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Show feedback A s you can see from the chart milk is a good buy. People need to know the truth about the product they buy. Thank you, John Dee Smith Dear Red, Thanks so much for advertising ad-vertising all our articles in your paper. Your service was very much appreciated by our sorority over the year. Sincerely, Beta Upsilon Dear Red, Because of the number of people and the money involved involv-ed in dairying in Beaver County, I feel it would be of Interest to the pople to have the arl'"le (Milk is a good buy) reprinted in yourpaper. The following letter was written to the Southern Utah News, but we couldn't resist the urge to let our readers see it. While it may contain some unusual circumstances, and we certainly can't verify the figures, it certainly gives some insight to those who like to spend a winter evening in front of a crackling fire. Of course, the writer didn't put a price on the esthetic values received. Dear Editor: The rising cost of electric power prompted me to install a wood-burning stove in my all-electric home as a means of saving a little coin. 1 installed the stove in late summer of last year and with spring not far away now, I decided to analyze my savings. Here is what 1 came up with: First year analysis of savings on wood-burning stove: stove, pipe. flue, installation, etc. $798.00 chain saw $149.95 gas and maintenance (chain saw) $44.60 new 4-wheel drive pickup (stripped) $8,379.04 maintenance, gas, etc. (pickup) $438.00 replace rear window of pickup (twice) $310.00 fine for cutting without permit $500.00 four cases Michelob $126.00 littering fine : $50.00 tow charge (stuck in creek) - $50.00 doctor bill (removing splinter from eye) $45.00 safety glasses $49.50 emergency room charges (broken toes) $125.00 safety shoes $49.50 new living room carpet - - - : - - $800.00 paint walls and ceiling $150.00 Worcester chimney brush and rods - - - - $45.00 log splitter - $150.00 fifteen-acre woodlot - r - - - - - - $9,000.00 replace coffee table (chopped & burned while drunk) - $75.00 divorce settlement $33,678.22 total expenses first year $55,012.81 savings on fuel first year $1 12.92 net cost of first year wood burning $54,899.89 Name withheld on request |