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Costs and Cost Component Trends of Hand and Machine Planting in the Southern United States (1952-1990)

Since 1952, 11 periodic surveys on the costs of forest practices have been published. These surveys provide detailed data on hand and machine tree planting costs by geographical region and quality of planting site. Tree planting costs have increased nearly 5% annually since 1952. Hand planting is generally more expensive (20 to 50%) than machine planting. Hand planting costs have increased much more than the general price index, probably because of the amount of direct labor involved. Tree Planters' Notes 43(3):89-92:1992.


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Author(s): Thomas J. Straka, Mark R. Dubois, William F. Watson

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 43, Number 3 (1992)

Volume: 43

Number: 3