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WATTLES AND WATTLE-BABES. 
2. The following estimate is by Mr. J. E. Brown, and is taken from a 
report by that gentleman to the South Australian Legislative Council in 
1884. (Mr. Brown recommends A. pycnaniha) 
Eetesue. 
£ s. d. 
EXPENDITURE. 
£ 8. c 
To value of property increased 
By purchase of 100 acres, at 
and improvements, say ... 
400 0 0 
£3 per acre. 
300 0 
„ value of 500 tons of bark, 
,, cost of substantial fence all 
at £5 per ton . 
2,500 0 0 
round, say, 1£ mile at 
£50 per mile . 
75 0 
,, ploughing 100 seres, at 8s. 
per acre . 
o 
o 
* 
,, of 30 lbs. of seed, at Is. 
per lb. 
1 10 
,, labour, sowing the seed in 
rows, say, at 5s. per acre.. 
25 0 
„ scarifying between the row’s 
twice, at 4s. per acre. 
20 0 
„ thinning and pruning for 
two years, at 10s. per acre 
per annum . 
100 0 
„ forming fire-breaks during 
the third to seventh year, 
say, £5 per annum. 
25 0 
„ sundries. 
50 0 
„ interest on money expended 
during the seven years, 
say . 
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„ cost of stripping 500 tons 
of bark, at 25». per ton ...' 
G25 0 ( 
,, cost of carting same to 
market, at 10s. per ton ... 
250 0 ( 
Balance, being clear profit. 
1,108 0 ( 
£ 
2,900 0 0 
£ 
2,900 0 ( 
Botes on above Estimate, At the distance's apart which T recommend tlie trees to bo 
grown, namely, 4 to G feet, there will be an average of 1,200 trees to the acre. In order, 
however, to make due allowaree for blanks, 1 base mv calculations upon there being 1,000 
only to each acre. £5 per ton is only two-thirds of the present selling price of bark. I 
give o tons as the probable yield per acre. That this is a low estimate will be admitted, 
when it is considered that this only allows for 10 lb. of bark to bo taken from each tree. (J. 
E. Brown). v 
d. Estimate of expenditure upon and revenue from a wattle plantation of 
101) acres, during a term of seven years, by Mr. Gr. Perrin, Conservator of 
State Forests, Victoria, 1889. 
lie recommends the cultivation of the broad-leaf wattle (A. pijcncintlia ) ; 
broadcast sowing. 
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