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diameter at the small end was more than 12 inches were counted 

 at 28 per M feet, B. M., while the other faced ties were counted 

 at 32 per M. feet B. M. 3.5 per cent of the faced ties were over 

 12 inches, and were counted by the Forest Officer at 28 per M. 

 This amount is too small to have any appreciable effect on the 

 ^tumpage value per tie. At 28 per M. feet B. M., each tie is 

 worth $0,089, while those counted at 32 per M. are valued at 

 $0,078 per tie. 



SUMMARY 



Cost per Tie F. O. B. Cars at Boom 



SAWN 

 HEWN TIES TIES* 



Squares Drys Firsts Seconds 



Marking $0,140 $0,120 $0,100 $0,080 $0,240 



Brush Disposal o.oii o.on o.oii o.oii * 



Hauling & Yarding 0.090 0.090 0.090 0.090 0.050 



Placing in River 0.005 0.005 0.005 0OO5 ooo5 



Driving 0.060 0.060 0.060 0.060 0.060 



Booming 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008 0.008 



Loading on Cars 0.020 0.020 0.020 0.020 0.020 



Supervision 0.043 0.043 0.043 0.043 0.043 



Interest on Capital o.oio o.oio o.oio o.oio o.oio 



Total $0,387 $0,367 $0,347 $0,327 $0,436 



Stumpage 0.089 0.078 0.078 0.078 * 



Grand Total $0,476 $0,445 $0,425 $0,405 * 



Total cost of average hewn tie $0,415. 



*Cut on Company's own holdings where they make no disposal of brush 

 and no data is available on stumpage. 



