8 BULLETIN 753, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
CHARCOAL. 
In England it is said that the war has caused a revival of the dying 
charcoal industry. A great deal has been done with this fuel and 
there is a possibility of a like interest being aroused in this country 
as fuel conditions become acute. There are doubtless many places 
in the wooded districts of the East, especially near large cities, 
where charoal can be made to advantage in the next few years. 
Charcoal has a larger heating power per cubic foot than wood, a ton 
yielding about 2,000 horsepower, and it is cheaper to transport on 
account of its hght weight.1 
Table 4 gives the production of charcoal in the United States in 
1909. It is reported that Michigan and Wisconsin now lead in char- 
coal production. 
TABLE 4.—Charcoal production in 1909. 
State. Quantity. Value. 
Bushels. 
Mi CHIP ATL ales rs cys ele Sosa e sce ISIE lem in Le 13, 514, 106 $868, 003 
INGWeViOnkssiiese tie Sr see fs hee ae ZO ne eee ee eee 5, 147, 160 287, 103 
Pennsylvania sten aoc Noes ne sees eis aint cies ses ge See RE eee eee caries 16, 357, 598 936, 357 
"Alliother'S tates mass oe ceases ELSES y PCa 2 eee eee ee ye tees See 3, 998, 383 260, 181 
Motaleeeccss SORE LEE Gak Pea te re SORRY ATSC. Se 5 RR a ee ee eee Se. ee 39, 017, 247 2,351, 644 
1 Thirteenth Census, U. S. 1910, vol. 10, p. 622. 
SUPPLY OF FUEL WOOD. 
With the increased use of wood fuel which is likely to continue 
for several years, it is important to know how much fuel wood there 
is in the country and its local distribution and availability. An 
estimate of the total amount of firewood has never been made. Ten- 
tative figures show the following cords per farm in certain selected 
regions: 
No. of cords 
Region. per farm. 
Northern Vier montets2) 2228 U8 Ee ie ed ine eee 952 
SOubMeasterns PRENMS yal vl yee se ea ee eee ee ee eee 218 
Southern’ (imdiamas = teeta he cel i ee ae ee ee ie a 474 
Ge vatrsea Morn hei eh ea a Vs a 167 
Neorstihre rer) Minne tear hic Ic 344 
NOM EINE TT WATS CO TUS ra aS ee a Ml See RELU ees 317 
Southernt) Minnesota ce 2. Bak eee ee a oa 256 
astern Wo watt Sei Oe aise A OP See gk seo eee eens 243 
Southeastern Nebraska SD LINE 141 
OCeninenll Norn Cemolhin A ee ee ee 1 233 
INGRHACARErM Souln Oryeoling a 1, 978 
@entraly Pennmessee ss = Ses ee SE Eee Le 192 
Northern: AY aa mya 2 Sere Ea AN sis A Ag ere 1, 660 
Northern Mowisiam at. ee ee i Pee ere ee ee ee 2, dL5 
SoOuthermyMSSO Ura ee ke oe A a a a en 601 
WAV OTAGO oie oh i et 739 
1“ Logging and Lumbering,’ by C. A. Schenck. 
