Here, a rick is usually just referred to as a row of wood, like in a truck. Ie if you were to stack the wood in a truck, one row from side to side would be a rick. But you don't really hear it too much. At least back when I used to sell wood. When people talk about rules and laws on selling firewood, such as "recognized as an official/legal quantity of firewood...", I don't know if there are any such 'regulations' in VA. If there is, no one know about them and no one goes by them. You want wood, I tell you what size truck I have and if I stack or throw, and the price. Either you buy or you don't.
Where it gets complicated is the newer trucks have deeper beds...so if you are buying an F250 8' level full worth of firewood, now you have to ask "what year" too!
I couldn't find that...did find this though...pretty much what I've found in the past...rick/rik is not legally used as it is just a pile of firewood 4' tall x 8' long, but wood length not defined, so not a specific quantity. But apparently people still use it anyways..."been that way for a hundred years!" Rick of Firewood - How Much Is That?
Up here in the north they call Ricks wait for it Runs I believe a Run is an official measurement A tankard cord of wood is 128 sq ft Firewood Commonly cut to 16 in lengths and split A cord would be 3 rows or runs 4 foot high and 8 foot long
So I looked up run in the dictionary, to my surprise as a noun it has 52 different meanings. Closest I could find to apply to firewood is "extend for a certain length." For rick, this is what it said.
I believe you JDU I was taught firewood by my grandfather. His family farm south of St. Johnsbury VT and he and his 5 brothers all used the term. 3 rods in a road 3 runs in a cord..
