182 THINNING. 



Third thinning, at twenty -two years 



Larches, 500, at 6d., 12 10 



Scots, 300, at 3d., 3 15 



800 16 5 



Cost of cutting, 6s. 6d. per 100, . . . . 2 12 



13 13 



Fourth thinning, at twenty-six years 



Larches, 500, at Is., 25 



Scots, 200, at6d., 500 



700 30 



Cost of cutting, 8s. per 100, 2 16 



27 4 



Which gives for the four thinnings an expenditure of 7, 19s. 6d., and 

 an income of 57, 18s. 4d. There will remain 600 larches and 500 

 Scots firs, or 1100 trees ; but allowing for 300 failures and removals 

 during the first fifteen years, there are still 800 per acre." This is the 

 number of trees I begin with as the real crop to operate upon, which 

 I consider very near the right quantity. 



Tree-planting as an Investment in Ireland. By Wm. 

 Harrower, Tipperary. 



" We have now," says Mr William Harrower, " to 

 determine what is to remain for the final cutting. If 

 the larches are growing well they should be left, and 

 if not, the Scots firs. The whole should be cut be- 

 tween thirty-five and forty years of age. My first 

 reason for cutting at an early age is, that the timber 

 trade of Ireland differs entirely from that of England 

 or Scotland. There is not a great demand for home 

 consumption, and we must export. Secondly, the 

 price of timber does not rise in a corresponding 

 degree with size. It is nearly impossible to find a 

 market for heavy Scots fir, even of the best quality. 

 There are some very fine Scots firs in the south of 

 Ireland. Timber suitable for pit - props commands 

 the readiest market and the most remunerative price. 

 Larch containing about 20 cubic feet finds a ready 



