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Show r 7 UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. December 11. 1991 - Page 17 Bills made to increase revenue from trust lands . . T-- ! ' M!i . t K. . ' TWISTED TREE-- An old tree located near the gulch appears about ready to join a wood collection for the Are place to provide heat for the winter. Wood burning stoves may not be an economical choice Each year another 750,000 people decide to supplement or replace their traditional heating syatema with a new wood burning stove. With some 14 million stoves currently in use, questions are asked about the effectiveness of stoves and their effect on air quality. Burning wood can be a heating supplement or alternative, but when looking at all the costs, many find using wood can actually cost more than their conventional source of heating. If economics were the only consideration, then the job of deciding about a stove would be somewhat simplified. But there is often a great deal of satisfaction associated with the physical activity of cutting and collecting wood and teh relaxing atmosphere burning wood brings to a home. While it is difficult to put a price on the enjoyment associated with the use of a wood stove, you should at least be aware of some major considerations before deciding to cost-effecti- buy. Time is major commitment with a wood stove. New users" may become disillusioned after discovering the amount of time required to gather, split, and stack wood and tend the Are box. One university study showed that it required almost 16 hours of work to produce a standard cord of wood, from cutting trees to stack- ing the pieces. Then there was the additional time involved in transporting the wood to and from the field. Tending the stove took an average of about 10 hours per cord, making a total time investment of at least 26 hours to produce and use a cord of Are wood. A spreadsheet template is available at your USU County Cooperative Extension office to help you calculate the economics of burning wood. To determine how much money you can save for your 26 hours of labor, work through the following jy procedures: Determine the cost of the fuel you use to heat your home. 2. Convert the fuel costs to cost per 1,000 British Thermal Units (Btu) as in the following examples. A. Oil at $1 per gallon equals 1.00 divided by 103, which equals .0097 per 1,000 Btu. B. gas at $0.40 per therm equals .40 divided by 80, which equals .005 per 1,000 Btu. C. Electric at $0.05 per kilowatt-hou- r (kwh) equals .05 divided by 3.41, which equals .014 per 1,000 1. Btu. cutters flour protection ($300) and a chain saw ($450). These costs can be estimated at $40 per curd. This exnmple shows that you could save $77 (117 minus 40) per cord for your 26 hours of labor. If you need to haul your wood a significant distance, or buy a truck to haul wood, then those costa too must be considered. Heating with wood can be an enjoyable alternative to conventional home heating fuels. However, the mryor commitments of time and money to operate a wood stove necessitate careful consideration. other state responsibilities," he warns. Utah Foundation asks the following question, "Whnt is it the state is trying to accomplish?" If greater efficiency and better mnnngegroup. A legislative task force was ment are the goals, thereby making created to study the issue of trust modest improvements in revenue, lands, which were given to the state fine. If the goal is to provide by the federal government for the substantially more money for support of public education. The task education and thereby significantly force will be presenting several bills reduce the burden on otlicr hues the to the legislature in 1992 designed state is likely to be disappointed. In fiscal year 1989, state and local to improve the mnnngement and increase the revenue derived from governments in Utah received $2.1 billion from the states three mijor trust lands. As the bills are debated, Utah Foundation urges the Legislature to keep a statewide perspective. Revenue from trust lnnds currently provides leBS than one percent of the On December 20 and 21 at 8:00 total funding of education and never has provided more than about four p.m., the Utah Symphony will wish percent. Furthermore, the potential Utah a happy holiday season for dramatically increasing this through music. At 8:00 p.m. both nights, Maestro revenue stream is limited. If history is any guide, the only thing thnt will Joseph Silverstcin will conduct the significantly increase revenues to Orchestra in its nnnunl seasonal trust funds is an increase in oil concert, "Home for the Holidays." The Symphony will perform prices and a corresponding increase in oil extraction from trust lands, holiday favorites such as Tchaikovboth of which are controlled by forces skys Suite from "The Nutcracker," Anderson's "Christmas Festival," the" outside of Utah. "The Legislature should be careful Carol of the Bells" and Adlers "The not to seek revenue enhancement Feast of Lights." Also appearing on the program from the trust lands in ways thnt wrill be the Iiillcrest High School state harm other programs," might Choir under the direction of Brian says Michael Christensen, spokes"The for Foundation. Utah Bentley on Friday night and the person West High School choir under the who and the governor, legislature share ultimate responsibility for the direction of Richnrd Torgeson on of the U.S. population is currently age 65 or older, this percentage is expected to be 21 percent by the year 