114 PLANTING 



AS TO THE FINANCIAL RETURNS THAT MAY BE 

 ANTICIPATED BY PLANTING ONE SPECIES IN 

 PREFERENCE TO ANOTHER. 



This question of the financial returns is one of the greatest 

 considerations affecting planting. The aim and desire must, 

 in nearly every case, be to grow those trees which will yield 

 the greatest pecuniary returns. 



But before the most valuable species can be determined 

 upon its probable success must be assured ; and it is there- 

 fore necessary to carefully weigh all the considerations that 

 have been previously discussed in this chapter. 



The financial returns of crops of particular species are 

 discussed hereafter. 1 



For the most part, the conclusions arrived at are refer- 

 able to pure crops, but they should enable a valuable 

 opinion to be formed as to the financial advisability of any 

 mixture. 



It is, however, necessary to allow for differences due to 

 the trees being grown under different systems; also, the 

 enhanced value that certain species have over others as 

 thinnings should not be lost sight of. And another 

 important point to note is, that the soil may be of one 

 quality for one species, and yet of another quality for some 

 other species. 



For instance, the soil may be first quality for Scots Pine, 

 and yet only third quality for Ash. 



However, the following table will show the order in which 

 the different species stand, with reference to their pecuniary 

 returns, if the soil and situation were equally suited to all, 

 beginning with those that make the greatest return. It is 

 presumed that the cost of planting, fencing, and cleaning the 

 crop for the first few years is ;8 per acre. 



It must be noted that many of the trees will often only 

 be grown in mixtures. But it is imagined that a proportionate 



1 Vide Chapter XI I. 



