PLANTING. IO3 



sently; but a good path properly kept along the 

 edge of jungle is an invaluable barrier against weeds, 

 an important aid to locomotion, and hence tends to 

 keep down expenses. 



These expenses may be indicated thus : If on a 

 hundred acres we have 187,500 plants, and these 

 are planted at the rate of 250 per coolie per diem, 

 then 750 coolies at 5 annas will be Rs. 234, 6 annas. 

 Then, carriage from the nursery and on the field, 

 pruning roots, &c., at the rate of one coolie to every 

 10 planting, say 70 coolies at 5 annas=Rs. 21, 14 a. 



Suppose out of the above number we have to 

 " supply" 20,000 plants, 80 coolies per acre at 

 5 annas per day=Rs. 25, will get in the new stock. 

 If plants or " stumps" are bought from neighbour- 

 ing estates, they may generally be obtained at about 

 Rs. 4 to 5 per 1,000 fit for putting out. 



Bamboo baskets, 9 inches deep and 6 inches wide 

 at the top, can generally be made for Rs. 10 per 

 1,000 in lowlands, but up-country planters have to 

 pay as much as Rs. 15 per 1,000 for these planting 

 baskets. 



The distance from nursery to clearing, the nature 

 of soil, whether men or women are employed as 

 carriers, the method of planting, the size of the 

 bushes, and condition of the ground in regard to 

 roads, will all affect such estimates. 