2030. Much has been said about the economic impacts of the "graying of America" but little consideration has been given the nutritional status of this age group. The elderly are difficult to study because people get more diverse as they get older, said Dr. Johanna Dwyer, visiting professor in the Utah State University College of Family Life. Some things we do know are that osteoporosis doubles for every ten years after age 50 and that we need to pack more nutrients into fewer calories because of the reduced caloric needs of the elderly, Dwyer said. Beyond those basics, Dwyer suggests we use a nutrition screening checklist to help assess risk of malnutrition among the elderly. This checklist can be remembered by using the first letters of the word Determine: Disease - this could include dementia, depression or Alzheimers disease. Eating poorly - this may be irregular eating habits or poor food choices. changes to increase the revenue from the trust lnnds has already been made. In 1986, Utahns approved a constitutional amendment requiring the state to deposit all revenue from the extraction of nonrenewnble resources from trust lnnds into the state school permanent fund. This amendment hns hod a very favorable impact on the permanent funds. When these revenues started flowing into the trust funds in 1988, they totaled $17 million. At the end of fiscal year 1991, the balance had increased to $45.8 million. Snturdny. The concert will end with a of Christinns traditional favorites and the choir being featured in Handels Hallelujah Chorus from "Messiah." In addition to the choirs nnd other Christmas works, the Utah Symphony Youth Guild chooses two of its members to be featured soloists. Jennie On Friday, Watson will perform the first movement of Chopins Piano Concerto No. 1. On Saturday, Jenny Oaks will join the Symphony to perform the Conus sing-alon- g Violin Concerto. Tickets are available at the Utah Symphony Box Office or by calling 533-NOT- E. by ! D. propane at $0.70 per gallon equals .70 divided by 73.2, which equals .0095 per 1,000 Btu. 3. Determine the heat content (Btu) per cord of the wood you burn. Softwoods average about 15 million Btu, hardwoods about 20 million Btu. 4. Determine the efficiency of your stove. An open fireplace is about ten percent efficient; single stage airtight is 40 percent; is about 70 percent efficient 5. Multiply your heat content multi-chamber- Btui (step, 3) by, stove efficiency (Btep 4). 6. Determine the break-eve- n ff s value of a cord of wood. Do this by multiplying the answer obtained in step 5 Ity the answer obtained in step 2. For example, a home using electric heat at $.05 per kwh, burning hardwoods with a 40 percent efficient stove, the breakeven value would be .05 divided by 3.413 multiplied by .40 multiplied by 20, 000 equals $117. The break-eve- n value of the wood is the amount of money you could spend for a cord of wood to break even on your utility bills. If you spend less, the difference is how much you will save per cord of wood burned. The costs of equipment and supplies can now be estimated. Major items will include a stove ($800), chimney ($1,000), wall and ti A' SPfieclad Ol To New and Renewal subscribers ONE Tooth loss or oral pain unwillingness or failure to use dentures. Economic hardship - many elderly live in poverty that keeps them from buying a nutritionally adequate diet Reduced soda contact - isolation may lead to poor eating habits. Multiple medications - many medications can, by themselves or interacting with other medications, cause nausea or loss of appetite. Involuntary weight loss - simple lack of calories is a problem for many of the elderly. Need assistance with self care inability to code or use utensils can lead to malnutrition. Elderly older than 80 - age is not always a determining factor, but there is even less known about the over 80 age group than the 65 through 80 age group. Dwyer said research on aging American is encouraging. She said there are new techniques such as getting older patients to do physical therapy immediately after hip surgery to help reduce the amount of muscle loss usually associated with hip repair surgeiy. She said physical activity, in general, seems to help slow what was previously thought to be an inevitable loss of muscle mass associated with aging. We really havent come up with a good blueprint for people over age 65, Dwyer said, adding we have specially designed food for mature dogs, but not for mature adults. the Uintah Basin Standard by Dennis Hinkump, UtiU While approximately 11 percent of total education expenditures. One of the most important Symphony has annual concert Consumer Information Because they are often less vocal and more isolated than other people, malnutrition in the elderly often goes unnoticed. trust lands, also share responsibility for the proper mnnngement of the rest of the state. The trust should not be favored at the expense of The state trust land issue, receiving so much attention in the press and on capital hill lately, must be kept in perspective with the overall funding ofeducation and with the other responsibilities of the legislature and governor, writes Utah Foundation, a private, nonprofit tax and public policy research taxes: sales, property, and individual income. That year, state and local governments spent $1.9 billion on public and higher education. In other words, it takes the equivalent of almost all of the states three major taxes to pay for education in Utah. 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