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Seedlings Planting Costs <br /> Seedlings Number/1000 sq ft Number/Acre <br /> Rocky Mountain Juniper 3 130 <br /> Pinyon Pine 3 <br /> Y 130 <br /> Big Sagebrush 5 218 <br /> Rabbitbrush 6 261 <br /> Silver Sage 6 261 <br /> Sub-Total 1000 <br /> Assume 1 seedling costs S0.75 <br /> Cost of planting seedling by hand <br /> Labor = S10/hour <br /> Productivity: 250 seedlings/hour <br /> Cost = S790/acre <br /> ($0. 75) (1000 seedlings) + r(1000 seedling/acre) - (250 <br /> seedlings/hour) x ($10/``hour)] <br /> The Reclamation Plan only calls for 5 (sloped) acres to be planted with <br /> seedlings. <br /> Broadcast Seeding Costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 10/acre <br /> Productivity = 1.0 hr/acre <br /> Labor = $10/hr <br /> Straw or Hay Mulching Costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$120/acre <br /> Materials - Straw or Hay Mulch: <br /> $30/ton x 2 tons/acre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 60/acre <br /> Labor & Equipment Mulch Application Unit Costs: <br /> Mulcher Equipment = $20/hr <br /> Labor = 510/hr <br /> Mulch Crimper = $20/hr <br /> Productivity: <br /> Mulch application = 1.0 hr/acre <br /> Mulch anchoring = 1.0 hr/acre <br /> -7- <br />