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THE USE OF WOOD FOR FUEL. 15 
It is commonly hauled from the woods to consumers or to dealers 
in towns by team or auto trucks. The cost of hauling is determined, 
of course, by the length of haul and by the amount that can be hauled 
per trip, which depends upon the condition of the roads and upon 
the species and dryness of the wood. The lowest cost for a given 
operation can be attained by letting the wood season thoroughly 
where it is cut and doing the hauling when the roads are best. 
Where much of the haul must be over woods roads or other roads 
which afe normally in poor condition, winter hauling on sleds is 
favored, since larger loads can be taken in this way. The chief disad- 
vantage in depending on this method is the possibility of deep snow 
interfering with the hauling. Where the wood can be skidded 
out and piled beside good roads summer hauling by auto trucks is 
by far the most economical way to get wood to market. 
Costs for hauling wood by team may be put at about 50 to 75 cents 
per cord per mile. The following tables, which show approximate 
costs of hauling northern hardwoods, may be taken as fairly typical 
of the northern and eastern States: 
TABLE 6.—Team capacity per day for hauling various distances. 
Number of cords per day per team. 
Sizes. 
3 4 5 6 
1 mile 2 & A : , a 8 10 
*| miles. | miles. | miles. | miles, | miles. | miles.| miles. | miles. | miles. 
ICON SEW OO eer eee epee ey 7 6 5 3 2 14 14 1 1 1 
HELOOU WOO ee ewe a 5 4 3 23 2 13 13 1 1 1 
16-inch stove wood............ 4 3 24 2 14 13 1 1 1 1 
TABLE 7.—Cost of team-hauling per short cord of 16-inch lengths, for different 
distances and at different wage rates, including charge of 26 cents for 
handling. 
Approximate cost per cord, with team 
: Trips Cords wage of— 
Distance from town (miles). er hauled 
ay per day 
| $4.50 per day.| $5 per day. | $6 per day. 
U5) GREG CCORUG) Pps OMe tae lente en a VE 1 3-4 | $1.40-$1.75 | $1.50-$1.95 | $1. 75-$2. 25 
COPA ee ae Sea cite eat iea. Gece Aiba Mite 2 6-8 -80- 1.00 .90- 1.10 1.00- 1. 25 
PHOEBE 65 COs SH OEE NOM eEe CO ene ae tee 3 9-12 65- .75 -65- .80 75- .90 
il THO) 745 eS ne eT A fe als Die ae a ee ae 4 12-16 55- .65 .do- .65 65- .75 
Although wood fuel can not as a general thing be economically 
shipped to market, it is in certain instances practicable to do so, 
especially in districts remote from the coal regions. Since shipment 
by water is the cheapest method of transportation, towns on navi- 
gable rivers and inlets along which are supplies of fuel wood are in 
the best position to get wood at a reasonable cost. Washington, 
1“ The Price of Fuel Wood,’ by William K. Prudden, State fuel administrator of 
Michigan, Mar. 1, 1918. 
