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The Use of Dynamite in the Orchard and Garden 



By Iloyd Wert/. Onit. I-all River County, South Dakota 



DOUBTLESS thu most (if us have 

 always thought of dynamite as 

 a powerful agent of destruction to be 

 usetl only in warfare, tearing to pieces 

 great rocks in road-building and min- 

 ing, and criminally used in wrecking 

 buildings, etc. I am proud to live in an 

 age where the use of high explosives 

 in the peaceful and remunerative occu- 

 pation of farming is becoming nation 

 wide. The stability of our nation de- 

 pends not so much upon our being a 

 nation of warriors, but more upon our 

 resourcefulness as agriculturists and 

 stockmen. 



There are many times on the farm 

 when a powerful rending force is 

 necessary in such work as breaking 

 rocks, tearing out stumps, ditching, etc., 

 and deep subsoiling for trees and the 

 field crops. In this article I will ex- 

 plain the uses of dynamite in that in- 

 dispensible part of the farm, the orch- 

 ard and garden. In the orchard or gar- 

 den it is impracticable to use heavy 

 deep tilling machinery, and dynamite 

 does the work thoroughly and econom- 



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ically. In impervious soils there is a 

 deficiency of moisture, humus and air. 

 Deep tilling allows water that would 

 otherwise stand on top until evapor- 

 ated to be absorbed and stored in the 

 subsoil for use in possible dry periods. 

 It enables the farmer to supply humus 

 to a greater depth in the day of deep- 

 rooting legumes and manure. It allows 

 the circulation of air to a proper depth. 

 Land once deep tilled with dynamite 

 will not need it again in years, if it 

 is properly surface tilled and fertilized. 

 My experience is that from 40 to .50 

 pounds of 20 or 2.") per cent dynamite, 

 divided into one-fourth pound shots, 

 will do a thorough job on an acre of 

 ground. In preparing horseradish and 

 asparagus beds and planting trees and 

 shrubs, we have found it to be of great 

 value. After having failed to grow 

 good horseradish for three years, we 

 prepared a bed by exploding one-sixth 

 pound charges at a dept of two and 

 one-half feet, spaced about eight feet 

 apart. Since then we have secured 

 root of large size and good quality. In 

 preparing ground for a row of aspara- 

 gus, we exploded one-sixth pound 

 charges, spaced four feet apart and 

 about two and one-half feet deep. This 

 made it easy to dig a narrow ditch two 

 feci deep, which we filled to a proper 

 depth for the roots with rotted manure 

 well mixed with earth. This asparagus 

 did not suffer in the driest weather. 

 Although impervious soil may be rich 

 in mineral plant foor, we must bear in 

 mind that it is deficient in humus, and 

 lo have lasting benefits from deep till- 

 ing this humus must be supplied. In 

 the case of an orchard, where deep- 

 rooting plants cannot be planted, this 

 humus should be supplied in part at 

 the time of setting the trees. 



The method of blasting for and set- 

 ting trees is about as follows, depend- 

 ing somewhat upon the character of 

 the soil, dejjth of hardpan, etc.: The 

 holes are easily made by driving a 

 pointed steel bar, one and one-half 

 inches in diameter and four feet long, 

 to a depth of from two and one-half 

 to four feet, as the deplh of the hard- 

 pan calls for. The bar should not be 

 driven entirely through the hardpan, 

 but within from six to twelve inches. 

 A one-half iiound stick of 20 or 2,5 per 

 cent dynamite is primed with cap and 

 fuse and carefully lowered and lamped. 

 The first six inches of earth should be 

 tamped very lightly and the balance 

 should be tamped as tightly as can be 

 done with a wooden tnnii)ing slick. 

 The charge is now ready to explode, 

 which is done by lighting the fuse. 

 After the explosion a bairel-shapcd 



chambei- is usually found, twelve or 

 eigliteen inches below the surface. This 

 should be filled to a proper depth for 

 the tree with rich humus-bearing earth 

 and the hole is ready. Set the tree and 

 fill the balance of the hole with rich 

 earth, and it has every chance to live, 

 as far as its root-bed is concerned. 

 Now, in the center of the squares 

 formed by each group of four trees, it 

 is an admirable plan to blast a hole and 

 fill with well-rotted manure, leaf-mold, 

 etc. This lalace takes water readily and 

 plant food is soon absorbed on all 

 sides which will help feed the trees for 

 years. 



Orchards set in spade-dug holes may 

 be cultivated by exploding dynamite 

 between the rows, or if the trees are 

 far apart, three small charges around 



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