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represented by the timber in that unit and adding these together for 

 the total. 



Logging investments, location of camps, administration and depre- 

 ciation charges are determined after the completion of the examination 

 of the entire chance. 



For convenience in the field-work, and in order that swamping, skid- 

 ding, and landing costs may be determined quickly, cost tables for these 

 items have been compiled, a sample of which accompanies this article. 

 The one selected is for the Cceur d'Alene region, where, owing to the 

 comparative inaccessibility of the timber, freighting costs are high. 

 During the last i8 months labor costs have increased about 20 per cent, 

 and the costs of certain supplies have increased even more than that. 

 Therefore the swamping and skidding table would not be applicable 

 now for a small job that could be completed in a short time. The table 

 was compiled from representative figures, which covered a period of 

 three years. 



CONSTRUCTION OF TABLE 



As an illustration, the following explanation is given showing how 

 the table was constructed. During the last few years hay has averaged 

 $16 to $24 per ton and oats from about $25 to $30 per ton in the Coeur 

 d'Alene region. It will require from 90 pounds to 120 pounds of oats 

 and hay per team per day, depending on the size of the team. Most 

 operators in this locality feed about 50 to 60 pounds of hay and 40 

 pounds of oats per team per day. 



The cost of freighting ranges from about three-fourths of a cent to 

 one and one-half cents per pound. On this basis the cost per effective 

 day for a team and teamster is made up as follows : 



Teamster $2 . 75 to $3 . 00 



Feeding team (including freight) 2.00 to 2.50 



Shoes and nails 10 to .15 



Barn care, medicine, etc 15 to .25 



Feeding team during shut-downs 45 to .60 



Totals $5.45 $6.50 



The average is about $6 per day. The above figures are based on 

 the best available information for this particular locality. The capaci- 

 ties in these tables are based on actual figures from a large number of 

 operations in different parts of the region, where practically every log- 

 ging condition was encountered. 



The organization, or range in the cost per crew per day, is sufficiently 

 wide to adequately meet the varying conditions from the most favor- 

 able to the most difficult chances. The amounts handled per day, vary- 



