. Clearing land of stumps. Clearing of land; Explosives in agriculture. -"-^i^ # Wood is a very expensive commodity in many parts of this country to-day. It never will get cheaper. Utilization of all parts of the trees that are cut dovra in land clearing is the thing to do whenever it is possible. 30 feet high and boom 25 feet long. Let the mast lean a little toward the pile of stumps, so the boom will swing round itself with its load. Another good machine is the Conrath portable piler, much used in Wisconsin. It requires 10 pieces of timber or poles, of which the largest, the two skids a
. Clearing land of stumps. Clearing of land; Explosives in agriculture. -"-^i^ # Wood is a very expensive commodity in many parts of this country to-day. It never will get cheaper. Utilization of all parts of the trees that are cut dovra in land clearing is the thing to do whenever it is possible. 30 feet high and boom 25 feet long. Let the mast lean a little toward the pile of stumps, so the boom will swing round itself with its load. Another good machine is the Conrath portable piler, much used in Wisconsin. It requires 10 pieces of timber or poles, of which the largest, the two skids and the boom, are 20 to 22 feet long. A gin-pole may be any height that is convenient. An old dead tree makes a good one. Let it burn with the stumps piled about it. With 150 feet of half-inch cable and a pair of double blocks the piling can be done with horses. A better way to handle stumps than with a derrick is to use small charges of explosives to break them up after they are pulled. When stumps are well blasted the problem of disposal is simple. Start numerous small fires and haul and pile the roots on as they burn down. The fires can be kept going till all the roots are burned up, by putting on new roots and by shoving in butts. Have a wagon or sled and keep hauling and unload- ing all the time. Drive about the clearing on regular routes, each time making larger circles and throwing off a few roots as you pass by each fire. One man can clean up more acreage in this way in an equal The ideal size and kind of pile for burning ti^e than several men working to stumps and roots. These piles can be built by hand, ., , . i-i -i -i in unloading the stumps from a low wagon or sled. pile the Stumps in nigh piles With Ihem%lLT ^" "'""'^^ ^""^ "°'' '""'' *'*^ *° '"''" a derrick, except in cases where 37. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - c
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