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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 peed dimes ie Ecsta i eee hs ee er $3. 00 to $4. 00 
Bwory cat seed liness) osc. 35a see ES ape ay a ee ee 3.75 to 5.00 
Two-year stock (one-year transplanted).._............-..-.-- esha 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 
sou, whether soft or moderately firm, and the spacing used. The 
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cost of planting per thousand, including transportation, should be 
about as follows: +? 
One-year seedlings... es ES a ee ee aes 5 eae ee $2.75 to $4. 00 
TWOycar BCCOLNOGS: 426. obey ie fae wt Ss eae ee 3.25 to 95.00 
‘Ewo-year stock (one-year transplanted). -_-.-.-=. = 4 4.2. 4 Ss 4.50 to 6.90 
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 2 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. 
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