THE USE OF WOOD FOR FUEL. 5 
A detailed survey of the use of wood and coal in selected localities 
in a number of States gave the following comparative data: 
TABLE 2.— Average annual consumption of coal and wood per family on farms in 
eight States. 
Coal, per family. Wood, per family. 
State and county. 
Tons. Value. Cords. Value. 
MAC ERTE IA MATIIOUIC) meee cas Jae Soak ee ace toe noes atee nee 0.1 $1.01 14.3 $65. 40 
New York (Otsego)...-.. 2.5 16.00 12.2 54.80 
Pennsylvania (Bucks)... 4.9 26.90 6.2 19.00 
Ohio (Champaign)......... 5.7 23.70 12.0 32.50 
\ RETREAT GREVERD (011) J ea aia ile a = a 3.0 20.70 ed 38.80 
IISIVERF EC OMOGY)) = ho725 <0 Sahoo soe <isjaicisive bee, c pura dee 3.9 29.57 4.8 22.40 
ORO ACO ty (GASLOD) ee ee ee eet tA I OR Ng SE eee i a 14.0 43.58 
BETREE: CORT O edgo eee Dea can a ee 5 coe POUR E Cote tee e EBS 54 sce setcrrat Baremeeerre 17.8 51.60 
LITO id SaaS OE ORO SORE TRE ee REE eae 2.5 14.74 11.1 41.01 
1 From Farmers’ Bulletin 635, ‘‘ What the Farm Contributes Directly to the Farmer’s Living,” by W. C. 
Funk. See also Depa linent of Agriculture Bulletin 410, ‘‘ Value to Farm Families of Food, Fuel, and Use 
of House,” by W. C. Funk. 
TABLE 3.—Average annual consumption of wood per person in eight States, show- 
ing the per cent of wood bought and the per cent furnished by the farm. 
Per person. Per cent. 
State and county. senna ea 
Cords. Value. Bought. Furnished 
by farm. 
“ORSTER(ETETE (CLUGETATOY LN epee nh oN vee ae RO ee 3.0 $13. 62 3.0 97.0 
MemMMMOank(OLSCLO) je <cise one Sais Macca tijele au maathel ee 3.1 13.70 1.8 98.2 
Penasyivanic (BUCKS) 37522. ALES RAE! NSD ee 1.2 3.65 5.8 94.2 
Pe reMMUHARTED) SIST1) ee ey Balt sig ee ee ais ods See 2.9 7.93 6.2 93.8 
IMESCOHSHNCIOUETSON) © cose eee CPR 0 1.1 5.34 Wart 92.3 
Reee ANNES OIICLY)) sap a> cio. se wa eerste oes awe whe a eae 1.7 ChePA lpececemebee 100.0 
MWarnn@arolina (Gaston) 22.205 2022 2 ee ee 3.1 9.68 3.9 96.1 
Georgia (Troup).-....-.... Bee Aca Deane nace Goat AoE eRe 3.3 QO oe Bute ae 100.0 
A ORES ESSE EEE BOOB ABCD AOE OES Be AOR BOE AE AOE Sc 2.4 9.04 3.55 96. 45 
INDUSTRIAL USE OF WOOD FUEL. 
The use of wood fuel by factories reached its greatest development 
in New England during the acute coal shortage of the winter of 
1917-18, because this section was practically shut off for a time from 
all supplies of bituminous coal, which is the factory fuel. Com- 
plete information is not available on the quantity of wood used by 
the factories or how extensive its use was throughout New England, 
but it is known that a great many factories were forced to use wood 
to keep in operation. One dealer reported that he had shipped 5,500 
cords of wood to the factories in eastern Massachusetts. 
Such use of wood will come about only through necessity, as it 
costs at least three tinres as much as soft coal. The only reason for 
using it, therefore, is to keep the factories running. This points to 
the fact that in wood fuel the country has a reserve or substitute fuel 
which can be drawn upon in an emergency, not only to supply domes- 
