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The cost by years should be apportioned about as follows : 



FIRST YEAR. 



First thinning (one-fifth total), 180 acres, $820 to $1,460 



Planting (one-fifth total), 76 acres ' . . 800 to 1,000 



Fire apparatus, 100 to 150 



Fire lines (one-half), . . . . . . . . 225 to 300 



Watch tower, ........... 50 



Forester, 500 



Horse and wagon, .......... 200 



Tools and supplies, .......... 50 



Total $2,745 to $3,710 



SECOND YEAR. 



Thinning (one-fifth), . $820 to $1,460 



Planting (one-fifth), 800 to 1,000 



Fire lines (one-half), 225 to 300 



Forester, 500 



Horse and wagon, .......... 200 



Tools and supplies, .......... 20 



Total, . $2,565 to $3,480 



THIRD YEAR. 



Thinning, $820 to $1,460 



Planting, 800 to 1,000 



Forester, 500 



Horse and wagon, .......... 200 



Tools and supplies, .......... 50 



Total $2,190 to $3,210 



FOURTH YEAR. 1 



Thinning $820 to $1,460 



Planting, 800 to 1,000 



Fire lines . . 100 to 200 



Forester, 500 



Horse 200 



Supplies, 25 



Total, . $2,475 to $3,385 



SAMPLE ACRE. SMALL HARDWOODS. 



DIAMETER BREAST HIGH 

 (INCHES). 



CLASS I. 



CLASS II. 2 



16 



Total, 



213 



226 



100 



142 



83 



122 

 17 



72 



Average height, Class I., 32 feet; Class II., 20 feet. Trees to the acre, 850; merchantable 

 cordwood, 14 cords; no merchantable yield in thinnings. 



1 Fifth year the same. 



2 Class II. represents the trees that would come out in the work of thinning. 



