Machine Planting Costs are Influenced by Site Characteristics and Preparation Practices

doi:10.2737/SO-RN-287

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Machine Planting Costs are Influenced by Site Characteristics and Preparation Practices

Informally Refereed

Year:

1982

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SO-RN-287

Source:

Res. Note SO-287. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

An analysis of 14 contracts for planting southern pine seedlings by machine on 1,781 acres of industrial land shows that 4 factors explain 90 percent of the variation in costs.

Keywords

regeneration, southern pine, site preparation

Citation

Guldin, Richard W. 1982. Machine Planting Costs are Influenced by Site Characteristics and Preparation Practices. Res. Note SO-287. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.