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they have to be carried to the planting area. To Hghten this 

 labour I had a set of horse-panniers made, similar to those 

 used on the moors by shooting parties ; only, instead of small 

 semi-circular ones, I had large oblong baskets made, and with 

 a horse and panniers we now convey the plants to where they 

 are required, or to the nearest convenient point should the 

 ground be too rough and broken for the horse to work. I 

 have found the panniers to be a valuable acquisition. One 

 thousand i-year 2-year larch plants, averaging 20 inches in 

 height, can be taken in the panniers at one load, whereas a 

 man can carry only about 200 plants at one time, and, of 

 course, the smaller the plants the more can be taken. It will 

 therefore be seen at a glance that the horse and panniers are an 

 economical investment. 



The following are details of the cost of planting by the method 

 of pitting and notching, and I may here state that all able- 

 bodied men over twenty-one years of age are paid at the rate 

 of 25s. per week. The figures include the cost of supervision : — 



Area N'o. i. 97 Acres. 



Number of plants, 272,350— cost . . ;^2i6 15 5 

 Labour . . 217 12 3 



Total .... ^434 7 8 



This works out at about ^4, i6s. 6J7d. per acre. The plants 

 used were mostly i-year 2-year and 2-year 2-year. 



This works out at about ^4, 17s. 8d. per acre, and if the cost 

 of fencing be added the average cost reaches £^c^, 12s. 5id. per 

 acre. 



In planting on a large scale, it is necessary to select a species 

 of tree that is expected to return a profit; also, in planting 

 on high and exposed situations, it is often necessary to plant 



