McIntoshes estimated costs of planting
Case study: McIntoshes
Returns from land identified for managed retirement from grazing
will slowly decline but the costs of inputs will be eliminated.
Furthermore, these are areas where it is easy to lose cattle, and the
input costs can be targeted on other more productive areas of the
property.
Estimated costs for
afforestation projects (planting materials and labour only)
Estimated costs for
associated fencing (materials and labour)
Total estimated costs
Poplar and willow poles
Poplar management - new
plantings
Summary of Annual Costs
Estimated costs for afforestation projects (planting materials and
labour only):
| Block |
Species |
Area (ha) |
Estimated
cost ($) |
1
|
Scrub-land species |
6.8
|
$11,000
|
2
|
Eucalyptus species |
3.0
|
$3,400
|
3
|
P.
Radiata and C. lusitanica |
54.8
|
$49,000
|
4
|
P. radiata |
54.6
|
$49,000
|
5
|
P. radiata |
14.3
|
$12,000
|
6
|
Himalayan cedar |
14.6
|
$30,000
|
7
|
Blackwoods |
16.0
|
$32,000
|
8
|
P. radiata |
26.1
|
$21,000
|
9
|
Douglas fir
|
2.3
|
$3,000
|
10
|
P.
radiata
|
8.3
|
$7000
|
Estimated costs for
associated fencing (materials and labour):
Block
|
Length of fence (m)
|
Estimated cost ($)
|
1 and 2
|
260
|
$3,250
|
3
|
620
|
$7,750
|
3
|
270
|
$3,375
|
5
|
580
|
$7,250
|
6
|
630
|
$7,875
|
8
|
420
|
$5,250
|
Total estimated costs:
Block
|
species
|
Estimated cost ($)
|
1
|
Scrub-land species
|
$14,250
|
2
|
Eucalyptus species
|
$3,400
|
3
|
P.
radiata and C.lusitanica
|
$60,125
|
4
|
P.
radiata
|
$49,000
|
5
|
P.
radiata
|
$19,250
|
6
|
Himalayan cedar
|
$30,000
|
7
|
Blackwoods
|
$32,000
|
8
|
P.
radiata
|
$26,250
|
9
|
Douglas fir
|
$3,000
|
10
|
P.
radiata
|
$7000
|
Poplar
and willow poles
Poplar poles will be spaced 10-12 metres apart over erosion-prone
areas. This will vary between 40 to 80 poles/ha. It is proposed to
plant 150 poles per annum at a cost of $1,695 - $11.80 per pole on
prices as at June 2006, including 3m planting material, sleeve,
laying and planting.
Poplar management - new plantings
At year 3, new poplar plantings will be form-pruned to remove double
leaders and pruned to reduce the effects of pasture shading. Pruning
should be undertaken to leave half the green crown, and to reduce the
effects of regrowth, it should be undertaken in early summer. Once the
property is in an annual planting program of 150 poles per year, the
annual form pruning will also be 150 poles per year, at an estimated
cost of $1.50 per tree and total annual cost for this work estimated at
$225.
Summary
of Annual Costs:
Year
|
Activity
|
Estimated cost
|
Total cost
|
2007
|
Debris dams
Poles
Afforestation
Fencing
|
$3,000
$1,770
$17,000
$13,125
|
$34,895
|
2008
|
Poles
Afforestation
Fencing
|
$1,770
$66,250
$7,250
|
$75,270
|
2009
|
Poles
Afforestation
|
$1,770
$19,000
|
$20,700
|
2010
|
Poles
Fencing
|
$1,770
$11,125
|
$12,895
|
2011
|
Poles
Afforestation
|
$1,770
$63,400
|
$65,170
|
2012
|
Poles
|
$1,770
|
$1,770
|
2013
|
Poles
Afforestation
|
$1,770
$49,000
|
$50,770
|
|
|
