. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 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 seedlings $3. 00 to $4. 00 Two-year seedlings 3. 75 to 5. 00 Two-year stock (one-year transplanted) 5. 00 to 6. 50 The expense of planting the seedlings in their permanent situation will vary with the distance
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 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 seedlings $3. 00 to $4. 00 Two-year seedlings 3. 75 to 5. 00 Two-year stock (one-year transplanted) 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 soil, whether soft or moderately firm, and the spacing used. The. Fig. 7.—Areas of permanent swamp in the United States. cost of planting per thousand, including transportation, should be about as follows:1 One-year seedlings .... $2. 75 to $4. 00 Two-year seedlings 3. 25 to 5. 00 Two-year stock (one year transplanted) 4. 50 to 6. 50 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 a 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 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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