278 Practical Forestry 



s. d. s. d. 

 Ditches, open, 36 in. wide at top, 



30 in. deep, and 9 in. wide at 



bottom ..... per chain 3 to 4 

 Scouring out ditto . . . ,, 9 ,, 1 



Small open ditches, 15 in. to 18 in. 



wide at top, 12 in. to 15 in. deep, 



and 9 in. wide at bottom. . ,, 1 6 ,, 2 6 



Scouring out ditto . . ', 6 9 



FAGGOT-MAKING : 



Making faggots . . . . . per 100 4 6 



,, oven faggots ....,, 30 



,, faggots for fire -lighting . . . 13 



Cutting bands for tying faggots 04 



FELLING AND STUBBING TIMBER: 



Felling oak timber , . per ton of 40 ft. 3 

 other hardwoods ,, ,, 26 



,, pinewood . ,, ,, 1 6 to 1 9 



Stubbing out timber . ,, ,, 3 6 ,, 4 



Cutting underwood from 12 to 15 years' growth 



per acre 9 6 12 



FENCING : 



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Setting out and mortising 4-holed posts 



per score 4 

 3-holed ,,30 



2-holed 26 



1-holed ,,20 



,, and cleaving rails . . ,, 10 



,, ,, ,, stakes . ,,06 



,, long poles 06 



,, . ,, short poles ,, 04 



Hanging field -gates . . . . each 4 to 5 

 Fixing stile . . ' / . ' . - V 20 



Preparing posts, rails and pails for tree-guards 



per set 9 



Fixing ditto . . . . 20 



Six-wire fence larch posts and creosoted 



per chain 35 40 

 Fixing samo ..... . 4 6 5 



