The number of poles produced within the northern Rocky Mountain 

 area in 1954 was 34 percent of total production during the peak year 

 of 1947 and 67 percent of 1953 production. Table 2 shows the change 

 in output from 1953 and 1947. 



Table 2. -- Percent change in total 1954 pole production 

 from previous year and peak production year 



Species : Change from 



: 1953 : 1947 



Percent 

 27.6 -40.0 

 59.1 -83.4 

 20.8 -71.0 

 78.1 -88.1 

 34.0 -66.0 



Western redcedar 

 Lodgepole pine 

 Western larch 

 Douglas -fir 

 Total 



The poles reported in tables 1 and 2 were grown in the northern 

 Rocky Mountain area. Additional poles are received from Canada and the 

 West Coast area of the United States. Subsequent discussion and tabula- 

 tions refer to the total number of poles processed. This includes 

 imported poles as well as poles grown within the northern Rocky Mountain 

 area. 



Table 3 shows the source of the total number of poles processed in 

 the northern Rocky Mountain area. Through the years, imported poles have 

 constituted 22 to 45 percent of the total processed pole production. The 

 percentage of poles imported in 1954 was the largest on record, with 

 Canada furnishing nearly all the imports. Over 69 percent of the total 

 western redcedar pole output was imported from Canada. 



Table 3. --Total 1954 processed pole production by source 



Species 



•.Northern 

 : Rocky 

 : Mountains 



: Canada 



: West 

 : Coast 



: Total 



: Percent 

 : of 

 : total 



Western redcedar 



138,624 



212,420 



8,595 



359,639 



70.9 



Lodgepole pine 



101,842 











101,842 



20.1 



Western larch 



36,938 



7,098 







44,036 



8.7 



Douglas -fir 



768 



726 



280 



1,774 



0.3 



Total 



278,172 



220,244 



8,875 



507,291 





Percent 



54.8 



43.4 



1.8 





100.0 



-2- 



