LOGGING METHODS 423 



About 500 board feet constitutes a load under the latter con- 

 dition. The choice of methods depends on the season of the 

 year. In rough sections and for distances greater than ^-mile 

 the logs are usually yarded to skidways and then hauled on 

 wagons or sleds to the mill. On rough and steep places a single 

 horse is used for skidding, while on favorable bottoms two horses 

 are employed. 



On one operation yarding with one horse to a skidway not 

 more than 200 feet distant costs about 75 cents per thousand 

 with an additional sled haul charge of $1.49 per thousand for 

 distances up to f -mile. On another operation where single teams 

 were used with carts in summer and sleds in winter, the cost of 

 haul was $3 per thousand for a maximum distance of |-mile 

 and an average haul of |-mile. On an operation which yarded 

 its logs to skidways and hauled on sleds for an average distance 

 of j-mile, the cost of logging was as follows: 



Felling and bucking. 



Brush disposal 



Swamping 



Skidding 



Logging roads 



Hauling 



Camp depreciation. , 



Total 



Cost per 1000 

 board feet. 



.S3. 



The men were boarded in a camp run by the company. The 

 rate was 75 cents per day with free bunk house privileges, the 

 laborers furnishing their own bedding. 



On another operation where the skidding distance averaged 

 150 feet and the average haul was three-eighths of a mile, the 

 contract price delivered at the mill was $5 per thousand, as 

 follows : 



Felling, bucking, swamping and brush disposal. 

 Yarding and hauling 



■Total 



Cost per 1000 

 board feet. 



$2.00 

 3.00 



$5- 00 



