Loggers Were Well Fed in Pennsylvania Lumber Camps

In northern Pennsylvania, feeding a large crew of hungry loggers, 75 to 100 in each camp, was quite a challenge for the lumber company cook and his assistants. Lumberjacks had to be well fed, consuming an average of 8,000 calories a day to provide the energy needed to tackle the rigors of hard physical labor, especially during the cold winter months when much of the logging took place.