FELLING AND CONVERSION OF TIMBER. 



R C, as shown 

 in the figure, 

 should be in- 

 creased rela- 

 tively from 6 to 

 10 fold. 



The Hawkey e 

 machine is ex- 

 tremely power- 

 ful, and not only 

 pulls out the 

 stump, but also 

 the long lateral 

 roots attached to 

 it. It is speci- 

 ally useful in 

 clearing wood- 

 land for agricul- 

 ture, and may 

 be used also for 

 uprooting trees. 

 In one day, with 

 a horse and two 

 men, 20 to 25 

 large stumps 

 may be extracted 

 at a cost of about 

 15 shillings. 

 The machine 

 may be pur- 

 chased for i'3G 

 from Brandt at 

 Munich, agent 

 to the firm of 

 James Milne & 

 Son, Manticello, 

 Iowa, U.S. 



Another root- 

 extractor is 



