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persons usually work to the best advantage. One man can 

 carry a supply of seedling trees and plant them about as fast 

 as two men can dig holes in which to set them. The tools best 

 suited for the work and the rate at which the holes can be dug 

 will depend altogether upon the character of the soil. A crew 

 of three men should plant from 3000 to 5000 seedlings per day, 

 working eight hours. 



2. The Care of the Growing Crop. Cultivation and protec- 

 tion is absolutely necessary to insure a successful growth of 

 the young trees, and the cost of this item must also be kept as 

 low as possible ; but it is work that must not be neglected or 

 deferred until the weeds have sapped the vigor of the trees. 



FIG. 182. A portable sawmill. An equipment of this kind will saw from 5000 to 

 7000 board feet of lumber per day, and it is an economical method of converting 

 logs into useful lumber. 



Each year's planting should be limited to the acreage that can 

 be cared for. 



3. The Harvesting. This item is chargeable to the final 

 cost and carries no compound interest, but the work must be 

 well planned or it will be an expensive operation. This cost 

 includes the felling of the trees, hauling the logs to market, or 

 the cutting of the logs into lumber, as the case may be. The 

 cutting and hauling will cost from $2 to $6 per thousand board 

 feet, depending upon the length of the haul. Cutting the logs 

 into lumber will cost from $7 to $9 per thousand board feet. 

 The cutting and marketing of the posts and wood may be 

 judged by the figures given for the cost of cutting and market- 



