278 Practical Forestry 



8. d. 8. 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 . . . .. 06, ,09 



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 . . ,, 36 4 



Cutting underwood from 12 to 15 years' growth 



per acre 9 6 12 



FENCING : 



Setting out and mortising 4-holed posts 



per score 4 

 3-holed 30 

 2-holed ,,26 



1-holed 2 



and cleaving rails . 10 



,, stakes . ,,06 



' long poles 06 



short pole 04 



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



Fixing stile ,,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 same . , . . 4 6 5 



