FOREST PLANTING AND SEEDING 73 



The success of seeding is governed so largely by chance and 

 weather conditions that the cost of a successful sowing is more 

 uncertain than that of a plantation, and cannot be figured 

 accurately in advance. The few successful sowings which have 

 come under the observation of the writers have cost more than 

 the amount given for an average plantation. It is believed 

 when sufficient care is taken in preparing the site, and securing 

 the same success as would be obtained by planting, that the cost 

 in every case would be higher than that of the plantation. 



