CLEARING LAND IN THE LAKE STATES. ie 7, 
The work of stumping this tract was difficult because of the nature 
of the soil and size of the stumps. It was done under contract by 
one of the largest stumping contractors in Michigan. All of the crew 
were experienced men. The contract price for pulling, cleaning, 
and tipping the stumps on this tract was $788, or about 32 cents per 
stump. The actual cost was 26 cents. The average farmer or set- 
tler, even though he had the equipment, probably could not do the 
work as cheaply as it was done by this contractor. 
TRACT NO. 8. 
Tract No. 8 contained 30 acres of nearly level land with sandy- 
loam soil. The outfit used was a tripod stump puller. The total 
number of stumps pulled was 2,464. The average number pulled 
per day was 137. The average number per acre was about 82. The 
average diameter per stump was about 24 inches. This work was 
done under contract at 19 cents per stump for pulling, cleaning, and 
tipping. The actual cost was 10.2 cents,.as shown in Table VIII. 
The low cost of stumping was largely due to the sandy nature of the 
soil and the fact that the stumping crew was experienced. These 
- stumps were to be piled and burned later in the year. 
TaBLE VIII.—Cost of stumping tract No. 8.} 
Cost. 
Days em- 
Item. ployed. 
Perdiem.| Total. 
Pulling, cleaning, and tipping: 
Pume mal Sida s Cacheyn errs seo Poet ce ee eee: SE age 36 $1. 75 #63. 00 
Prosar narya Toevooksy, IS} Cle wsKeevelde 4209 Soe or aes les eae ees ee Sessa oe 36 4.50 162. 00 
(Wisexotumachine ayaa seme is eRe See ot ae Lee SIS Se ee 18 1.50 27.00 
RalinoraT dpb uEnimed(CStIMAtC Meee tess. So aed Sos oe eee eens ae eae PEO Re a yea) 6LG 00 
TROUT ee occas Ste apie ee ge Oe i a ee [ee [uae 868. 00 
PAW CLAS CAD CTPAC KC sem tae fee at ee Seals A WEIN SAY TS Sav iy marcas SANS. a RS Sale eR ee a 28. 93 
ACCT AC CMO CEES UULTUINN speeen says rch Tete See ets sy Pat aiels) SIE ShaeiayOstnhe each 8 Syuee tal epatslSieye|laie ie vein’ a) ysi|/is eienete wee ls 302 
1 Tract stumped in the fall of 1912. 
TRACT NO. 9. 
Tract No. 9 contained 30 acres of nearly level land with sandy-loam 
soil. The outfit used was a tripod stump puller. The total number of 
stumps pulled was 2,000. The average number pulled per day was 
134. The average number per acre was about 67. The average 
diameter per stump was about 28 inches. This work was done under 
contract at 25 cents per stump for pulling, cleaning, and tipping. The 
actual cost was 10.5 cents, as shown in Table IX. 
