. An analysis of Pennsylvania's forest resources. Forests and forestry Pennsylvania; Forest management Pennsylvania. Lumberand Sawlogs Sawlogs, which are manufac- tured into lumber and other sawed products, have dominated the vol- ume of timber harvested for products since the first stand was logged over 300 years ago. By 1860 Pennsylvania led the Nation in lumber production, a position it held through 1870. During these 10 years, annual output was about 2 billion board feet, ap- proximately one-sixth of the Nation's total. Production continued to climb until it reached a peak of billion b
. An analysis of Pennsylvania's forest resources. Forests and forestry Pennsylvania; Forest management Pennsylvania. Lumberand Sawlogs Sawlogs, which are manufac- tured into lumber and other sawed products, have dominated the vol- ume of timber harvested for products since the first stand was logged over 300 years ago. By 1860 Pennsylvania led the Nation in lumber production, a position it held through 1870. During these 10 years, annual output was about 2 billion board feet, ap- proximately one-sixth of the Nation's total. Production continued to climb until it reached a peak of billion board feet in 1889. By the early 1900's it had dropped to about 300 million board feet, and since then has gener- ally increased to its current level of about 500 million board feet. Softwoods dominated the indus- try until about 1910 (Fig. 19). Soft- wood production then declined until the mid-1920's when it leveled off at about 85 million board feet. Figure 20 shows the trends, in percent, of major species groups from the time of peak production to 1976. In the 1800's, hemlock and white pine were the major species cut for lumber since they were the species with the largest and best trees and since they had established markets. Now there is little softwood volume in the state, so hardwoods naturally dominate lumber production. Various oak species account for 50 percent of the production. Most of this lumber is going into furniture, for which oak has recently established itself as a featured species. Cherry, ash. and maple also are valuable hardwood species, and they account for most of the remaining production. The number of sawmills con- tinues to decline. In 1947 the number of mills operating in the state stood at a record 2,745 (Bones and Sher- wood 1979). By 1954 the number had dropped to 2,379, and by 1964 there were 999 mills. The industry survey showed that there were 740 operating sawmills during 1976. This trend does not indicate a decrease in pro- duction, however, si
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