FUEL WOOD 



347 



ficiently high prices. Six trips pa" day are commonly made on a i-mile 

 haul on the average countn- road, 4 trips on a 2-mile, 3 trips on a 3-mile 

 and 3 trips on a 4-mile haul. The inconsistency apparent in these 

 %ures is explained by the fact that in the larger niunber of trips per day, 



Fig. 04. — Haaling cordwood near Cutter City. Peims\i\-aiua, This load contains about 

 ij cord of beech and hard maple. About 100,000,000 cords of fuel wood are annually 

 consumed in this country. 



relatively more time is taken up in loading and unloading. The follow- 

 ing table shows the approximate total cost per cord of cutting and 



Cifichyfcr 



Teair.ir.c W;ice 



Rite ^cr Dav 



cord. 



J cords. 



3 cords.. 



$5 

 5 



4 



4 



00 



50 

 00 



50 

 00 



50 

 00 



50 

 00 

 50 

 00 



Total Cost 

 per Cold. 



So J-o 

 6-36 

 5 ^0 



J oS 

 3 /I 

 3-45 



3 i> 

 3.00 



- C>5 

 --4: 



°^*' ^^"^ ■ ?^^1^^ I J^hii^iSt. 



(_apaatT lor 

 Or.e Team. 



Rite pex Div. 



4 cords. 



5 cords. 



$5 . JO 

 5.00 



4 ?o 

 4.00 



5 50 

 5.00 



4 50 

 4.00 



per Cord. 



S;.52 



- 30 



:: 2D 

 2.12 



- -3 

 2 12 

 2.01 

 1. 01 



