THE USE OF WOOD FOR FUEL. | 5 
A detailed survey of the use of wood and coal in selected localities 
in a number of States gave the following comparative data: 
TABLE 2. —Average annual consumption of coal: und wood per family on farms in 
eight States.* 
Coal, per family. Wood, per family. 
State and county. 
Tons. Value. Cords. Value. 
Wennronuy dam Olle) ne. onure ye ne Ate eee eck Sel 0.1 $1.01 14.3 $65. 40 
INC WARORKAOCSOLO) ie rate ny Sai PU Sia aR eh aI 2.5 16.00 12.2 54. 80 
Rennswivania (BUCKS) Mechs so she ce eck ele ate tale et ee eas 4.9 26.90 6.2 19.00 
GIN TERCOHAITDAION) recy ew eee ey maak ea Na Oath 23.70 12.0 32.50 
WAISCONSITINCISHENSOM))yeiare oe Ae RR no ee ee Sead 3.0 20.70 Use 38.80 
MGW OVLOM LE OMOCL YA) haere onl ary ctns ee eee celles vise eee 3.9 29.57 4.8 22.40 
Nori Carolina (Gaston) ae ae Pee ae NEE REA te tee ee Uae a sea 14.0 43.58 
CAEL EEPIDY, (CANS OY HOS) NH TDN ed TRAE US a) WON IL HE 17.8 51.60 
PARV OTC O septs ee eee ee aiecs es ea ha Rly SEA nei eee ee Can 2.5 14.74 11.1 41.01 
1 From Farmers’ Bulletin 635, ‘‘ What the Farm Contributes Directly to the Farmer’s Living,”’ by W. C. 
Funk. See also Deparineut of "Agriculture Bulletin 410, ‘‘Value to Farm Families of Food, Fuel, anal Use 
of House,” by W 
TABLE 3.—Average annual consumption of wood per person in eight States, show- 
ing the per cent of wood bought and the per cent furnished by the farm. 
Per person. Per cent. 
State and county. MENT Maan 
Cords. Value. Bought. Furnished 
by farm 
Wermlon ti GH amoilla) ie Pens Air ck re ua le Letina hele doy sii 3.0 $13. 62 3.0 97.0 
ING WANCOT KS (OSCR) eee eh, epee ere eee een ae a REY 3.1 13.70 1.8 98.2 
IRennsylvania GS uCks) sori eee me hE eR RN Ea 1.2 8.65 5.8 94.2 
OOM Cham pale) ee ea ATE per Hel kad aie ee ey i tks 2.9 7.93 6.2 93.8 
WASCOMSIMN CETOrSOm))mts sue tet ee We KO ey Chae 1.1 5.34 Heth 92.3 
WowaTr@Miont 2 Omlery)) Meese ee yee ee rors ee mney aA At S282 eo eee 100.0 
Noni nC arolinal (Gaston) eases set. eee yee ere 3.1 9.68 3.9 96.1 
GCEOreta (GRE OU) eke Pye hepsi tste opti te ee Ca A Rise) Co ALO alien 100.0 
PA CT AD Oana. sear Re E ati tdi aU cme nD aot fl Kua ONG ils Yar IN he 2.4 9.04 3.55 96. 45 
INDUSTRIAL USE OF WOOD FUEL. 
The use of wood fuel by factories reached its greatest. development 
in New England during the acute coal shortage of the winter of 
1917-18, because this section was practically shut off for a time from 
all supphes of bituminous coal, which is the factory fuel. Com- 
plete information is not available on the quantity of wood used by 
the factories or how extensive its use was throughout New England, 
but it is known that a great many factories were forced to use wood 
to keep in operation. One dealer reported that he had shipped 5,500 
cords of wood to the factories in eastern Massachusetts. 
Such use of wood will come about only through necessity, as it 
costs at least three times as much as soft coal. The only reason for 
using it, therefore, is to keep the factories running. This points to 
the fact that in wood fuel the country has a reserve or substitute fuel 
which can be drawn upon in an emergency, not only to supply domes- 
