM eae arene ere ate sat ere econ a olaushslscelelelew cteveloraieielersiors Ong Riese arenes: 1 2158,725 | dN; | renete sete cevatene te 
SOROOOran dio verse cacretrectvcke wratee siaicte evslevciese seis eis Bre laaYarststscevatets DERG een are Dr: \earetiatarcieyaecers Di lterwtn ciate erator 
Motal ste ctetsesse ane Pavage Soe as shoiaiakereicvore aha iacateveavaveneraeroeiy sles 253 341, 749 401 413,859 407 499,959 
1 Data from Bureau of Census releases. 
2Tn order to avoid disclosing operations of individual establishments, this total includes the production of all active mills in this size class. 
TABLE 25.—Number of poles produced annually in Montana, by species, 1937 and 1946-49 
Species 1937 1946 1947 1948 1949 
ods epolerpinessanpmecraciet rece clei cece dace sarsrostemuets 3 3,214 265, 877 269, 141 114, 705 172,108 
Mawes tennuncd ced ariinntetorutsic/is. cle die-wigveidun siavehevereieieuet é 24,425 8, 769 16, 984 17, 841 15,408 
Lande Siooudosdie do sits COPE BUR ORO GOS Sie oun cause tH SoS nocone ra aers 26, 476 32,704 | 29, 695 32,546 
Douglas-fir. --.is iy sieesere selec o's SEER ENG EP ee T6O Sie | ereiaesevsicutia cosreketsters 5,905 4,615 1753 
MIG eCIIENTGOT S53 gichae ni CISD GRO DO OCR E SE aA SEERA B eee ZOOM Rake smarvrcastchctsretercvsters|| letsvens iatteselavsretansteticrs oll wiciareaciom eats bows 
WCE) 38 cane Bao DBO OSES Ge Rae on ae rca 29, 247 301, 322 324, 734 166, 856 221, 815 
Forest Resources of Montana 
