TIGHT COOPERAGE 



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both at the mill and also at the railroad where they are usually inspected 

 by the purchaser. 



These stave mills do not run regularly and the annual output is com- 

 monly only about 900,000 to 1,200,000 staves, although it may be as high 

 as 2,000,000 staves. 



Photograph by U. S. Forest Service. 



FIG. 38. Stave jointers or listing machines in operation at a tight stave mill in Arkansas, 

 the center of production of both tight and slack cooperage stock. 



The following table shows the men required in one of these stave 

 mills, the daily wage paid and the milling cost per thousand staves: 

 COST OF MANUFACTURING TIGHT STAVES 



Milling Cost 



