DDM said:rozett that looks like a quite a bit of wood. Why did you opt not to hire the extra help this past yr?
One of the lads went on to college and the other two took full-time jobs for the summer. My work was not 40 hours per week and they wanted a more predictable paycheck. Plus, I wanted to see just how much I could get done on my own.
I learned that hiring the boys was good for business. However, the cost of workman's comp insurance would chew through what slim profits there are in the firewood business. Three lads plus myself could cut and split about two cords an hour. Generally, we cut/split for four hours each morning and then I'd deliver 2-3 cords each afternoon. To make it your primary income source, you'd really need to invest in a firewood processor and have a larger raw material pool.
The log pile you see is half of my firewood after doing a timber harvest in 2003. Most that is gone now. This year I will be doing selective harvesting to fill my firewood orders. So I will again, be doing it on my own.