Logging Industry
By webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
United States
November 1, 2007 11:05am CST
I live in Minnesota USA which has hundreds of thousands of acres of forests. Now logging is a big business in Minnesota. There are quite a few companies that cut the trees down and plant many thousand new trees yearly to replace whats lost thus adding more oxegyn producing trees. They truck the logs all over the US. On a short trip the other day up north I must have seen about 50 trucks on the way there and back all heading south. More than likely to the Minneapolis train yards for shipping them to other states. I love ssing these trucks as I know snow isn't too far off not. What type of business is your area known for that ships the product all over the place? Yes, I took this photo from my car as I drove the highway at 75 MPH. HAHAHAHA! Just me I reckon.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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6 responses
@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
1 Nov 07
Hi here where we live in our small town its the head of the logging industry for this province.Its the only main work there is,logging.My boyfriend works in the woods driving a "DELIMBER"which is a machine that takes the braches off the trees.Hes been doing this for 25 years,since he was 16 years old,haha.Its true!Hes a very hard worker and alot of companies would like to have him because of his experience in the woods and with machines.He could drive one with his eyes closed and fix it like that too.hahaha.The trees are shipped to the U.S.A,but right now its not that good because our money is worth more than american money.It hasnt been like this for about 30-40 years i think.
Peanutjar:)
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
1 Nov 07
Kewl deal. We have a factory in Cloquet Minnesota that
revolves around the logging biz. They make matches,
chopsticks, and popsicle sticks. It's called Potlatch.
I love watching the logs getting cut into thin sheets of
wood then like watching the pulp being processed for the
matches. It's a smelly factory and the whole town stinks
of wood pulp year round. Ugghh!!
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
1 Nov 07
Here at the mill they make "Crates","wood chips"and""wood flooring"and sell them to other countries.Its not smelly at all,but at night when its quiet and if there is humidity in the air we acn hear the machines working outside and we live 10 minutes away from it,picture the people who live across from it,no wonder they all have their houses for sale.Hahaha,I would not live beside it for sure.
Peanutjar:)
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@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
1 Nov 07
I live in the cotton growing centre of Australia. When the cotton is harvested it's all along the roadside...pretty untidy looking I reckon. We also have cattle and sheep and it's a crop growing area too, mainly wheat but also oats, barley and other fodder crops.
I serve fuel when required and people come to my door to let me know I'm wanted. Yesterday, a guy came who wanted to know if I had 300 - 400 litres of diesel for his header which was about 5 minutes away. I assured him that was ok.
These units are massive, the front tyres are as tall as I am, 173cms or 5'9". To get the fuel in they open a door at the rear, pull down a ladder and take the nozzle up into the works. I was so excited as I'd never been so close to one before even though they drive past all the time in cotton picking season. They tow the cutters lengthwise while on the road...the cutters are about 8 metres long. During operation they are placed across the front of the header.
I went back home to get my camera...I live across the road and 2 doors down but I couldn't find it...doh!
I love living out in the bush away from the traffic, smog and rush of life in the city.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
1 Nov 07
I'd love some day to visit the bush out there as well. My dream vacation is to an area along those lines mostly for a photographic vacation. Thanks for all this info also.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
1 Nov 07
I am from Mich originally. I've been living in Minnesota since 1975.
I lived in Alpena and Iron River as well as a few other cities, so I know about the logging in the UP. Thanks for sharing. I was born and raised in Dearborn Heights suburb of Detroit.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@shenfei (187)
• China
10 Nov 07
Hi,I'm from China. Sorry I don't come because of the topic. It is the name"minnesota" that attracted my attention. I have a uncle living there and I hope one day I can go and study there. I heard that Minnesota is a nice state with a lot of lakes and forests. I always like places that have natural scenes. Looking forward to the day I get there. It is one of my sweetist dreams. Wish you happy and healthy.
@teapotmommommerced (10359)
• United States
10 Nov 07
In our town the main crop is milk from the dairy industry. We have more cows here than people. We also have lots of farm land and being in Central California USA we can grow most anything that will grow in a temprate climat.
@pcsourcepoint (631)
• New Zealand
2 Nov 07
Well Bob, I'm from Auckland, New Zealand, and Forestry, and it's associated industries (packaging, tissues, specialist wood products, pulp and paper, etc) is a major exporter and employer for the country. Working for the top NZ company as senior Packaging Technician, it was generally a well paid industry from the bottom up. The company also attracted International Paper (IP) from the United States as a major share holder a few years back.
After IP sold out, global wood oversupply and competition, cost cutting, etc, the company was brought by one of NZ's richest men (I think for a few billion cash/shares) and everything was stream lined for efficiency...But forestry is still a major business in New Zealand - because there is so much forestry land relative to the size of NZ...
