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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  November, 
  1907 
  

  

  mite. 
  The 
  number 
  of 
  holes 
  

   varied 
  according 
  to 
  the 
  size 
  

   of 
  the 
  stump, 
  the 
  large 
  ones 
  

   naturally 
  requiring 
  more 
  

   explosive 
  than 
  the 
  small 
  

   ones. 
  The 
  auger 
  must, 
  of 
  

   course, 
  bore 
  a 
  hole 
  that 
  

   will 
  readily 
  admit 
  the 
  stick 
  

   of 
  dynamite, 
  and 
  the 
  hole 
  

   should 
  be 
  deep 
  enough 
  to 
  

   reach 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  stump. 
  

   The 
  dynamite 
  is 
  then 
  in- 
  

   serted 
  in 
  the 
  cavity 
  and 
  

   pressed 
  or 
  forced 
  in 
  — 
  

   gently 
  if 
  you 
  please! 
  — 
  with 
  

   a 
  stick 
  having 
  a 
  diameter 
  

   about 
  that 
  of 
  the 
  stick 
  of 
  

   dynamite. 
  The 
  starter, 
  by 
  

   which 
  the 
  spark 
  from 
  the 
  

   battery 
  is 
  applied 
  to 
  the 
  

   dynamite, 
  is 
  then 
  inserted 
  

   and 
  to 
  it 
  is 
  attached 
  one 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  copper 
  wire 
  

  

  or 
  to 
  a 
  pole 
  erected 
  for 
  

   the 
  purpose, 
  will 
  often 
  be 
  

   found 
  of 
  value 
  in 
  this 
  work. 
  

   The 
  great 
  pile 
  is 
  then 
  fired, 
  

   and 
  the 
  whole 
  matter 
  is 
  

   ended. 
  The 
  ground 
  is 
  now 
  

   ready 
  for 
  cultivation 
  and 
  

   may 
  be 
  put 
  to 
  the 
  uses 
  for 
  

   which 
  it 
  was 
  cleared. 
  Dy- 
  

   namite, 
  therefore, 
  instead 
  

   of 
  being 
  dreaded 
  by 
  the 
  

   farmer 
  as 
  something 
  he 
  has 
  

   no 
  concern 
  with, 
  of 
  which 
  

   he 
  knows 
  nothing 
  and 
  

   wishes 
  to 
  know 
  nothing, 
  

   may 
  become 
  a 
  most 
  useful 
  

   agent 
  in 
  performing 
  a 
  very 
  

   arduous 
  and 
  expensive 
  kind 
  

   of 
  farm 
  work. 
  Certainly 
  it 
  

   must 
  be 
  carefully 
  used, 
  

   as 
  all 
  dangerous 
  materials 
  

   Connec- 
  must 
  be 
  employed,, 
  but 
  its 
  utility 
  is 
  very 
  great 
  and 
  its 
  employ- 
  

  

  The 
  Roots 
  Are 
  Sometimes 
  Tom 
  into 
  Fragments 
  While 
  Others 
  

   Are 
  Simply 
  Torn 
  Apart 
  

  

  tions 
  must, 
  of 
  course, 
  be 
  made 
  with 
  all 
  the 
  pieces 
  of 
  dyna- 
  ment 
  may 
  readily 
  be 
  made 
  a 
  source 
  of 
  positive 
  economy, 
  

   mite 
  in 
  a 
  single 
  stump, 
  and 
  the 
  wire 
  run 
  away 
  to 
  what 
  may 
  And 
  why 
  not? 
  Land 
  must 
  be 
  cleared, 
  and 
  cleared 
  quickly: 
  

   be 
  judged 
  to 
  be 
  a 
  safe 
  dis- 
  

   tance, 
  where 
  it 
  is 
  attached 
  

   to 
  the 
  battery 
  and 
  every- 
  

   thing 
  is 
  ready 
  for 
  the 
  ex- 
  

   plosion. 
  A 
  heavy 
  pressure 
  

   on 
  the 
  lever 
  of 
  the 
  battery 
  

   box, 
  and 
  the 
  trick 
  is 
  done. 
  

   A 
  novice 
  will 
  doubtless 
  seek 
  

   safety 
  at 
  a 
  considerable 
  dis- 
  

   tance, 
  but 
  after 
  several 
  

   stumps 
  have 
  been 
  exploded 
  

   it 
  will 
  be 
  comparatively 
  easy 
  

   to 
  gauge 
  the 
  point 
  of 
  safety. 
  

  

  The 
  effect 
  of 
  the 
  explo- 
  

   sion 
  varies 
  according 
  to 
  the 
  

   nature 
  of 
  the 
  stump 
  and 
  

   the 
  amount 
  of 
  dynamite 
  

   employed. 
  Some 
  are 
  blown 
  

   to 
  fragments, 
  while 
  others 
  

   will 
  be 
  torn 
  apart 
  and 
  will 
  

   fall 
  to 
  the 
  ground 
  quite 
  

   near 
  their 
  spot 
  of 
  growth. 
  

   But 
  in 
  any 
  event 
  the 
  work 
  

   has 
  been 
  done, 
  been 
  well 
  

   done, 
  been 
  cheaply 
  done, 
  

   and 
  done 
  in 
  the 
  most 
  effec- 
  

   tive 
  manner. 
  

  

  The 
  final 
  steps 
  of 
  the 
  

   clearing 
  process 
  are 
  simple 
  

   enough, 
  and 
  involve 
  neither 
  

  

  danger 
  nor 
  expense. 
  The 
  exploded 
  stumps 
  must 
  be 
  gathered 
  

   together 
  in 
  one 
  place, 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  such 
  underbrush 
  as 
  remains 
  

   to 
  be 
  cleared 
  up. 
  A 
  pulley 
  attached 
  to 
  a 
  tree 
  left 
  standing, 
  

  

  A 
  Pulley 
  Attached 
  to 
  a 
  Tree 
  Is 
  a 
  Convenient 
  Device 
  for 
  Gathering 
  the 
  Stumps 
  and 
  

  

  Rubbish 
  for 
  Final 
  Disposal 
  

  

  it 
  must 
  be 
  cleared 
  economically 
  and 
  thoroughly. 
  Dynamite, 
  

   properly 
  used, 
  is 
  the 
  most 
  effective 
  means 
  of 
  accomplishing 
  

   these 
  ends. 
  

  

  