68 BULLETIN 272, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



poles, and ties. In the Southern States the problem of utilizing the 

 cut-over swamp land to the greatest advantage involves the question 

 of planting cypress. 



The cost per thousand of growing cypress in lots of 100,000 seed- 

 lings is estimated as follows : 



One-year seedlings $3. 00 to $4. 00 



Two-year seedlings 3. 75 to 5. 00 



Two-year stock (one-year transplanted) 5. 00 to 6. 50 



The expense of planting the seedlings in their permanent situation 

 will vary with the distance from the nursery, the character of the 

 soil, whether soft or moderately firm, and the spacing used. The 



Fig. 7. — Areas of permanent swamp in the United States. 



cost of planting per thousand, including transportation, should be 

 about as follows : 1 



One-year seedlings .... $2. 75 to $4. 00 



Two-year seedlings 3. 25 to 5. 00 



Two-year stock (one year transplanted) 4. 50 to 6. 50 



Unless the land is entirely cleared, which seldom occurs, it is not 

 desirable to plant an entire acre with a regular spacing. In planting 

 open places it may be advisable to use a close spacing, but on the 

 whole a tree every 8 feet in either direction should be sufficient. 



1 This estimate is based on the production of 100,000 seedlings a year. Increasing the size of the operation 

 noticeably decreases the cost per thousand. While growing a smaller number usually increases the cost, 

 the farmer is often in a position to collect seed and raise five to fifteen thousand cypress seedlings in 

 garden soil at very little expense. 



