. Clearing land of stumps. Clearing of land; Explosives in agriculture. .jf, *<*** *^ •^*. This pine stump is burning freely, and likely will be consumed if it receives some attention. The roots were bared of dirt and the stump was split by a light charge of explosive. When stumps can be left to dry for a couple of months after such splitting, they will bum very well, though pine stumps can be burned immediately afterward with a little coaxing. Big stumps such as this can be blasted Out electrically much easier and better than with charges fired with fuse. Burning by charpitting is a practi
. Clearing land of stumps. Clearing of land; Explosives in agriculture. .jf, *<*** *^ •^*. This pine stump is burning freely, and likely will be consumed if it receives some attention. The roots were bared of dirt and the stump was split by a light charge of explosive. When stumps can be left to dry for a couple of months after such splitting, they will bum very well, though pine stumps can be burned immediately afterward with a little coaxing. Big stumps such as this can be blasted Out electrically much easier and better than with charges fired with fuse. Burning by charpitting is a practicable and cheap method of getting rid of soft wood stumps of large size and in heavy or clay soil when the weather is dry for two months or more at a time. It is not successful in lighter soils. It is costly when labor must be hired for the purpose, and wastes time. This method of removing stumps is chiefly valuable for settlers of logged-off or cut-over land who must fight their way through with little or no money. Burning by means of auger When to Bum holes, and the use of oil, are freak methods not suitable for general use. They should not be attempted when the clearing operation is seriously intended to be economical. Burn- ing with a torch of some kind is effective, but expensive. 16. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mattern, J. Randall; Institute of Makers of Explosives. New York : Institute of Makers of Explosives
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