FOREST PLANTING IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. 
COSTS OF DIFFERENT METHODS. 
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Table 1 shows the cost of planting operations, exclusive of the cost 
of the stock itself, where different species and methods were used. 
TABLE 1.—Cost of planting with different species 
and methods. 
Species. Stock. Method of planting. 
Black locust......-- 1-year seedlings...... FROGS does setae ce 
iain RO ee SE EPR OOs a4. e kee ee sl SIG methods cx sa.) iaek 
Russian mulberry..]....- COE Ea ee aes Cc Kae Re ae We ee 
Bee ene Ber eee OOst ese teehee Coal CER Ore ee lan wale oils 
White pine........-. Wilde stock, 5: to; 16.) Holesidug: 5.62.5. .: < 
inches high. 
Haars Const aa Seedlings...........- aC Oemeaamnrae: A harden 
aR do==e aha l|no-yearceediimess..3| Slitmethod 22422222222 
eS Beene erro Wisvanr transplants... (0) 7-d0..le. 02 ooh dude 
br ose do.........-----| 2:yearseedlings......| Furrow plowed........ 
Black walnut....... SOG Pegg ot och ee Small hole dug........ 
oe Oa eres |e eC Oke eens | Dropped in Mntersec= 
tions made by corn 
marker. 
aye nes eee ~ - fons 00. se ee Ac) Pressed-into ground... 
Cee GO Serene pe sie OOo oe este Dropped into old corn 
Soil. 
hills. 
Like cabbage planis.- - 
=i ealG Os 3 ep RSE eral OLE) Cex ete ae Se a Furrow plowed........ 
White rXo| fetes x fen Se Gxtor PEolesdies estar eee. 
8 feet tall. 
Brey doa ll -vearseedingse-e | sSlijmauethodao.. 0.22 
fae One sees eee One see eee ei ae Ou ss shai 
ee Omen eee (oe SLO 5 eer Me eee enn OOS. fetes Shu Te 
eget COs tee se Oe. 6 etal MOTTO Wire ose MoS 5 ee 
Greenach= sess | Lhe Gomes ee ee Slitmreshodeery se s22ck 
Benet Gee rn SOCK aa Sn tee Sl BTOAMCaS ben 5 Us iasoe 
Cottonwood........ j-year seedlings.....- Slitumethod 2) Fs. 
pave CO Meee eae CUE LIMN eGo ae oe Ce TTOW oe Gees oe wee Sel 
Norway spruce....- 2-year Frans. SA ME OlSs dug See. 5 088 
European larch...-. 2-year seedlings..... EO KO IGE AT EO Ree 
ga SSE ge ae Slit method........... 
Scotch pine......... MECCINesay.45 nee Holes: CONS cae Malle Sn ee a 
eee GO e aes es: rahi an ora aarie Slitunethodes ee 
2ee€ do.......:......| 4year transplants...) Furrow plowed........ 
Soihmaple:cs..30.,.2: 1-year seedlings......]..... COOP hs a Ee 
es One reemer ame MOOCM ray ada c a halts WETOOss aw ous disci s oe 
BUT dk eee ae | oF COM mee hes see e ane sc GOs see seeaiees 
White spruce....... 1-year transplants ITO Wastes oetcinereye s = 
Yellow clay silt..... 
Sand 
Yellow clay silt..... 
San 
Yellow oe Suga Acee 
Black loam... ia 
Sand 
Yellow clay loam.... 
Sand 
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Table 1 is based largely on estimates of cost made by actual planters. 
Since in most cases no exact records were kept the figures are only 
approximate, though they show very closely the relative costs of the 
different methods of planting. 
In order of cheapness the four princi- 
pal methods rank as follows: Direct sowing of seed; planting in fur- 
row; slit method; digging a hole for each tree. 
ancies in the table are due to the special conditions of each case, such 
as topography and soil, and the care exercised by individual planters. 
MERITS OF THE DIFFERENT METHODS. 
Apparent discrep- 
For those species to which it is adapted, direct sowing has the 
advantages of rapidity and cheapness. 
may be eaten by birds or rodents, or it may be defective. 
On the other hand, the seed 
Again, the 
small size of the trees during the first year makes proper cultivation 
difficult, nor can the method be relied upon in unfavorable sites or 
seasons. 
60370°—Bull. 153—15——2 
In spite of these objections, however, it has proved success- 
