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THE FARMERS HANDBOOK. 



With the aid of a tree-pulling winch, and by severing with an axe 

 or by means of explosives the larger main roots 4 or 5 feet from the trunk, 

 both green and dead trees of 5 and 6 feet diameter can be pulled down in a 

 very short time. Away from the coast, in districts where the timber is of 

 normal size, several acres can be brought down in the course of a day. The 



Fig. 2. — A winch grubber of modern type. 



method of attaching the gear is shown in Fig. 2. One end of a steel rope 

 is passed through a pulley-block as high up the trunk as convenient, while 

 the other is hitched to the machine and an anchor-tree. If the main roots 

 have been severed well back from the trunk, the tree can be made to " run ' ? 

 its own roots as it falls. 



An implement that is almost indispensable where clearing is going on is 

 the jack. For running roots, prising out trees or stumps, moving logs. 

 boulders or floating rocks, or drawing old fence posts, &c, it is well suited, 

 -doing the work with little exertion on the part of the man, and in a 

 surprisingly short time. The use of this implement is illustrated in the 

 accompanying figures. 



Fig. 3. 



