98 BULLETIN 440, U. S. DEPAETMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 



In this example the mill is situated on a common carrier. If it 

 were not, there would be an additional cost for hauling lumber to 

 the railroad. Since the mill is at some distance from the timber, a 

 rather high charge is involved in truck hauling with horses or a trac- 

 tion engine. In an operation of this type more care and work in the 

 yard is necessary than in smaller operations. A planer is usually 

 operated in connection with the miU and a portion of the cut surfaced 

 before sale. Loading on cars is a more expensive operation than 

 loading on wagons for hauling. 



LARGE BAND MILL OPERATION. 



Operating costs: 



Logging — Per 1,000 feet. 



Felling |0. 22 



Bucking 08 



Limbing 35 



Yarding labor, etc 1. 58 



Yarding maintenance .22 



Cables 20 



Loading 25 



Railroad operation 50 



Railroad maintenance 75 



Unloading 03 



Railroad construction 80 



Woods supervision 22 



$5. 20 



Sawmill — 



Pond 07 



Sawing 1. 15 



Sawmill supplies 18 



Sawmill maintenance .- .32 



Sawmill supervision 05 



Sorting 25 



2.02 



Sawmill yard- 

 Distributing 25 



PiUng 40 



Surfacing 35 



Kilning 30 



Loading 50 



Super\dsion and upkeep .15 



L95 



General expense (overhead) — 



Taxes and fire insm-ance .40 



Liability insurance 35 



SelUng 25 



Superintendence and office .40 



L40 



Depreciation — Average 1- 10 



Total cost 11. 67 



