Iowa Saw-Log Production and Sawmill Industry, 1969

James E. Blyth

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Iowa Saw-Log Production and Sawmill Industry, 1969

Informally Refereed

Authors:

James E. Blyth

Year:

1972

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NC-136. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Iowa loggers harvested nearly 47 million board feet of saw logs in 1969. Leading species were soft maple, elm, red oak, and cottonwood. Three-fifths of the wood residue generated at 63 Iowa sawmills was not used.

Keywords

wood residue, lumber, mill size, export

Citation

Blyth, James E. 1972. Iowa Saw-Log Production and Sawmill Industry, 1969. Research Note NC-136. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station