,,farming with ,,dynamite ,a few hints to ,,farmers ,illustration3 ,,du ,,pont ,,established #ahjb ,farming ,with ,dynamite ,,saves ,,money ,,time ,,labor ,,removes ,,stumps ,,boulders ,,hard-,,pan ,,ensures ,,new1 ,,rich ,,soil ,,increased ,,acreage ,,easy ,,plowing ,,bigger ,,yields ,illustration3 ,,du ,,pont ,e4 ,i4 ,,du ,,pont ,,de ,,nemours ,,powder ,,co4 ,,established #ahjb ,,wilmington1 ,,del4 ,,copyrighted #aiaj ,,by ,e4 ,i4 ,,du ,,pont ,,de ,,nemours ,,powder ,,co4 ,,wilmington1 ,,del4 ,,printed ,,by ,,the ,,lord ,,baltimore ,,press ,,baltimore1 ,,md4 ,,what ,,is ,,dynamite8 ,some farmers have a wrong idea about dynamite4 ,they know it is a powerful explosive1 and believe it is dangerous to handle4 ,dynamite is very powerful1 much more so than gunpowder1 but is actually safer to handle4 ,after more than a hundred years' experience in making and using explosives1 we can truthfully state that by following simple directions with ordinary care1 anyone can use our ,red ,cross ,dynamite without harm4 ,the purpose of this booklet is to tell you the wonderful value of the use of ,red ,cross ,dynamite on the farm4 ,if it interests you1 as it surely will1 and if you are progressive and ambitious1 write for a copy of our ,handbook of ,explosives for ,farmers1 ,planters and ,ranchers1 which will be sent free of charge and which tells just how to use ,red ,cross ,dynamite safely and easily1 and make it the greatest aid to profitable farming4 ,we will be glad to correspond with you about any special requirements of your farm1 or give you any information you want4 ,write our nearest office 7see last page7 and your letter will receive prompt1 personal attention4 ,chief ,uses of ,dynamite on the ,farm4 ,as farmers all over the country begin to understand the value of ,red ,cross ,dynamite in their work1 they are constantly reporting new uses for this powerful assistant4 ,the chief uses are mentioned below and are explained in detail further on4 ,complete instructions are furnished in the ,handbook of ,explosives for ,farmers1 ,planters and ,ranchers4 ,clearing ,land of ,stumps1 ,trees and ,boulders1 ,breaking up ,hard-,pan1 ,shale1 or ,clay ,subsoils1 ,plowing1 ,planting and ,cultivating ,orchards1 ,digging ,ditches1 ,post ,holes1 ,wells and ,reservoirs1 ,road-,making and ,grading1 ,excavating ,cellars and ,foundation ,trenches1 ,regenerating ,old1 ,worn-out ,farms4 ,clearing ,land of ,stumps1 ,boulders and ,trees4 ,it is needless to tell you the advantages of clearing land4 ,the stump covered site of a former piece of woods1 is1 as you know1 new1 rich soil that needs no fertilizer4 ,you also know that pulling stumps with a machine is the hardest kind of work--liable to injure seriously your horses1 and certain to require a lot of work to get rid of the stump after pulling4 ,then too1 it leaves the field full of holes1 that must be filled2 and plowing the hard packed soil around old roots is no joke4 ,if instead of pulling the stumps1 you burn them out1 the intense heat required destroys the chief fertile elements of the soil all around the fire4 ,after all your hard work you will leave a burned field instead of new1 fertile soil4 ,you can dynamite all those stumps for about one-third the cost of pulling and chopping them up4 ,the blast splits up the stump into firewood1 removes all the dirt1 breaks all the main roots1 and loosens the soil for yards around4 ,you can blast fifty stumps in the time it would take to pull and chop up one or two4 ,one man can do all the work1 if necessary4 ,after the stumps are all blasted out1 you will have a new1 rich field1 and easy to cultivate1 requiring no fertilizer to yield bumper crops4 ,if you want to remove a whole tree1 ,red ,cross ,dynamite will lift it bodily out of the ground1 and it will usually fall with the wind4 ,when this is done1 there is no stump left to remove4 ,boulders1 which you are now obliged to plow around1 can be broken up into easily handled blocks by a single blast4 ,what it ,costs to ,blast ,out ,stumps4 ,at the latest ,farming with ,dynamite demonstration1 held under the auspices of the ,norfolk and ,western ,railroad1 at ,ivor1 ,va41 on ,august #aa1 #aiaj1 one and one-half acres1 containing forty-six stumps were cleared in one day1 at an expense of #ah4jj1 including labor1 or an average of #ci cents per stump4 ,records kept by the ,long ,island ,railroad1 covering operations on their ,experimental ,farm1 showed that1 including the wages of the men who did the work1 the cost of blasting out stumps averaged about #af cents per stump4 ,records kept of the cost of this work in different sections of the country show as follows3 ,locality and ,kind of ,stump4 ,average ,average ,cost ,diameter4 ,per ,stump4 ,southern-- ,pine ,stumps #bi inches #j4cj ,pennsylvania-- ,apple1 ,ash and ,chestnut #cd-a_/b inches 4#ef ,michigan-- ,white ,pine1 ,maple and ,birch #cb inches 4#dg ,minnesota-- ,birch1 ,ash1 ,spruce and ,pine #bj inches 4#af ,illinois-- ,oak1 ,walnut and ,gum #cj inches 4#ec ,western-- ,fir1 ,pine and ,cedar #ej inches #a4ac ,redwood #h feet and over #b4jj and over ,records kept by ,prof4 ,a4 ,j4 ,mc,guire1 ,superintendent ,experimental ,farm of the ,university of ,minnesota1 show even lower costs4 ,breaking ,up ,hard-,pan1 ,shale or ,clay ,soils4 ,this is probably the most important use of ,red ,cross ,dynamite4 ,it is possible1 although difficult and expensive1 to clear land of stumps and boulders in other ways1 but it is not possible to break up hard-pan1 or clay subsoils1 without the use of ,red ,cross ,dynamite4 ,land that has a waterproof subsoil is practically worthless1 as it holds the surface water in such quantities on level ground1 that the roots of trees and plants are rotted away2 on hilly ground1 it allows the surface water to run off1 thus preventing the storage of moisture1 with the result that vegetation dies quickly in hot weather4 ,such land can be rendered fertile at once by blasting with ,red ,cross ,dynamite4 ,the subsoil is completely broken up and the dry1 dead top soil converted into a rich loam for less than the amount of the taxes for a year or two4 ,the following extract from the ,topeka1 ,kansas1 ,mail and ,breeze proves the wonderful results of this use of dynamite3-- ,a few years ago ,m4 ,t4 ,williams bought a quarter section of land near ,medicine ,lodge in ,barber ,county1 and1 conceiving the same idea that ,ex-,governor ,crawford and others have1 used dynamite in dealing with a hard subsoil4 ,the land was overgrown with sunflowers and cockleburs and would have been considered dear at #aj per acre4 ,it was underlaid with a hard subsoil that was almost impervious to water4 ,mr4 ,williams' idea was to loosen this subsoil with dynamite4 ,he bored holes in the earth some #c feet deep and about #dj feet apart1 and in each hole placed a part of a stick of dynamite4 ,the explosion of the dynamite loosened the hard subsoil1 and made a reservoir for the rains1 which had formerly run off the land nearly as fast as they fell4 ,on this quarter there is now #ajj acres of1 perhaps1 as fine alfalfa as can be found in the state4 ,mr4 ,williams has refused #ae1jjj for the quarter and gathers a net income from his alfalfa of from #cj to #ce per acre every year4 ,last season ,mr4 ,williams proposed to the ladies of the ,baptist church that he would give them a load of hay1 provided they would come out to the place1 shock the hay1 load it on wagons and haul it to town4 ,they took him at his word and shocked and hauled to town two tons which sold for #af4 ,when the second crop was ready the ladies came again1 and 'touched' ,mr4 ,williams for a little more than two tons which sold as well as the first load4 ,plowing ,with ,dynamite4 ,ordinarily plowing merely turns over the same old soil year after year1 and constant decrease in crops is only prevented by rotation or expensive fertilizing4 ,with ,red ,cross ,dynamite you can break up the ground all over the field to a depth of two or three feet1 for less than the cost of adequate fertilizing1 and with better results4 ,fertilizing only improves the top soil4 ,dynamiting renders available all the moisture and elements of growth throughout the entire depth of the blast4 ,in an article by ,j4 ,h4 ,caldwell1 of ,spartanburg1 ,s4 ,c41 in the ,september1 #aiaj1 ,technical ,world ,magazine1 he states that before the ground was broken up with dynamite1 he planted his corn with stalks #ah inches apart in rows #d feet apart and raised #ij bushels to the acre4 ,after the ground was blasted1 it was able to nourish stalks #f inches apart in rows the same distance apart1 and to produce over #bej bushels to the acre4 ,this means an increase of about #afj bushels to the acre1 every year1 for an original expense of #dj an acre for labor and explosives4 ,f4 ,g4 ,moughon1 of ,walton ,county1 ,georgia1 reports that he has been raising crops of watermelons1 weighing from #ej to #fj pounds each1 on land blasted by exploding charges of about #c ounces of dynamite in holes #b-a_/b to #c feet deep1 spaced #h to #aj feet apart4 ,planting and ,cultivating ,orchards4 ,in the orchard ,red ,cross ,dynamite not only saves much labor and time in planting the trees1 but ensures the best growth and large yields4 ,a man will spend an hour digging a tree hole that dynamite will excavate in an instant4 ,the spaded hole will be hard all the way down1 making it difficult for the transplanted roots to take hold4 ,this is one of the chief reasons why transplanted trees so often die4 ,red ,cross ,dynamite not only excavates the required hole1 but also loosens the ground for yards around1 killing all grubs1 and forming a spongy reservoir for moisture4 ,that is why trees planted in dynamited holes live and thrive4 ,a whole row of tree holes can be excavated in one instant when charged with ,red ,cross ,dynamite4 ,old trees are benefited by exploding small charges under them1 or between the rows4 ,this keeps the ground loose1 and free from grubs4 ,a well known fruit grower reports that he planted peach