FUEL WOOD 



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AMOUNT USED 



It is estimated that, at the present time, about 100,000,000 standard 

 cords of wood valued at $350,000,000 or about 83.50 per cord are used 

 every year in this country. This amount would be equivalent, assum- 

 ing that 500 bd.-ft. are equal to one cord, to 50,000,000,000 bd.-ft. 

 of material or 9,000,000,000 cu. ft., assuming that there are 90 cu. ft. of 

 solid wood per cord. 



Photograph by \elson C. Brown, 



FIG. 91. Beech, birch and maple cordwood cut and stacked for seasoning in the woods, 

 In the winter, this is hauled out on sleds. Photograph taken near Cadosia, Delaware Co., 

 New York. 



Sargent estimated that in 1880 there were used in this country 

 146,000,000 cords valued at $322,000,000 or $2.21 per cord. At that time 

 the population was only about 50,000,000, whereas it is now in excess of 

 100,000,000 people. In spite of the increase in population of over 100 

 per cent, therefore, the total amount of wood used for fuel has decreased 

 very considerably, owing to the introduction of other forms of fuel such 

 as gas, oil and coal as outlined above. 



