This report summarizes survey information collected in 1963 on 

 the 1962 output of roundwood products from the forests of Colorado, 

 Wyoming, and western South Dakota. Production for each State is 

 discussed separately, followed by a statement on survey procedures 

 and sampling accuracy. The term "roundwood" is used to designate 

 products that were received at plants "in the round" (as logs or bolts) 

 for the primary steps in manufacture. This report does not include 

 estimates of output for any product (industrial or domestic) from saw- 

 mill residues (slabs, edgings, trim ends, or sawdust). 



However, to evaluate the extent to which sawed materials com- 

 pete with round timbers in mine use, data on 1962 mine use of these 

 materials were collected and summarized. 



The detailed results of this survey are presented in a series of 

 tables; the highlights of 1962 production and major production trends 

 between 1952 and 1962 are discussed. Data for saw log production are 

 presented in more detail than for other products because of the pre- 

 dominance of saw logs in each State's total production. 



Forest products surveys in the Rocky Mountain States and west- 

 ern South Dakota are part of the Intermountain Forest and Range 

 Experiment Station's program for periodic appraisals of the forest 

 situation. In western South Dakota, eastern Wyoming, Colorado, New 

 Mexico, and Arizona products surveys and other phases of Forest 

 Survey work are conducted cooperatively with the Rocky Mountain 

 Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, Colorado. 



