The value added by sawmilling in the Appalachian hill country of Ohio and Kentucky

Orris D. McCauley; James C. Whittaker

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The value added by sawmilling in the Appalachian hill country of Ohio and Kentucky

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Orris D. McCauley, James C. Whittaker

Year:

1967

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NE-67. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4p.

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Abstract

The difference between log costs and lumber values at 40 sawmills in the Appalachian hill country of Ohio and Kentucky provides an estimate of the value added by sawmill production. Based on these estimates, sawmilling contributed about $12.8 million to the region's economy in 1962.

Citation

McCauley, Orris D.; Whittaker, James C. 1967. The value added by sawmilling in the Appalachian hill country of Ohio and Kentucky. Research Note NE-67. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4p.