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X. H. Agr. Experiment Station 



[Bulletin 318 



Because of the grades involved, it is not possible to make any accurate 

 comparison between these prices and those which have prevailed in the 

 past. 



Transportation of Forest Products 



Wherever a commodity like forest products has both bulk and low val- 

 ue, transportation charges become important. When value is low, trans- 

 portation charges on a relatively short haul may offset the price paid at 

 the mill for the product. Thus for economical transportation, low-value 

 logs can be shipped only short distances — the lower the value of the logs 

 the shorter the haul. 



Transportation charges for sawlogs do not vary appreciably with val- 

 ue of the product, but depend largely upon volume and weight. There- 

 fore, it becomes economically possible to transport high-ciuality. higii- 

 value logs much greater distances than low-quality, low- value logs. Ac- 



A portable mill. The truck shown here is of the type most commonly used for 

 transporting logs and lumber in the area. 



cordingly, industries which are located at great distances from the sup- 

 ])ly area liavc been considered as part of the demand picture; but only if 

 those industries were in the habit of purchasing high-value products. 

 For low-grade timber we have included only those industries within, or 

 lying very close to, the area. 



Bfi-au^f much of the hauling is 

 Table Q.—Chargcs for trucking logs done by regular truckmen and 

 various distances, 1938 charges are relatively uniform it 



- has been possible to summarize 



Distance CIi;.i-l- j.er them in Table 9. Unlike milk 



Trucked M bd. ft. trucking charges in many sections. 



~Miles Dollars forest products rates tend to vary 



TT ] r. 1 nn 'i rn ^^'Jf-h distauce. Table 9 pertains 



under 2 1.00 1.50 , , , ^ r \ n 



2 r 1 50 •> 00 rougli logs and refers to the 



g jQ 2 00 2 75 hauling charge for picking up flic 



Over 10 ^ ^ . ' 2^50 and up ^^- ^'"O"^ ^^'^ r^^^^ ^[ ^^^^ ?;?^^*-^ ''"'^ 



——-——————_ _^^__--^ transportmg it to the mill. 



