How do you measure a cord or a rick of wood. How much does it cost in southern Maryland for either?
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A cord of wood equals 128 (4x4x8) cubic feet of wood (stacked tightly). The farmers almanac describes a cord as a stack of wood 4x4x8 with stacked to provide an occasional hole for a squirrel to pass through but not the cat chasing it. A cord of wood has a legal definition. Depending on local (state) laws, the stacking requirements may be codified.
A rick, rack, or face cord is only a part of a cord of wood, has no legal definition, and varies locally. A rick or rack is the amount of firewood stacked by 4' by 8' by one row of the length of the stick (thus if each stick is 24" then this rick would be 1/2 cord, but try 14" or 17"). A face cord is the same but the lengths of wood are such that several stacks will eventually add up to a cord (2 stacks of a 24" rick would equal 1 cord, as would 3 stacks of 16", 4 stacks of 12").
In Maryland seasoned oak runs about $150/cord.
A cord of wood is measure as 4ft X 4ft X 8ft. So you need an 8ft wide stack of wood that is 4ft high and 4ft deep. It depends on what kind of wood you are buying but in Texas hardwood sells anywhere from $150 to $250 per chord. And that is firewood cut, stacked and delivered.
4 foot high by 4 foot wide. Sorry don't know price in Md at this time. It has been 25 years since I lived in Frederick and Hagerstown, but at that time it was $40 a rick for hardwood.
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