. Clearing land of stumps. Clearing of land; Explosives in agriculture. is affected by water and soil in the same way. A tree that grows on a steep hillside probably will have heavier roots on the sides than on the downhill and uphill A glimpse of primeval forest and of primeval stumps, the like of which few farmers meet in the eastern part of the country any more. Such land is expensive to clear but it is exceptionaUy fertile in most cases. Some stumps are durable and others will rot very fast. White pme, Norway pine, locust and cedar stumps will last fifty years without decaying eno
. Clearing land of stumps. Clearing of land; Explosives in agriculture. is affected by water and soil in the same way. A tree that grows on a steep hillside probably will have heavier roots on the sides than on the downhill and uphill A glimpse of primeval forest and of primeval stumps, the like of which few farmers meet in the eastern part of the country any more. Such land is expensive to clear but it is exceptionaUy fertile in most cases. Some stumps are durable and others will rot very fast. White pme, Norway pine, locust and cedar stumps will last fifty years without decaying enough to make much difference in the work of their Rotting removal. Chestnut, white oak and catalpa are nearly as durable. The other oaks, poplar, ash, hemlock, hickory and gum rot so fast that in a few years a team of horses can roll out stumps of considerable size. It should be understood that during the first season, after any variety of tree is cut and the stump and roots die, the bark and soft outer layer of wood rots away, making the roots loose in their earth channels. It is the inner or mature wood which lasts. Another characteristic of stumps which is of importance in clearing plans is their sprouting. None of the pine stumps will sprout when a tree is cut, but nearly all the hardwood stumps will do so. Sprouting Chestnut is a great sprouter. A stump that does not sprout is not getting any worse as time passes, but one that does sprout is likely to be harder to take out each succeeding season. All kinds of stumps pull easier when the ground is wet than when dry. Explosives are more efficient in wet ground than in dry. Pulling machinery ordinarily is handicapped in very wet ground, because Water of the lack of firm footing. The nature of the soil, whether light or heavy, has a consider- able effect on the way stumps come out of the ground. Naturally a loose, fluffy sand will hold the roots less than heavy clay. Pulling them out 10. Please note that these images are extrac
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