How many different products may be produced from a cord of wood

How many different products may be produced from a cord of wood

The following list identifies the following yields from a "generic" cord of wood:


* 12 dining room table sets (seating eight)
* 30 rocking chairs
* 250 copies of the Sunday New York Times

* 942 one-pound books
* 1,000 to 2,000 pounds of paper (depending on grade)
* 1,200 copies of National Geographic magazine
* 2,700 copies of an average (36 page) daily newspaper
* 4,000 one-gallon milk containers
* 61,370 standard (#10) envelopes
* 89,870 sheets of letterhead bond paper
* 460,000 personal checks
* 4,384,000 postage stamps
* 7,500,000 toothpicks

Additionally, an 1,800 square foot home requires about 10,000 board feet of lumber (roughly equal to about 20 cords of wood).