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place to determine the maximum cost of preparing- land for plant- 
ing trees in this style. 
'The seedling trees I selected were, Eucalyptus Amygdalina, 
E. Botryoides, E. Corymbosa, E. Corynocalyx, E. Leucoxylon, 
E. Paniculata, and E. Rudis, which were recommended to me by 
the Australian Forestry Service as being considered by them to 
be among the best of their trees for railroad ties and fence posts. 
"The cost of the two pieces is as follows : 
One Acre Lot. 
Furrowing $ 2.60 
Holeing 3.60 
Planting 2.60 
Weeding to date (twice) 9.60 
$ 18.40 
Three Acre Lot. 
Plowing $16.09 
Harrowing 3.15 
Kipikua work and twice weeding 102.70 
Holeing 17 A4 
Planting 7.52 
$146.90 
Or $48.97 per acre. 
"The holeing of the three-acre piece cost more than it should 
have done, as owing to running out of seedling trees, planting of 
about half this lot had to be postponed, and the holes dug over 
again. 
"To offset to a certain extent the cost of the three-acre lot, I 
thought it would be as well to try some quick growing crop that 
would not take up too much room, and would to as small an extent 
as possible retard the growth of the trees. I selected California 
potatoes, and treated the seed to a bath of sulphate of copper, to 
see if that would prevent the rot that is so prevalent in Kula. 
"Last July notwithstanding the rot that did attack them, and 
the exceptionally dry weather that we have had all this year, I 
took off a crop of potatoes that netted me $69.19. This amount 
deducted from the cost, $146.90, left $77.71 or say $25.90 per 
acre for the three acre piece, as against $18.40 for the uncultivated 
acre. 
"One year from planting the trees the following measurements 
were made : 
"The tallest tree in the uncultivated lot was 5 feet 3 inches, a 
Eucalyptus Botryoides, and the average height of the whole of 
that piece was 3 feet. 
"In the cultivated lot the tallest tree measured 16 feet, Euc. 
Rudis, the other tall ones being: Euc. Botryoides, 15 feet; Euc. 
