HARVESTING TANBARK 



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friction produced checks its speed. This method breaks up the 

 bark and is used only when necessary. 



The preferable form of transport where the ground is not too 

 steep for horses is to load the bark on a sled or dray holding two 

 to two and one-half cords and drag it to the loading dock along 

 the railroad. A common form of sled consists of two 15-foot 

 birch poles with the rear ends dragging and the front ends 

 fastened to a short sled. A bunk built on the rear of the runner 

 carries a roller used in tightening the binding rope on the load. 

 Another form consists of a sled with iron wood runners 12 feet 

 long, turned up at both ends, so that the sled may be dragged in 

 either direction. The sled is equipped with stakes to hold the 

 bark, and also with rollers to aid in tightening the binding 

 ropes. 



Both forms of sleds are pulled either with one or two horses. 

 One man with a team will haul daily from eight to ten cords, and 

 with one horse, from five to six cords. 



Output. — A crew of two men will fell the timber and peel from 

 three to four cords per day. This does not include making the 

 tree into logs. Four men will peel from five to eight cords daily 

 and cut the timber into logs. A crew of the latter size can peel 

 about 250 cords in a season. 



Peeling 



Hauling: 



I teamster $2 . 00 per day 



1 teamster, board .60 per day 



2 horses, labor at 2 . 00 per day 



2 horses, board at i.oo per day 



$5 . 60 per day 

 for 9 cords. 

 Loading :2 



7 men at $1.70 per day $11.90 



7 men, board at S.60 per day 4. 20 



Total. 



$16.10 



for 25 cords. 



Cost per cord.i 



$2.00 



.65 



13-27 



' 2240 pounds. 



2 Seven men loaded 4 cars daily, each car having a capacity of from 6 to 7 cords, depending on 

 the care in stowing e.tercised by the men. 



