36 WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES OF ARKANSAS. 



COST OF MANUFACTURE AND STUMP AGE. 



The following figures are, in general, a fair estimate upon which 

 to base cost of manufacture of hardwood in the Ozark region where 

 wagon haul to transportation points does not exceed from 8 to 10 

 miles. Greater hauling distances would increase the cost accordingly. 



Per M. 



Stumpage price $3. 00 



Felling and brush disposal 1. 25 



Haul to mill (1 mile) 3. 75 



Sawing at mill 3. 00 



Lumber hauled (8 miles) 8. 00 



Total 19. 00 



In this estimate the stumpage price has been placed at $3, which is 

 the average for species such as red oak, white oak, hickory, and 

 pine, while less desirable ones, as red and black gum, and sometimes 

 black oak, may be sold as low as $1.50. The stumpage price of the 

 best species depends, of course, upon the timber's accessibility, and 

 may be increased in proportion to its proximity to the railroad. The 

 cutting limit in the Ozark for the year 1911-12 has been set at 

 20,000,000 board feet, for all species, and on the Arkansas at 15,000,- 

 000 board feet. Maps of the Ozark Forest can be secured from the 

 forest supervisor, Harrison, Ark., and of the Arkansas Forest, from 

 the forest supervisor, Hot Springs, Ark. 



