Is it more cost-effective to buy firewood or to obtain log-length wood and process it personally?

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Where I am cut and split wood runs 200 or so a cord. I get wood delivered from the farmer across the street. Sometimes it is good other times it is not but he charges me 60 per cord for the logs. Last 2 times I have gotten both cherry and walnut and some hickory. I use some of the cherry and hickory for charcoal and the walnut I managed to get a few boards out of it. Would not have that if I bought it cut and split.
[Hearth.com] Is it more cost-effective to buy firewood or to obtain log-length wood and process it personally?
[Hearth.com] Is it more cost-effective to buy firewood or to obtain log-length wood and process it personally?