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fying the species, the methods, the time of sowing or planting, 

 and the method of executing the work, as, for example, by 

 advertisement, contract, agreement, or day labor; finally and 

 most important of all, the results of similar work under similar 

 conditions must be summarized with a close estimate of the 

 cost. 



Before the actual field planting is approved, a report is sub- 

 mitted showing (i) how the ground will be prepared; (2) amount 

 of seed or number of plants, their source, age, and spacing; 

 (3) method to be used in sowing or planting; (4) areas and 

 amounts; (5) analysis of cost with a recapitulation showing 

 area to be stocked and the total cost. These data are used in 

 preparing the budget. 



For each nursery the annual work is forecasted by: (i) prep- 

 aration of the soil; (2) seed, method, species, amounts, source, 

 (3) transplanting or suckers; (4) maintenance; (5) extraction, 

 packing, transport; and (6) miscellaneous. The estimates are 

 classified by these headings, divided into (a) labor and (b) 

 material. After the year's expenditures the amounts are re- 

 ported as having been spent under the above classification. 



The resources of each nursery are recorded by: (i) name; 

 (2) area; (3) species; (4) age; (5) total amount; (6) quantity 

 necessary for the requirements of the service; (7-9) amount 

 available, transplanted, and not transplanted; (10) under "re- 

 marks" the date of transplanting may be recorded and the 

 requirements of local owners for planting stock noted. 



Experimental Planting. Perhaps the most instructive work 

 in Algerian forestation has been the systematic experiments 

 carried on to solve the aleppo-pine reproduction problem. 

 While the experiments themselves are limited to aleppo pine, 

 the methods are of general application. Half-hectare (i-acre) 

 plots were sowed in October, 1910, under the following con- 

 ditions: 



1. No soil preparation; debris and cones distributed evenly 

 over the cutting area; cost 2.50 francs ($0.48) for the half 

 hectare (i acre). 



2. Fifteen kilos (33 pounds) of aleppo-pine seed sowed broad- 



