Government Estimates 1950 Lumber Fr | .' rroductron

Lumber production in the Uniterl States in 1950 reached a new high since the early twenties, according to a report issued out of Washington by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Agriculture. It .ras made up from data compiled from the 1950 Annual Survey of Manufacturcrs under the direction of the Census Bureau.

These figures show an increase t,f about 18 per cent over the estimated production for 1949, rvhich was 32.2 billion board feet. It is reported that this great increase in lumber production lvas made up from the small mill section of the sawmill industry.

Softwood lumber accounted for 30.6 billion board feet in the 1950 totals, approximately 15 per cent above the 19.19 estimates, and hardwood lumber totalled 7.4 billion

30 Billion

board feet. an increase of about 30 oer cent over the 7949 totals.

The figures for 1950 as well as for 1949 were obtained from a sample survey of the sawmills and planing mill industry conducted as part of the Annual Survey of Manufacturers. Final and detailed data on 1950 lumber production will appear in the Annual Survey of Manufacturers Bulletin, to come later.

No figures on production by states are offered in the preliminary report on 1950. In 1949 Oregon led all states with 7.2billion board feet, California was second with 3.8 billion board feet, and Washington third with 3.4 billion board feet.

Table l.-Lumber: Production of Softwoods and Hardwoods, by Geographic Region, for the United States, 1950 and 1949 (In thousands of boa;d feet, lumber tally)

1950

East

Geographic regionr

UNITED STATES TOTAL

New England States

Middle Atlantic SLates

Lake States

Central States

Prairic States

South Atlantic States

East Gulf States

Lower Mississippi States

West

North Pacific States

South Pacific States

North Rocky Mountain States

South Rockv Mountain States

NOTE: The 1949 and 1950 estimates are based upon a_sample survey. The chances are 2 out of 3 that the unstarred figures do not vary from actual production by more than 5 per cent, the one-starred fignre. by more than 10 per cerlt, anrl tiie iwo-staried ngures by more than 15 per cent. The chances are 19 out of 20 that the estimateJwill n-ot vary from the true figur". b,r' -ore than twice the percentages indicated. The three-starred figures are less reliable and are shown only to indicate thcir ielative'magnitude. ^ lNew England States comprise: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermon"t. Middle Atlantic States cornprise:_Delaware, M.arylarr.d, New_ Je.rsey, New York,-and Pennsylvania. Lake States comprise: Michigan, Minnesota, and Wis- consin. Central States,comprise: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia. "Prairie States'comprise: Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. South Atlantic St_qtes comprise: North Carolina, South Carolina, and Viiginia. East Gulf States'comPrise: Atabama, Florida, and Georgia. Lower Mississippi States comprise: Arka6sas, Mississippi, Oklahoira, and Texas. North pacific States _comprise: Oregon and Washington. South Pacific States comprise: California and Nevjda. North Rocky Mountain States com- prise: Idaho and Montana. South Rocky Mountain States comprise: Arizona, Colorado, Nerv lfexico, South Dakoia, Utah, and Wyoming.

Long-Bell Starts New Sawmill

at Vaughn, Oregon

The new sawmill of the Long-Bell Lurnber Cc.,mpany, at Vaughn, Oregon, started turning its u'heels earlv in July, and is now in continuous operation. ft n'as built to replace one destroyed by fire. It is modern in every particular, Filer & Stowell equipped with a 9 foot band headrig, a 44 foot carriage, a new type hydraulic edger, and will cut 150,000 feet of lumber on an 8 hour sl-rift. The mill is electrically operated, lvith additional compressed air equipment.

The big new planing rnill is under construction, and will be as modern in its equipment as the sar.r'mill. This mill is known as the Vaughn Division of the Long-Bell Lumber Company, and the local general manager is George S. Hays.

There is no r,vood rvaste at this new mill. all portions of the log not suitable for lumber being converted into hog fuel and transported over a belt convel'or to the power plant, located on the lvestern end of the mill.

Associated Molding Co. Makes Improvements

Associated Molding Co. is putting its yard at 7125 Anaheim-Telegraph This company is also planning to put kiln.

in a railroad spur at Road, Los Angeles. in an additional dry