CHAPTEE XXVI 



USE OF EXPLOSIVES ON THE FARM 

 By C. Craig and A. La Motte, Du Pont 



Saving man power. — Lands have been cleared, drained and 

 tilled for many years by the prodigal use of labor or man power. 



Larger areas are yet to be cleared and further improvements 

 must be made in millions of other acres in order to supply the 

 ever-increasing demand for food and clothing. 



Man is too intelligent and valuable in other ways to have his 

 efforts and energy entirely consumed by the heavy forms of 

 brute drudgery that can better be done by the employment of 

 modern labor savers. 



His knowledge, intelligence and energy are much more valu- 

 able to himself, the community, and the country at large Avhen 

 employed in directing the forces which have been placed at his 

 disposal by nature and science. 



The work must be done better than ever before, as the modern 

 horse and power-drawn farm equipment cannot be used to 

 advantage save on well-cleared lands. 



Old methods of developing land by man power alone can be 

 used no longer, for the greatest scarcity, at present, is labor. 

 It is indeed so scarce, and when available so expensive, that it is 

 becoming increasingly difficult to make developments or to 

 install labor-saving devices in order to effect a saving in the 

 future. 



In many cases, there seems to be no escape from the condition ; 

 but in developing lands explosives, the modern conservers of 

 man power, fill the needs and prove most efficient in doing the 

 classes of work mentioned below. 



No matter how difficult it may be to get men, explosives are 

 always available and the demand for increased amounts can be 

 quickly supplied for the job. 



A saving in man power is a saving in money. Explosives are 

 now included with horses, steam and gasoline as conservers of 

 manual effort. 



Dynamite is being used successfully as a time and labor saver 

 in many ways, principal among Avhich are the following : 



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