AN ANALYSIS OF LOGGING COSTS IN ONTARIO 

 Compiled by G. A. Mulloy and W. M. Robertson 



It is customary for students in the Faculty of Forestry in the Uni- 

 versity of Toronto to visit a logging camp during the Christmas vaca- 

 tion and report upon a prescribed schedule the operation under obser- 

 vation, including costs, etc. 



The following data have been compiled from a large number of these 

 reports, supplemented and checked by data of the compilers. They 

 represent averages for the Province of Ontario and may be of interest, 

 especially on account of their completeness and arrangement. 



Camp Equipment 



Blacksmith outfit $200. cx) 



Kitchen stoves and cooking outfit 300.00 



Other stoves 60.00 



Blankets, 150 pairs 450.00 



Stationery and ofiRce fittings 100.00 



$1,110.00 



General Equip tnent 



12 teams at $450 each $5,400.00 



12 sets harness at $45 540.00 



12 pairs double-trees at $3.50 each 42.00 



10 cross-cut saws at $4.75 47-50 



2 dozen d. b. axes at $12 per dozen 24.00 



3 dozen s. b. axes at $8 per dozen. 24.00 



5 dozen handles at 25 cents each 15.00 



500 feet decking line, $15 per 100 feet 75-00 



I/2 dozen blocks at $1.75 each 10.50 



314 dozen cant-hooks at $15 per dozen 52.50 



6 pairs wedges at 25 cents a pair i .50 



1 dozen sledge-hammers, 3 pounds, $6 per dozen. 6.00 



2 grindstones 5.00 



I dozen shovels 9.00 



I sprinkler 75- 00 



12 hauling sleds made in camp, $60 each 720.00 



7,047 . 00 



$8,157-00 



Depreciation charged to each project with exception of camp equip- 

 ment. 



Improvements : 



Camps for 100 men $2,000.00 



Building 6 miles tote road at $300 per mile 1,800.00 



3,800.00 



$11,957.00 

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