Bark & Mulch - Forest Industries Data Collection System

Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Gallagher Business Building, Room 231
The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana 59812-6840

OMB No. 0596-0010
Expires 12-31-09

STATE YEAR—Bark & Mulch
Forest Industries Data Collection System

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

The objective of this survey is to collect and compile basic data on the source and volume of raw
materials used by the forest products industry in STATE and the volumes and types of finished wood
products produced in the state. Figures from individual firms will be held strictly confidential. Only
summarized data for the industry and for geographic areas will be made available. This report is
authorized by Public Law 98-378. While you are not required to respond, your cooperation is needed to
make the results of this study comprehensive, accurate, and timely.
Please fill out the attached questionnaire as completely and accurately as you can. Some of the
items may not apply to your firm's operations. In that case, please proceed to the next item.
If you have questions concerning the completion of this questionnaire, please call toll free to
Steve Hayes, Todd Morgan, or Jason Brandt, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, 1-877-7002237 for assistance.
When you have completed the questionnaire, please mail the questionnaire in the enclosed
postage-paid reply envelope to the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, or fax to (406) 2432086.
Thank you for your cooperation and assistance. You will be mailed a report when it is
complete.

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 50 minutes per response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Department of Agriculture, Clearance Officer, OIRM, Room 404-W. Washington,
DC 20250; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (OMB# 0596-0010), Washington, DC 20503.

I. Plant Profile
Please complete a separate questionnaire for each plant

A.

Plant name _____________________________________________________________

B.

Mailing address _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

C.

Location (if different from mailing address above)
Street address _________________________________________________________
City or town _____________________________

D.

County _________________

Name of person completing questionnaire ____________________________________
title ___________________________________
telephone number ________________________

Type of plant (check one): ___ Bark facility

F.

___ Other (specify type)______________________

What year did your facility open? ____________________________________
Was this facility active in YEAR? _____________________________________

G.

Shift and annual production capacity of your facility in YEAR -- estimate capacity after considering normal
maintenance and down time -- in other words, the amount you could have produced if you had sufficient supplies of
raw materials and firm market demand for your products.
Shift
Capacity
Production capacity (specify units):
Other capacity: (specify units):

__________
___________

Annual
Capacity
_______________
_______________

H.

How many days did your facility operate in YEAR _____________ # of shifts / day ______

I.

Hours per shift ________________________

J.

On average, how many employees worked at your facility in YEAR
Production workers including line supervisors ___________
Administrative and clerical workers

___________

II. Flow of Raw Materials in Calendar YEAR
A.

Please indicate the raw material type (chips, sawdust, shavings, bark, recycled) NOT ROUNDWOOD received
for manufacture of product, the volume received (specify units – green tons, dry tons, BDU, cubic yards, etc.)
and the state or country (if from outside the U.S.)
Raw material Type

Volume (specify units)

State or Country (if outside the U.S.)

III. Flow of Finished Products in YEAR
A. Please indicate the volume and sales value (f.o.b. your facility) of products produced and shipped in YEAR, and indicate the percentage of shipments to each
geographic region, using the map on the next page for reference.
--------------------------------------------------------------- Market Areas --------------------------------------------------Product Type

Decorative bark
Mulch
Other*
Other*

Volume & units

Total Sales
Value

STATE

Far
West

Rocky
Mountain

NorthCentral

South

Northeast

______________

$ __________

____%

____%

_____%

____%

____%

______________

$ __________

____%

____%

_____%

____%

______________

$ __________

____%

____%

_____%

______________

$ __________

____%

____%

_____%

*For other, please describe product.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Canad
a

Pacific
Rim
Countries

Other
Countries

____%

____%

_____%

_____%

____%

____%

____%

_____%

_____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

_____%

_____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

____%

_____%

Alaska

North Dakota
Minnesota

2
Wisconsin

Washington
South Dakota

Michigan

4

Montana

Maine

Iowa

Oregon
Nebraska

Indiana

Ohio

VT

Illinois

NH

Idaho

6
Wyoming

1

Kansas

Missouri

3

CT

RI

Pennsylvania
NJ

Nevada
California

MA

New York

MD

Utah

DE

Colorado
West
Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Arizona
New Mexico

North Carolina
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Mississippi

5

South
Carolina
Georgia

Alabama
Texas
Louisiana

2
Hawaii
Florida