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  and 
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  COST 
  OF 
  LUMBERING 
  AND 
  MANUFACTURE 
  

  

  The 
  best 
  index 
  of 
  the 
  logging 
  cost 
  can 
  be 
  gained 
  by 
  subtracting 
  

   the 
  average 
  stumpage 
  value 
  of 
  any 
  species 
  from 
  the 
  value 
  of 
  that 
  

   species 
  delivered. 
  

  

  This 
  method 
  would 
  not 
  give 
  any 
  idea 
  of 
  the 
  costs 
  of 
  some 
  of 
  

   the 
  separate 
  processes 
  involved 
  so 
  a 
  few 
  cases 
  are 
  given 
  below. 
  

  

  Poplar 
  

   Cutting, 
  75 
  cents 
  per 
  cord. 
  

   Peeling 
  and 
  stacking, 
  $1.25 
  per 
  cord. 
  

   Hauling, 
  $2 
  to 
  $3 
  per 
  cord, 
  depending 
  on 
  distance. 
  

  

  Hemlock 
  Bark 
  

   Cutting 
  and 
  peeling, 
  $2 
  per 
  cord. 
  

   Piling 
  and 
  hauling, 
  $2.50 
  per 
  cord 
  (based 
  on 
  one 
  trip 
  haul). 
  

  

  % 
  

   Hardwood 
  

  

  One 
  concern 
  cutting 
  from 
  their 
  own 
  tract, 
  three 
  miles 
  from 
  their 
  

   mill 
  estimated 
  the 
  cost 
  of 
  cutting, 
  skidding 
  and 
  hauling 
  to 
  be 
  60 
  

   to 
  75 
  cents 
  per 
  market. 
  

  

  Driving 
  

  

  A 
  large 
  concern 
  situated 
  at 
  Glens 
  Falls 
  estimates 
  the 
  cost 
  of 
  

   driving 
  from 
  the 
  foot 
  of 
  Glens 
  Falls 
  to 
  their 
  mill 
  at 
  $0.15 
  per 
  

   market, 
  with 
  15 
  cents 
  added 
  when 
  the 
  logs 
  have 
  to 
  be 
  warped 
  

   across 
  the 
  lake. 
  

  

  Concerning 
  the 
  actual 
  cost 
  of 
  manufacture, 
  i. 
  e., 
  sawing 
  and 
  

   piling, 
  the 
  chief 
  factor 
  is 
  the 
  size 
  of 
  the 
  plant 
  and 
  the 
  output. 
  One 
  

   mill 
  manufacturing 
  about 
  ten 
  million 
  feet 
  per 
  year 
  estimates 
  the 
  

   cost 
  of 
  sawing 
  at 
  $1.80 
  per 
  M. 
  board 
  feet 
  and 
  20 
  cents 
  for 
  piling. 
  

  

  The 
  usual 
  prices 
  for 
  custom 
  sawing 
  are 
  $3 
  per 
  M. 
  for 
  soft- 
  

   woods 
  and 
  $4 
  per 
  M. 
  for 
  hardwoods. 
  

  

  