32 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The work connected with the formation of the working-plan 
consisted of (1) drawing up a complete register of the woods 
according to past methods of treatment, and making preliminary 
inquiries connected with past working and local conditions ; 
(2) inspecting the woods and drawing up detailed crop-descrip- 
tions on the spot, the entries being at once recorded in the 
“ field-book”; (3) framing the future scheme of management 
after such preliminary investigations, and drawing up the 
working-plan report, and colouring the maps to accompany 
it. . 
The actual work and time required were as follows :— 
Days. 
1. Preliminary work in estate office, . é aS; 
2. Field-work and crop-description, . ya vibS 
3- Making working-plan, writing report, and prepar- 
ing maps, : ; , Z + nol 
‘Tora oe SES 
Now, eighteen working days mean exactly three weeks, and 
that seems a long time for the preparation of a simple scheme 
of management for goo acres of woodlands. But field-work and 
crop-description must necessarily be slow when the woods are 
small and scattered. To show the amount of work involved, 
I kept a careful record from day to day, which gives the follow- 
ing result :— 
/ Number of Hours 
} August. engaged in Out-door | 00ds Visited and Total 
/ gu ngag so t-doo’ Descri 3 
| Acres. Acres. 
Mon. 20 10 4I 4l 
Tues. 21 9 127 168 
Wed. 22 84 90 258 
Thur. 23 84 56 314 
Fri. 24 9 127 441 
Sat. 25 5 54 495 
~ oe x = 
Mon. 27 10 142 637 
Tues. 28 93 78 715 
Wed. 29 7 51 766 
Thur. 30 II 50 816 
Note.—This gives an average of only 814 acres a day, although we 
had exceptionally favourable weather; but, under ordinary circum- 
stances, one should be able to do about 100 acres per diem during 
good weather. 
