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probability kill, in a few years, any chestnut sprouts that may come up. 

 Other hardwood species that sprout and threaten to interfere with the 

 growth of the pines will be cut back and in a few years the rapid 

 growth of the planted trees will place them beyond all danger of sup- 

 pression. Following is the cost of the planting operation : 



Per acre 



Total cost of seedlings $105.50 $3-oi 



Total cost of transportation 10.25 .29 



Total cost of labor planting in. 60 3.19 



Total cost of supervision 27.70 .79 



Total cost of the plantation 255.05 7.29 



The tract cut over to date amounts to 35 acres. It is a part of a pur- 

 chase made in May, 1902, by the State of Pennsylvania to form a State 

 Forest. The purchase price paid was $2.50 per acre. Taxes upon the 

 land amount to 4 cents per acre per year, and administration, protec- 

 tion, and other charges amount to 10 cents per acre per year. These 

 sums, at 2 per cent compound interest, the rate Pennsylvania pays for 

 borrowed money, amount in 15 years to $2.10 per acre.' In summa- 

 rizing the cost of clearing the land and replantmg, we have 



Per acre 

 Interest on land and annual charges for 15 years (from date of purchase). $2.10 



Cost of burning brush 1.02 



Cost of plants and planting 7-29 



Total expenses 10.41 



Total receipts (State stumpage) 8.45 



So the actual cost of replacing this diseased and damaged stand with 

 thrifty young seedlings that promise well to produce a more valuable 

 yield is $1.96 per acre. If the timber and land had belonged to an indi- 

 vidual he would have had a net profit of $21.19 pei" acre over and above 

 the cost of lumbering and planting. 



