358 



THE OUTLOOK FOR TIMBER IN THE UNITED STATES 

 Table 28. — Consumption of pulpwood in the manufacture cf woodpulp, 1920-72 





Total 



Year 



Total 



Year 



Pulpwood consumption 



Woodpulp 

 production 



Pulpwood consumption 



Woodpulp 





Total 



Per ton of pulp 

 produced 



Total 



Per ton of pulp 

 produced 



production 



1920 



Thousand cords 

 6, 114 



Cords 



1. 60 



Thousand tons 



3,822 



1945 



Thousand cords 



16, 776 



Cords 



1.65 



Thousand tons 



10, 167 



1921 



4,557 



1. 58 



2,876 



1946 



18, 641 



1. 76 



10, 607 



1922 



5,549 



1. 58 



3,522 



1947 



20, 293 



1.70 



11, 946 



1923 



5,873 



1. 55 



3, 789 



1948 



22, 009 



1.71 



12, 872 



1924 



5,768 



1. 55 



3,723 



1949 



19, 029 



1. 56 



12, 207 



1925 



6,094 



1.54 



3,962 



1950 



22, 101 



1. 49 



14, 849 



1926 



6, 766 



1. 54 



4,395 



1951 



27, 625 



1. 67 



16, 524 



1927 



6, 751 



1.57 



4,313 



1952 



27, 153 



1. 65 



16, 473 



1928 



7, 160 



1. 59 



4, 511 



1953 



27, 863 



1.59 



17, 537 



1929 



7, 645 



1.57 



4,863 



1954 



28, 534 



1. 56 



18, 256 



1930 



7, 195 



1.55 



4,630 



1955 



32, 652 



1.57 



20, 740 



1931 



6, 723 



1. 52 



4,409 



1956 



36, 958 



1.67 



22, 131 



1932 



5, 633 



1. 50 



3, 760 



1957 



36, 087 



1.66 



21, 800 



1933 



6,582 



1. 54 



4,276 



1958 



34, 509 



1. 58 



21, 796 



1934 



6,797 



1.53 



4,436 



1959 



37, 772 



1. 55 



24, 383 



1935 



7,628 



1.55 



4,926 



1960 



41, 170 



1. 63 



25,316 



1936 



8, 716 



1. 53 



5,695 



1961 



41, 434 



1. 56 



26,523 



1937 



10, 394 



1. 58 



6,573 



1962 



44, 064 



1. 58 



27,908 



1938 



9, 194 



1. 55 



5,934 



1963 



46, 251 



1. 54 



30,121 



1939 



10, 816 



1. 55 



6,993 



1964 



49, 991 



1. 54 



32,415 



1940 



13, 743 



1.53 



8,960 



1965 



53, 468 



1.57 



33, 993 



1941 



15, 736 



1.52 



10, 375 



1966 



57, 174 



1. 56 



36, 603 



1942 



16, 567 



1. 54 



10, 783 



1967 



58, 419 



1. 59 



36, 677 



1943 



14, 935 



1. 54 



9,680 



1968 



61, 903 



i. 51 



40, 892 



1944 



16, 700 



1.65 



10, 108 



1969 



66, 225 



1. 55 



42, 813 











1970 '... 



69, 760 



1.60 



43, 662 











1971 »__- 



68, 040 



1. 55 



43, 933 











1972 i__. 



72, 425 



1. 56 



46, 342 



1 Preliminary. 



Sources: American Paper Institute, Inc. Wood pulp 

 statistics. 1972 (annual) ; U.S. Department of Commerce, 



Bureau of the Census. Pulp, paper and board. Cur. Indus. 

 Reps. Ser. M26A. 



