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mentary work. In forest lands belonging to private 

 owners in Russia in Europe out of 39,906 acres 32 per 

 cent were replanted and 68 per cent sown. 



Question 8. How many acres are annually planted? 



The answer to this question was included in No. 7. 



Question 9. What is generally the age of the plants; 

 how many feet apart are they planted; how many men, 

 women or children does it take to plant an acre per day 

 and at what expense ? 



The age of the plants which are transferred from the 

 nursery devoted specially to the cultivation of various 

 kinds of trees, is as follows: the pine, generally from one 

 to two years of age; the fir, 2 to 3 years old; the oak, 

 from 2 to 3 years old; other leaf trees from i to 2 years 

 old. 



The method of planting pine and fir trees in Russia is 

 in squares, the trees being planted in rows, the rows and 

 trees being 42 inches apart. The forests are also planted 

 in rows 56 inches apart, the trees therein being 28 inches 

 apart. In the first instance 9600 young trees are planted 

 on 2.7 acres, and in the second instance 2.7 acres contain 

 1 0,800 trees. Oak and other leaf trees are planted in 

 rows 56 inches apart, the trees being 28 inches apart. 



The cost of this work depends upon many conditions: 

 the quality of the soil, the degree of readiness of the soil, 

 the distance of the nurseries from the ground to be planted, 

 therefore it is preferable to give several instances which 

 characterize the amount of labor required. These in- 

 stances have been chosen from reforesting effected in 

 the province of Voronege (Central Russia). 



i. The planting of pine trees in sandy and sub-sandy 

 prepared soil, i to 2 year trees in rows 56 inches apart 

 and 28 inches distance between trees, placing one or two 

 trees in each hole, transported over a distance of from % 



