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down the bark, but this method is only employed on the most moun- 

 tainous topography. On some operations special sleds are constructed 

 for carrying from i| to 2\ cords to the load. 



One crew of men will frequently fell the timber and peel enough 

 bark to make from 3 to 4 cords per day. Four men will peel from 6 to 8 

 cords daily, and also cut the timber into saw logs. The latter sized crew is 

 estimated to peel about 240 to 270 cords in a season. Seven men will often 

 load four cars daily, each car having a capacity of from 6 to 7 cords of bark. 



Photograph by If. S. Forest Service. 



FIG. 14. Method of hauling hemlock bark from a mixed forest along the Castleman River 

 in Garrett Co., Maryland. From one to two cords or more are often hauled in each 

 load. 



The cost of producing hemlock bark may be summarized as follows: 

 These costs were secured in 1914 as an average of several prominent bark- 

 peeling operations. 



COST OF PRODUCING HEMLOCK BARK 



Operation. 



Cost per Cord. 



Cutting and peeling. 

 Hauling to landing . 



Loading 



Railway hauling 



Supervision 



$2 . 30 to $2 . 60 

 . 90 to i . 20 

 . 50 to .60 



. 20 tO . 30 



.25 to .40 

 $4.15 to $5.10 



