98 BULLETIN 440, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
In this example the mill is situated on a common carrier. If it 
were not, there would be an additional cost for hauling lumber to 
the railroad. Since the mill is at some distance from the timber, a 
rather high charge is involved in truck hauling with horses or a trac- 
tion engine. In an operation of this type more care and work in the 
yard is necessary than in smaller operations. A planer is usually 
operated in connection with the mill and a portion of the cut surfaced 
before sale. Loading on cars is a more expensive operation than 
loading on wagons for hauling. 
LARGE BAND MILL OPERATION. 
Operating costs: 
Logging — Per 1,000 feet. 
Felling SO. 22 
Bucking ." .08 
Limbing 35 
Yarding labor, etc 1. 58 
Yarding maintenance 22 
Cables 20 
Loading 25 
Railroad operation 50 
Railroad maintenance 75 
Unloading 03 
Railroad construction 80 
Woods supervision 22 
— ■ $5. 20 
Sawmill — 
Pond 07 
Sawing 1. 15 
Sawmill supplies 18 
Sawmill maintenance 32 
Sawmill supervision 05 
Sorting - 25 
2.02 
Sawmill yard — 
Distributing * 25 
Piling 40 
Surfacing 35 
Kilning 30 
Loading 50 
Supervision and upkeep • 15 
1. 95 
General expense (overhead) — ■ 
Taxes and fire insurance 40 
Liability insurance 35 
Selling 25 
Superintendence and office 40 
— 1.40 
Depreciation — Average 1-10 
Total cost 11. 67 
