SELLING WOODLOT PRODUCTS ON MICHIGAN FARMS. 



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TABLE 11.— COST OF SHIPPING GREEN AND AIR-DEY 1-INCH LUMBER, PER THOUSAND BOARD 

 FEET, WITH RATES OF FROM 2 TO 10 CENTS PER HUNDRED POUNDS. 



Weights used are those shown in Table S, columns 1 and 2. 



Rate in cents per hundred pounds. 



3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 



Cost of shipping per 1,000 board feet. 



10. 



^^ (S^y.; 



f Green... 

 ■ \ Air dry, . 



Basswood . 



Cherry, black {^^^^ 



f Green... 

 ■ \ Air dry., 



Cottonwood . 



^"^'-y {triy.: 



Mapk. sugar {%^-- 



^■'.-d {lirSy-:. 



0^.-'^'« i^rchy.; 



S^— {SyV. 



Yellow poplar {G«e^- 



™''>" {fe; 



$0. 



$4,00 

 3,50 



3,40 

 2,10 



4,60 

 3,60 



4.80 

 3,70 



3,80 

 3.00 



3,60 

 2,20 



4.30 

 3,10 



5,20 

 4,30 



4,70 

 3,60 



5,40 

 3,60 



5,20 

 4.00 



4.30 

 3,00 



3,20 

 2.40 



4.30 

 3.00 



The average amount of forest products of any kind contained in a 

 carload varies with the size and load capacity of the car and the weight 

 of the material. The following amounts may be considered roughly as 

 a carload for the standard car of 60,000 pounds capacity : 



Lumber (rough), 15,000 to 18,000 board feet. 



Lumber (finished), 17,000 to 20,000 board feet. 



Logs (large: 24 inches), 5,000 to 7,000 board feet. 



Logs (small: 12 inches), 4,000 to 5,000 board feet. 



Bolts or butts, 12 to 16 cords. 



Cordwood (4 feet), 15 to 18 cords. 



Stovewood (16 inches), 30 to 40 ranks. 



Mine timber (see posts, poles, logs). 



Poles or piling, 25 to 40 pieces. 



Ties (6"x8"x8'), 350 pieces. 



Ties (7"x9"x8y2'), 300 pieces. 



