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ficiently high prices. Six trips per day are commonly made on a i-mile 

 haul on the average country road, 4 trips on a 2-mile, 3 trips on a 3-mile 

 and 2 trips on a 4-mile haul. The inconsistency apparent in these 

 figures is explained by the fact that in the larger number of trips per day, 



Photograph by U- S. Forest Service. 



FIG. 94. Hauling cordwood near Custer City, Pennsylvania. This load contains about 

 i^ cord of beech and hard maple. About 100,000,000 cords of fuel wood are annually 

 consumed in this country. 



relatively more time is taken up in loading and unloading. The follow- 

 ing table shows the approximate total cost per cord of cutting and 



8F'teftsr 



Total Cost 



with Interest, 



per Cord. 



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Total Cost 



with Interest, 



per Cord. 



