SOWING AND PLANTING IN THE FOREST 71 



s. d. 

 2, 800 plants at 1 2/- per 1,000 ......... ... i 14 o 



2,722 holes at I/- per 100 .................. I 7 3 



Planting the above at 1/6 per 100 ............ 2 o 9 



Carriage of plants, &c ................... 050 



4. As above, but using purchased plants of any species 

 obtainable for 2O/- per 1,000 delivered at railway station. 



2,800 plants at 20/- per 1,000 ............... 2 16 o 



Holes, planting, and carriage as above ... ...... 3 13 o 



;6 9 o 



Some species, e.g. Douglas fir, are very expensive to buy 

 from British nurseries. The cost can be reduced by buying 

 the plants from abroad, or by growing them in the home 

 nursery. The following estimates show this : 



5. One acre of Douglas fir at 4 feet apart using three 

 years old plants purchased from British nursery. 



2,800 plants at ^3 per 1,000 ......... ...880 



Planting as above ..................... 3 1 3 



12 I o 



6. As above, but using foreign plants. 



2,800 plants at 3o/- per i, ooo delivered ............ 4 4 



Planting as above ... ............... 3 *3 



7 17 Q 



7. As above, but using home-grown plants. 



2,800 plants at 1 5/- per 1,000 (outside cost) ... ...220 



Planting as above ... ...... 3 1 3 



S 15 o 



NOTE. The cost of labour is assumed to be 3/- per day per man. 

 The cost can be kept down by using home-grown plants, by 

 planting rather farther apart, and by using small plants, but oq 



