WILLOWS : THEIR GROWTH, USE, AND IMPORTANCE. 
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COST OF GROWING WILLOWS. 
Table 19 gives the cost per cord of growing willows on land of 
different values, with different costs of formation, low, average, and 
high yields, and different rotations. In this table compound interest 
at 6 per cent is charged on the land value, the cost of formation, and 
taxes. With a cost of formation of only $3 and a high yield the 
actual cost of growing a cord of willows on land valued at $5 per 
acre is 20 cents. Such a combination of conditions is exceptional, 
however, and would rarely be encountered. A poor yield from land 
valued at $100 and a cost of formation of $15 makes the cost of 
growing a cord from $5.95 to $7.64, depending upon the rotation. 
Except where the wood lot has a decided value for other purposes 
than the wood crop itself the plantation is not justified by the returns. 
Leaving out every other consideration except the value of the mate- 
rial produced, it is poor business to grow willows when the cost is 
greater than $2 per cord. This practically eliminates the use of $100 
land for such a purpose unless a yield of 5 cords per acre is assured. 
Table 19. — Cost per cord of growing willows. 
$5 LAND. 
Formation, $3. 
Formation, $5. 
Formation, $7.50. 
Formation, $10. 
Formation, $15. 
Rota- 
tion- 
years. 
Yield in cords. 
5 
3i 
2 
5 
3J 
2 
5 
k 
2 
5 
3i 
2 
5 
3£ 
2 
5 
10 
15 
20 
$0.24 
.20 
.20 
.22 
$0.34 
.29 
.29 
.32 
$0.60 
.50 
.51 
.56 
$0.35 
.27 
.27 
.29 
$0.49 
.39 
.38 
.41 
$0.87 
.68 
.67 
.72 
$0.48 
.36 
.35 
.37 
$0.69 
.52 
.50 
.53 
$1.20 
.90 
.87 
.92 
$0.61 
.45 
.43 
.45 
$0.88 
.64 
.61 
.64 
$1.54 
1.13 
1.07 
1.12 
$0.88 
.63 
.59 
.61 
$1.26 
.90 
.84 
.87 
$2.20 
1.57 
1.47 
1.52 
$10 LAND. 
5 
10 
15 
20 
$0.32 
.29 
.31 
.35 
$0.45 
.42 
.45 
.51 
$0.80 
.73 
.78 
.88 
$0.43 
.36 
.38 
.42 
$0.61 
.52 
.54 
.60 
$1.06 
.91 
.94 
1.04 
$0.56 
.45 
.46 
.50 
$0.80 
.65 
.65 
.71 
$1.40 
1.13 
1.14 
1.24 
$0.69 
.54 
.54 
.58 
$0.99 
.78 
.77 
.83 
$1.73 
1.36 
1.34 
1.45 
$0.96 
.72 
.70 
.74 
$1.37 
1.03 
1.00 
1.06 
$2.40 
1.80 
1.74 
1.85 
$25 LAND. 
5 
10 
15 
20 
$0.55 
.57 
.64 
.74 
$0.79 
.81 
.91 
1.06 
$1.39 
1.42 
1.60 
1.85 
$0.66 
.64 
.70 
.80 
$0.95 
.61 
1.00 
1.15 
$1.66 
1.60 
1.76 
2.01 
$0.80 
.73 
.78 
.88 
$1.14 
1.04 
1.12 
1.26 
$1.99 
1.82 
1.96 
2.21 
$0.93 
.82 
.86 
.96 
$1.33 
1.17 
1.23 
1.38 
$2.32 
2.05 
2.16 
2.41 
$1.20 
1.00 
1.02 
1.12 
$1.71 
1.43 
1.46 
1.61 
$2.99 
2.50 
2.56 
2.81 
$50 LAND. 
5 
10 
15 
20 
$0.95 
1.03 
1.18 
1.38 
$1.36 
1.47 
1.69 
1.98 
$2.37 
2.58 
2.96 
3.46 
$1.06 
1.10 
1.25 
1.45 
$1.51 
1.57 
1.78 
2.07 
$2.64 
2.75 
3.12 
3.62 
$1.19 
1.19 
1.33 
1.53 
$1.70 
1.70 
1.89 
2.18 
$2.98 
2.98 
3.31 
3.82 
$1.32 
1.28 
1.41 
1.61 
$1.89 
1.83 
2.01 
2.30 
$3. 31 
3.20 
3.51 
4.02 
$1.59 
1.46 
1.57 
1.77 
$2.27 
2.09 
2.24 
2.53 
$3.98 
3.65 
3.91 
4.42 
$100. LAND. 
5 - 
10 
15 
20 
$1.74 
1.95 
2.27 
2.67 
$2.48 
2.79 
3.24 
3.82 
$4.35 
4.88 
5.67 
6.68 
$1.85 
2.02 
2.33 
2.74 
$2. 64 
2.89 
3.33 
3.91 
$4.62 
5.06 
5.83 
6.84 
$1.98 
2.11 
2.41 
2. "82 
$2.83 
3.02 
3.45 
4.02 
$4.95 
5.28 
6.03 
7.04 
$2.11 
2.20 
2.49 
2.90 
$3. 02 
3.15 
3.56 
4.14 
$5.28 
5.51 
6.23 
7.24 
$2.38 
2.38 
2.65 
3.06 
$3.40 
3.40 
3.79 
4.37 
$5.95 
5.96 
6.63 
7.64 
