. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. CLEARING LAND IN THE LAKE STATES. 11 (5) Size of area to be cleared and proximity to other clearings: Stump-pulling machines will usually reduce the cost of clearing, but it is not economical to buy one. for the clearing of a small tract. Explosives cost considerably less when bought in large quantities. In a locality where much clearing is being done it may be possible to cooperate in the purchase of stump pullers and explosives, and experienced help can be hired cheaper in such a region. Table II gives an approximate
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. CLEARING LAND IN THE LAKE STATES. 11 (5) Size of area to be cleared and proximity to other clearings: Stump-pulling machines will usually reduce the cost of clearing, but it is not economical to buy one. for the clearing of a small tract. Explosives cost considerably less when bought in large quantities. In a locality where much clearing is being done it may be possible to cooperate in the purchase of stump pullers and explosives, and experienced help can be hired cheaper in such a region. Table II gives an approximate idea of the cost of clearing white- pine land in this region. Additional data of the conditions of clearing. Fig. 8.—Swampy lands of the Lake region that have been burned over, showing the shallow root- ing system. on the 16 tracts summarized in this table, as well as details of the clear- ing of several additional tracts, are given in the pages which follow. Table II.—Approximate cost of removing stumps on 16 tracts of ivhite-pine land, com- piled from records kept during actual operations. Tract. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. A cres. 40 3 7 50 1 60 30 30 40 20 40 35 Stumps. Num- ber. 2,000 297 334 290 1,018 78 2,464 2,464 2,000 1,812 1,319 2,400 1,293 204 3,600 1,050 Aver- age di- ameter (inches). Aver- age number per 18-36 22 24 28 Soil and subsoil. Sandy do Clay Sandy Sandy loam 2. Sandy Clay Sandy do Silt and clay. Sandy do Sandy Sandy Method. Explosive ...do. ...do. Capstan ...do. ..do. Tripod. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Cost, including labor. Con- tract. Ac- tual. SO. ! I .372 .144 .26 .102 .105 .32 .465 .14 Total. $ 25S. 00 69S. 91 1, 1, 1, 1
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