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In most of the United States, the standard measure of firewood is a cord or 128 cubic feet (3.6 m 3), however, firewood can also be sold by weight. The heating value can affect the price. Prices also vary considerably with the distance from wood lots, and quality of the wood.
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A pile of firewood logged from the Barmah Forest in Victoria. About 1.5 million households in Australia use firewood as the main form of domestic heating. [22] As of 1995, approximately 1.85 million cubic metres of firewood (1m³ equals approximately one car trailer load) was used in Victoria annually, with half being consumed in Melbourne. [23]
A log splitter is a piece of machinery or equipment used for splitting firewood from softwood or hardwood logs that have been pre-cut into sections (rounds), usually by chainsaw or on a saw bench. Many log splitters consist of a hydraulic pump or electric motor which then powers a hydraulic or electrical rod and piston assembly.
Some setups will use multiple conveyors and introduce a tumbling system to clean the firewood. The output capacity of a firewood processor varies with the size and cost of the machine, from one cord per hour on a $22,000 entry-level machine (2020 prices)., [4] up to five or six cords per hour on a $60,000 industrial machine. (2020 prices). [5]
It has been family owned and operated since 1960. The company is headquartered in Canfield, Ohio. Baird Brothers manufactures and retails interior hardwood products. The company produces products as simple as dimensional lumber and hardwood flooring, to custom doors, mouldings, and other products. [1] [2] [3]
Gross Income, Net Profits, Production, and price index in the Lumber Industry 1920 -1934 [57] Year Gross Income (In Millions Dollar) Net Profit (In Millions Dollar) Production (In Board feet) (In Millions) Wholesale Price Index (1926=100) 1920 3,312 N/A 35,000 N/A 1922 2,402 167 35,250 N/A 1924 2,835 132 39,500 99.3 1926 3,069 117 39,750 100.0 1928
Car ownership is on the decline [23] but still 91% nationally. [24] Car ownership is universal, except in the largest cities where extensive mass transit and railroad systems have been built, [23] with lowest car ownership rates in New York City (44%), Washington, D.C. (62%), Boston (63%), Philadelphia (67%), San Francisco (69%), and Baltimore ...