UTILIZATION OF ASH. 



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profitableness of forest management for ash, seldom, if ever, will it 

 be safe to count on using steam logging, as the areas under manage- 

 ment will be too small. The greater cost of the stationary over the 

 j)ortable mill logging (where horses are used to haul the logs) is 

 offset considerably by the greater possibilities of profitable disposal 

 of mill-cull lumber and slabs by the former, and by the possibilities 

 of closer utilization and better manufacture, resulting in a greater 

 output and better grades of lumber. Furthermore, very small lots of 

 timber containing from 5,000 to 10,000 feet or less in a place can 

 often be profitably logged to a stationary mill, while a minimum of 

 from 50,000 to 100,000 feet is usually necessary to make it profitable 

 to set up a portable mill. (See Pis. II and III.) 



Table 17. — Cost of producing ash Imn'ber f. o. ft. shipping pomt from timber 



located from 6 to 10 miles distant. 



A. PORTABLE MILL IN THE TIMBER. 

 [Minimum stand to bo cut 100,000 feet.] 



Low. Average. High 



Cutting and bucking up i 



Skidding to mill, average distance ons-iourth mile 



Sawing and yarding of lumber 



Hauling and loading on cars 



Depreciation 



Total 



SI. 00 

 2.50 

 3.00 

 2.50 

 1.00 



$1.50 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 1.00 



$2.00 

 5.50 

 5.00 

 5.50 

 1.00 



10.00 



14.50 



19.00 



B. SMALL STATIONARY MILL ON THE RAILROAD WITH HORSE LOG TRANSPORTA- 

 TION. 



[No minimum limit to the amount cut from one particular stand.] 



Cutting and bucking up 



Skidding, loading, and hauling logs to mill 



Sawing ' 



Depreciation 



Total 



SO. 75 

 7.50 

 3.00 

 1.00 



$1.25 



10.00 



4.00 



1.00 



12.25 



16.25 



$1.75 



12.50 



5.00 



1.00 



20.25 



C. LARGE STATIONARY MILL ON THE RAILROAD WITH STEAM LOG TRANSPORTA- 

 TION. 



[Minimum limit of 10 million feet on tract logged.] 



Cutting and bucking up 



Skidding, average distance one-half mile. . 

 Loading and hauling logs to mill by steam 



Milling, including sticking and loading 



Depreciation 



Total 



.fO. 75 



$1.25 



2.75 



4.50 



1.50 



. 2.50 



3.00 



4.00 



1.00 



1.00 



9.00 



13.25 



$1.75 

 6.00 

 3.50 

 5.00 

 1.00 



17.25 



1 The range in costs is higher here than in B and C because the operations usually are smaller and more 



expensive. 



VALUE OF STANDING TIMBER. 



The value of standing ash timber in any particular locality may 

 be figured by subtracting from its local f . o. b. value the cost of pro* 

 duction and a reasonable margin for profit on the money invested. 



