Although western redcedar and lodgepole pine are the major pole 

 species, all of the production increase during 1955 was due to a 

 greater output of the two minor pole species „ As table 2 shows, con- 

 tinued production sags were recorded for both western redcedar and 

 lodgepole pine, while western larch and Douglas-fir production increas- 

 ed over 1954„ 



While Douglas-fir had the largest percentage gain, increased 

 western larch production was the real factor that. created the 6 percent 

 increase in total production„ 



Table 2, ---Percent change in 1955 po le production 

 from previous year and peak production year 



Species 



Western redcedar 

 Lodgepole pine 

 Western larch 

 Douglas -fir 

 Other 



Total /6 -64 



Despite the slight production increase over the previous year, both 

 1955 and 1954 had the lowest pole production records of any year since 

 the survey was started in 194^7 (table 3)„ 



Table 3, — -Total poles produced in the northern Rocky Mountain area 



Species 



Year 



tWestern 

 : redcedar 



: Lodgepole 

 : pine 



z Western 

 larch 



^Dor.glas-» 

 I fir 



: Otheri/ 



: Total 



1947 



230,872 



351,310 



221,990 



6 , 473 





,557 



817 ,202 



1948 



212,785 



138 , 099 



90,879 



5 , 419 





804 



447,986 



1949 



286,116 



186,262 



121,214 



5,720 







599,312 



1950 



217 , 049 



92,338 



71,651 



9,070 







390,108 



1951 



192,271 



136,628 



126,332 



10,116 







465,347 



1952 



217,721 



104 , 621 



152,761 



19 , 049 







494,152 



1953 



191,551 



128,523 



90,245 



3,516 







413,835 



1954 



138,624 



101,842 



36,938 



768 







278,172 



1955 



131,860 



95,027 



61,688 



5,941 







294,516 



Total 1,818,849 

 Percent 43 



1,334,650 

 32 



973,698 

 23 



66,072 

 2 



7; 



,361 

 2/ 



4,200,630 

 100.00 



1/ Mostly ponder OS a pine 

 2/ Less than 0,5 percent 



Ghang® from 

 1954 ; 1947 

 Percent 

 "5 -43 

 -7 "73 

 /67 -72 

 /674 -8 

 -100 



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