THE AFFORESTATION OF LARGE AREAS IN THE HIGHLANDS, 327 
Brought forward, . 
Cost of seed for 40 acres—average 
Say 40 lbs. Birch, at 1s. 6d. per Ib., 
», 40 1bs. native Scots fir, at 4s. per lb., 
», 20 1bs. Elm (Scotch), at 1s. per lb.,. 
», 6 busbels Sycamore, at 2s. 6d. per bushel, 
Cost of labour seeding 40 acres, 
Cost of labour planting 600 acres with Hand -iron, 
TABLE II. 
Cost of fencing, draining, etc., as in No. I., 
30,000 enor ee various, at 17s. per 1000, 
600,000 Larch, 2 year, 1 year transplanted, 
at 15s. per 1000, ; 
1,800,000 native Scots fir, 1 year Harisplaatidl 
at 8s. per 1000, . : . 
150,000 Norway spruce, 2 year, 4 years 
transplanted, at 15s. per 1000, 
60,000 Silver fir, 9 to 12 inches, at 2 
1000, . 
5s. per 
Cost of seed for 40 acres, as before, . 
Cost of labour seeding 40 acres, as before, 
Cost of planting with garden spade, 
Tasie IIT. 
Cost of fencing, draining, etc., as before, 
30,000 Hardwoods, various, at 17s. per 1000, 
600,000 Larch, 2 year, 2 years transplanted, 
at 30s. per 1000, 
1,800,000 native Scots fir, 2 years pace gianicw! 
at 12s, per 1000, 
150,000 Norway spruce, 2 years eenaolanted, 
at 20s. per 1000, . 
60,000 Silver fir, at 30s. per 1000, 
Cost of seed, as before, . 
Cost of labour seeding, 
Cost of planting with garden eae 
£1119 15 0 
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150 0 0O 
£1294 10_0 
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450 0 0 
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12720) 70 
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* £2052 15 a0 
; £405, 0 -0 
25 Oy 10 
900 0 0 
1080 0 0O 
150) “OF 30 
90 0 0 
— 2245 10 0 
3 5 L2).L55,.0 
7 3 t 2 One 
270 0 0 
£2945, 6 0 
It will be seen from the foregoing tables that the difference 
in cost between the formation of plantations by seedlings and 
