Bingham Bulletin | 1918-06-07 | Page 4 | Pulpwood Consumption and Wood Pulp Production

PULPWOOD CONSUMPTION AND WOOD PULP PRODUCTION The total pulpwood consumption in the United States during 1917 is estimated esti-mated by the forest service,' on the basis of reports made by the pulp mills, at 6,536,802 cords, an increase of approximately 6 per cent over the 1916 figures. Not aU the mills have yet made their returns, but the figures fig-ures of the preliminary estimate are not ' expected to be materially changed when the final compilations are completed. In 1917, domestic spruce formed 45.8 per cent of the total, as against 45.9 per cent In 1916; Imported spruce formed 11.5 per cent in il917 and 13.4 per cent in 1916. ' Wood pulp production . in 1917 . is estimated at 3,4S4ili tons, as compared com-pared with 3J27110 tons In 191(1. The 1917 production included 1,498,704 tons of mechanical pulp, 1,468,395 tons of sulphite pulp, 421,671 tons of soda pulp, and 75,740 tons of sulphate pulp.