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felled into the roads which were not more than loo feet apart 

 so that the horses did not need to get out of the road. For exam- 

 ple, on the Henry operations in the White Mountains and the 

 Perley and Crockett job in North Carolina two sleds were not 

 used at all. A single bobsled brought the logs off the mountain- 

 side directly to the railroad. On less steep ground, however, the 

 two-sled is the standard method of getting the logs from the 

 skid ways to the railroad, drivable streams or mill. This sledding 

 can, of course, only be done after there is plenty of snow. Hence 

 the usual practice in the North Woods is to complete the felling 

 operations by Christmas if possible and then put in January and 

 February hauling. This gets the logs out of the woods before 

 the river opens in the spring and ready for the drive in March 

 and April. 

 The following figures were average costs, in 191 5 : 



PerM 



Felling and bucking $1 . 50 



Skidding 2 . 00 



Hauling to railway or river, 2 miles 2 . cx> 



Drive or railway haul to mill, distance 10 miles i .00 



$6.50 

 Felling costs are relatively high because the timber is small and 

 usually found on rough ground. Skidding is shown as a separate 

 cost altho as explained above it is frequently merged into the 

 hauling as a single operation of " yarding." A charge for two- 

 sledding to the railway or drivable stream is included to make 

 the estimate conservative although sometimes it is possible to 

 yard directly into the drivable stream or railway with a bobsled. 

 Likewise, the distance taken for the railway haul or drive is rather 

 longer than the average to avoid the possibility of having costs 

 which are too low. 



Expressed in terms of man hours and horse hours per M these 

 costs would be as follows : 



Man hours Horse hours 



Felling and bucking 3 



Skidding 3 4 



Hauling, 2 miles 5 7 



Driving or railway haul, 10 miles 4 



Total ic TT 



