8 BULLETIN 753, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
CHARCOAL. 
In England it is said that the war has caused a revival of the dying 
charcoal industry. A great deal has been done with this fuel and 
there is a possibility of a like interest being aroused in this country 
as fuel conditions become acute. There are doubtless many places 
in the wooded districts of the East, especially near large cities, 
where charoal can be made to advantage in the next few years. 
Charcoal has a larger heating power per cubic foot than wood, a ton 
yielding about 2,000 horsepower, and it is cheaper to transport on 
account of its light weight. 
Table 4 gives the production of charcoal in the United States in 
1909. It is reported that Michigan and Wisconsin now lead in char- 
coal production. 
TABLE 4.—Charcoal production in 19093 
State. Quantity. Value. 
Bushels. 
dM BY EE Nea lage oi ta tea Reh oa el MN Ea oh ah eres AL NURS ap Me toy bic ict a 13, 514, 106 $868, 003 
INOW:Y OFK a: Su5.22. 682 eS Be AR is et re co a Sect Miers Ne CU ci Feet aie eae er 5, 147, 160 287, 103 
POTTS WAV AINA ee oes oe rca oars ne Sate ee Ea te eee RL eens 16,:357, 598 936, 357 
PATTOEHEL S bALeS ey i See ee he coe ee oh ee ee ae ee Re eee 3, 998, 383 260, 181 
Ota So. oo See es eo Seca eee hee eee see Share o'Seroee SR eee eek ee eeeak See 39, 017, 247 2,351, 644 
1 Thirteenth Census, U.S. 1910, vol. 10, p. 622. 
SUPPLY OF FUEL WOOD. 
With the increased use of wood fuel which is likely to continue 
for several years, it is important to know how much fuel wood there 
is in the country and its local distribution and availability. An 
estimate of the total amount of firewood has never been made. Ten- 
tative figures show the following cords per farm in certain selected 
regions: 
No. of cords 
Region. per farm. 
Nertherns, .Viermonti i 22) 520) fo). 2) epee a ee Petes ee eee 952 
Southeastern Pennsylvania_________ pcs aieit cd Owe bey a Vil aah gst a 218 
Southermysindianal 85 #0 ee oe ee 474 
Centrale indiang 6 S50 8 nT ee En a ae ee 167 
Northern: | did tana a ee eee 344 
Wortitern® “Wisconsine) 22 2 Oe SS Te AE eee ee 317 
Southern: Minnesota 28 J ier TA ess a ea ee 256 
astern dowalt ees ten ee eee eee 243 
southeastern. Nebraska. 225) ek ee ee ee 141 
Gentral: North. Carolina: > 23 cee Ne Ie Od: 
Northeastern ;Soath: Carolimas 2.237 ee hs Pe ee se ee 1,978 
Central) Tennessee eee 8 ee ESPN En RENAE, TF ne Ree Eee ec Os er an 192 
Worthern ‘Alabama: (23-05) Maat Peeee ay Seed TREE LE 2 ae ee 1, 660 
Northern Louisiana) © 36 eR eee ees On ae ie a ee Dy aes 
Southern: Missouri: 2. 2. 229 #6 a ae ee ae ee ee 601 
Average: 2a She Ee TS etal ia 739 
1‘* Logging and Lumbering,”’ by C. A. Schenck. 
