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Cost of Direct Seeding Shortleaf Pine in the Missouri Ozarks

Direct seeding of shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.) on the Clark National Forestin Missouri cost from $8 to nearly $15 per acre, depending upon the amount of seed used and the site preparation necessary. This is one-half to one-third the cost of planting seedling trees. Six areas totaling 142 acres were seeded in December 1960, and the over story was poisoned.- Sites ranged from old fields to uncut oak stands. The treated seed was broadcast over each tract by a two-man crew using cyclone seeders. One man carried a spool of light string on his back to mark the seeded zone. Size of the poisoning crew varied from three to five men.


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Author(s): Kenneth A. Brinkman, Robert E. Phares

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 58 (1963)