UTILIZATION OF ASH. A5 
profitableness of forest management for ash, seldom, if ever, will it 
be safe to count on using steam logging, as the areas under manage- 
ment will be too small. The greater cost of the stationary over the 
portable mill logging (where horses are used to haul the logs) is 
offset considerably by the greater possibilities of profitable disposal 
cf mill-cull lumber and slabs by the former, and by the possibilities 
of closer utilization and better manufacture, resulting in a greater 
output and better grades of lumber. Furthermore, very small lots of 
timber containing from 5,000 to 10,000 feet or less in a place can 
often be profitably logged to a stationary mill, while a minimum of 
from. 50,000 to 100,000 feet is usually necessary to make it profitable 
to set up a portable mill. (See Pls. II and II.) 
TABLE 17.—Cost of producing ash lumber f. o. b. shipping point from timber 
located from 6 to 10 miles distant. 
A. PORTABLE MILL IN THE TIMBER. 
{Minimum stand to bs cut 100,000 feet.] 
Low. | Average.| High. 
Cutting and bucking up1.............-. BR ONL Grech a an” SE etapa ta $1.00 S150) $2: 
2. 00 
Skidding to mill, average distance one-fourth mile. ...-.............---------. 2.50 4.00 5. 50 
SandcsaAnd arcing OL NAMPCE. aseeee acs ae a7 ain tote ieee oeeide encase 3.00 4.00 5.00 
eilinegan deloadineqonkCars sense mee enna ee eee eee oe 2.50 4.00 5. 50 
ID OpLeciavlome emma sse soot ee Sep etcia ss neee san ue eee a Severe ie eee 1.00 1.00 1.00 
FEOUA Meee comets ena kee Sao Se nee cane Pea Set SECT EOS SRE A SCORES 10.00 14.50 19.00 
B.SMALL STATIONARY MILL ON THE RAILROAD WITH HORSE LOG TRANSPORTA- 
: TION. 
_[No minimum limit to the amount cut from one particular stand.] 
Cutting and bucking up..............--- See NS een Ae Set ate eA rane $0. 75 $1. 25 $1.75 
Skiddimeloadings-andshanuline logs tommill: 5-22. {222 20s. eee se. 7.50 10.00 12. 50 
SER VALI Cena panies errr ois Aopen es ti see Shai casero ees Sale IS 3. 00 4.00 5. 00 
DEORE CIOL] OMepere erent 2a eS A ere SE Ae ee ieee a Lovin SE elosc SEES SS Oa: 1.00 1.00 1.00 
ARON EY lees eg estes, an ee ee eam te eR te OR AE Ne ae 12. 25 16. 25 20. 25 
C. LARGE STATIONARY MILL ON THE RAILROAD WiTH STEAM LOG TRANSPORTA- 
TION. 
[Minimum limit of 10 million feet on tract logged.] 
(Cactinesa nde ps Chim Cetin) meets oe. ey an ERASE Clann oe eros hss €0. 75 $1. 25 
$1. 75 
Skiadineaverage:distance one-half miles _. 1. < - 5 2 ee een on een oe 2.75 4.50 6. 00 
ioadmesandshanlmeslogs, tonmill- by steam-.22-----=.2-2-2-6-- see - eee e se =e 1.50 2.50 3. 50 
MillinasineuIdinosslickmovamduloadime: | =< 42 ae so inte Se ism 3.00 4.00 5.00 
We RreCIA lO Were eee yee on nt tee oe eA peers Phen yo een ee 1.00 1.00 1.60 
LOUD Le ae 2 Se ES SO ye cea ee Pa ar ee cen eh en em 9.00 13. 25 17. 25 
1 The range in costs is higher here than in B and C because the operations usually are smaller and more 
expensive. 
VALUE OF STANDING TIMBER. 
The value of standing ash timber in any particular locality may 
be figured by subtracting from its local f. 0. b. value the cost of pro- 
duction and a reasonable margin for profit on the money invested. 
