Wednesday, September 3, 2008

More People Turn To Wood Heat For Winter

Allan Poole, of Allan’s Tree Services, said his customers are buying five cords of wood at a time, as opposed to the typical one cord, in preparation for winter.

Last year, he said he only sold 50 cords.

He said he expects to sell his entire 75-cord stock this year.

He said demand has made him able to charge more, too.

“The interesting thing is a cord of wood would have to cost $600 to be on par with what the price of oil is now, so it's still a bargain,” he said.

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