574 Forestry Quarterly 



planting pine seedlings on dry soils, 9,600 per desiatina (3,855 per 

 acre), can be jfigured as follows: 



Labor (per desiatina) 



0. 65 to 0. 90 horse days 0. 8- 1. 1 rubles 



2.9 " 5.9 man days 5.8-11.8 " 



8.6 " 15.2 woman days 11.4^20.2 " 



Total 18.0-33.1 " 



Cost per acre 7.3-13.4 " ($5.33 to 9.78) 



Oak seedlings one to two years old in plots two feet square 

 by eight inches deep, 400 plots her hectare (162 per acre) and 

 from three to five seedling per plot. 



0. 09 horse days 0.1-0.1 rubles 



8.8-12.0 man days 17.6-24.0 " 



5.8- 6.2 woman days 7.7-8.2 " 



Total 25.3-32.2 " 



Cost per acre 10. 2-13 . " ($7.45-9.50) 



On the steppes in Southern Russia, 10,800 transplants 1-3 year 

 are planted per desiatina (4,371 per acre), the species used being 

 elm, oak, ash, black locust, honey locust and others. The planting 

 area must first be plowed up in narrow strips. No figures were 

 given on the cost of this operation. The cost for labor per desia- 

 tina, including transportation of plants from nursery, grading, 

 counting, pruning, and planting, is as follows : 



^- 1 . horse days 0.7- 1.0 rubles 



9.0-14.5 man days 18.0-29.0 " 



11.0-17.5 woman days 14.6-23.3 " 



Total 33.3-53.3 " 



Cost per acre 13.5-21.7 " ($9.85-15.85) 



After two years all the grass must be cleaned away from the 

 plants. The cost of this work per desiatina is as follows : 



y^-iy^ horse days 0. 5-1 . 5 rubles 



3^-1}^ man days 1.0-3.0 " 



Total 1.5-4.5 " 



Cost per acre 0.6-1.8 " ($0.44-1.30) 



Two years later, or four years after the time of planting, this 

 ■operation must be repeated, at a cost of 1.5 to 5.2 rubles per 

 •desiatina (.67 to 2.1 rubles per acre). 



