Deforestation in \ortlicrn Arizona 



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Arizona. \ l / 2 1 transplants consist of stock raised \ l / 2 years as 

 seedlings and 1 year as transplants. The reason for the l / 2 year 

 class is that the seed is sown about July 1st so that the seedlings 

 get hut one-half year's growth. 



Seed $ .05 



Placing frame 06 



Putting in seed beds and sowing 25 



Care first year 30 



Care second year 20 



Cost of taking up seedlings 15 



Transplanting 1.75 



Cost of weeding third year 25 



Cost of taking up transplants 50 



Bunching, grading, and packing 90 



Miscellaneous . .10 



Total 



,$4.51 



Several classes of stock including both seedlings and trans- 

 plants were used in planting on an area typical of the malpais 

 soil type. The area was divided into blocks, and each block was 

 sub-divided into plots one chain square. Plots of similar nature 

 were selected for planting. The "middle of the hole" method 

 was used, which consisted of planting the seedling or transplant 

 in the center of a hole, dug with a mattock, 10 to 12 inches 

 deep and 5 to 6 inches wide. The classes of stock used were 

 \ l /2 year seedlings, y 2 1 1 transplants, \ l / 2 1 transplants, 

 y 2 1 transplants, and y 2 2 transplants. Below in tabular form 

 is given the results obtained from planting with the different 

 classes of stock. 



*Each plot contained 100 plants. 



