Homesteading 



that the best way was to leave the team in the 

 pasture and proceed to dig them out. 



Many smaller ones came out with a few blows 

 of the pick, while it was necessary to dig deep 

 round large numbers, and then lift them out 

 by means of a bar and a wooden lever. Others 

 again were so large and deeply imbedded that we 

 left them to be dragged out later by the team 

 and a chain, or buried deep below the reach of 

 the plough in a large hole dug for the purpose. 



After two days' hard work we estimated that 

 we had fairly cleared three acres, having got 

 out and hauled off twenty loads, though we 

 knew some remained just out of sight below the 

 surface. 



We wanted to clear and prepare for seeding 

 thirty acres this season, and the prospect did 

 not look encouraging, as time was getting on. 

 However, when the day's work was finished, and 

 we had enjoyed our evening meal, and stretched 

 our tired frames on our hay couch, things did 

 not look too bad, especially as we reminded our- 

 selves that we had worked on the worst patch, 

 and in parts the stones were much less numerous. 



The mornings, too, were usually glorious, and 

 as we turned to, we realized that we were be- 

 coming inured to hard toil and more proficient 

 at our work. 



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