98 Forest Club Annual 



Examples of fire line work in Villas County. 



No. 1. 



Team labor on fire line 2^ miles long $ 20.08 



Men 's labor 20.70 



Ranger 's labor 18.00 



Board for men and team 30.22 



Total cost $ 89.00 



Cost per mile $ 35.60 



Width of fire line, 2 rods ; ploughed strip, 1 rod. 

 No. 2. 



Team labor on fire line 256 rods long $ 21.90 



Men 's labor 24.10 



Ranger 's labor 21.00 



Board for men and team 35.04 



Total cost $102.04 



Cost per mile $125.05 



The above fire lines were made without reference to old 

 railroad grades. 



The following were made from old railroad grades. 



Cost of pulling ties on 3 miles of old railroad grades. 



....$ 35.00 



Team work 20.08 



Board for men and team .. 25.92 



Total .. $ 81.00 



Average cost per mile $ 27.00 



The average cost of pulling and piling ties from old rail- 

 road grades is about $12.00 per mile ; the average cost of burn- 

 ing the same, about $35.00 per mile. Four men burn about 

 100 rods per day. Two men and a team can, under favorable 

 conditions, plow about 90 to 100 rods of old railroad grade per 

 day. The average cost of roads or fire lines made from old 

 railroad grades, burning not included, is about $35.00 per 

 mile. Old railroad grades are left in shape so that they may 

 be used as either fire lines or roads. Fire lines made without 



