To: 'R Freeman' <helcreek@iinet.net.au>, 'permaculture' <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
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Subject: RE: [permaculture] the hydrogen argument/wood
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 01:17:49 -0400
A cord is a stack 8 ft long by 4 ft high by 4 ft deep. In the old days,
when fireplaces were big enough to walk in, cord wood was cut 4 ft in length
and burned in the big fireplaces, hence the term. Now a days the wood isn't
cut as long; it'll come in varying lengths depending on the wood cutter's
estimate of the stove size he or she is cutting for.
Often you'll get a face cord, which is a stack 4' high by 8' long by
whatever depth the length of one log is. In the South where I live, they
don't know what a cord is or even a face cord. They sell wood here by the
Rick. I don't know the etymology of this word, but as far as I can tell, a
Rick is a hillbilly's rough estimate of a face cord piled in a heap on the
ground. I tried to buy cords one year and everyone thought I was from...,
well they just called me a damn Yankee.
-Gene
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Subject: Re: [permaculture] the hydrogen argument/wood
> > A well managed woodlot will yield 1-2 cords of wood per acre per year
> > sustainably,
>
> I've heard more like 1/2 cord/acre in New England - are you talking