trees some years ago to determine whether anything was to be gained by using dynamite4 ,a number of trees were planted in holes by detonating a charge of explosives to make the holes1 and others were planted in holes of the regulation size1 dug by hand4 ,three years later the trees planted in the blasted holes were strong and healthy1 each producing between five and six bushels of very fine peaches4 ,the other trees planted on the same ground without blasting1 bore no peaches1 both fruit and leaves having shriveled up and dropped off during the dry season4 ,digging ,ditches1 ,post ,holes1 ,wells and ,reservoirs4 ,excavating of any kind is slow1 hard work when done with pick and shovel1 especially in mixed ground containing large stones1 roots1 streaks of gravel or shale4 ,several rods of ditch can be excavated in an instant with dynamite1 varying the size of each charge according to the nature of the ground at that point4 ,most of the dirt is thrown out by the blast and the remainder is broken up ready for the shovel4 ,a ,missourian advises us of a ditch he has just blasted through a swamp for #ajj1 which he says would have cost him #ejj if dug in the usual way4 ,on ,august #aa1 #aiaj1 at the demonstration at ,ivor1 ,va41 above referred to1 a ditch #he feet in length1 #c feet deep and #d-a_/b feet wide at the top1 was blasted with dynamite1 at a cost not exceeding #aj cents per yard1 or about #b4ge for the entire work4 ,red ,cross ,dynamite is especially useful in excavating wells and reservoirs1 as it opens up all the springs in nearby ground4 ,road-,making and ,grading4 ,red ,cross ,dynamite is a big saver of time and labor in making new roads1 or leveling grades on old roads4 ,rock1 shale1 clay1 gravel or sand1 can all be broken up with ease1 simply by varying the charge according to the nature of the ground and the depth of excavation desired4 ,excavating ,cellars and ,foundation ,trenches4 ,this work can be done with ,red ,cross ,dynamite in one-tenth the time required for hand and team shoveling1 and the cost of the dynamite is but a fraction of the value of the labor saved4 ,regenerating ,old1 ,worn-,out ,farms4 ,all over the ,eastern and ,southern sections of the ,united ,states are farms and plantations1 once rich1 fertile and profitable1 but now either abandoned1 or so unproductive as to be almost worthless4 ,the chief trouble with these farms is that the top soil is worked out4 ,red ,cross ,dynamite can be used with complete success to turn up an entirely fresh1 fertile soil1 and convert a #aj an acre worked-out farm into land worth #ej to #ajj an acre4 ,the cost in dynamite for this conversion would be about #aj to #ae an acre according to the nature of the soil4 ,this matter is worthy of as much consideration on the part of farmers1 and all others concerned with national resources1 as the reclamation of desert areas in the ,west4 ,surely it is as important to restore the productiveness of established farms in the ,east1 as it is to open up new1 fertile fields in the ,west and ,southwest4 ,if any portion of your farm is not productive1 it is probable that ,red ,cross ,dynamite can make it productive4 ,the leading railroads of the country are taking the greatest interest in the increasing use of dynamite on the farm1 because they know by actual results that it means more and better crops1 bigger shipments and greater prosperity all along their lines4 ,mr4 ,h4 ,b4 ,fullerton1 ,director ,agricultural ,development of the ,long ,island ,railroad1 is one of the pioneers in this movement1 and in an article entitled ,reclaiming ,waste ,land on ,long ,island1 his wife1 ,edith ,loring ,fullerton1 graphically describes the use of dynamite in the preparation of waste land for cultivation4 ,how ,can ,we ,help ,you8 ,for more than a hundred years we have been making and selling explosives4 ,we maintain a highly skilled corps of chemists1 explosive specialists1 and field representatives1 whose sole duties are to study conditions and devise means for handling them4 ,if there is any soil condition on your farm that we have not mentioned1 and which you think might be remedied or improved by dynamite1 please write us all about it4 ,there will be no charge for the information we will send you2 in fact1 we will be much obliged to you for giving us the opportunity to study any peculiar condition4 ,bear in mind that the age1 reputation and high standing of this ,company are ample assurance that any statements made by us are conservative1 and based on long and varied experience4 ,in any case we want you to write for our ,handbook of ,explosives for ,farmers1 ,planters and ,ranchers1 which we send out only on request1 as it is too valuable to send to anyone not interested enough to ask for it4 ,asking for it puts you under no obligation to us except to read it4 ,we believe that when you have read it you will understand how simple1 safe and economical the use of ,red ,cross ,dynamite is1 and that you will find many ways to save and make money with its aid4 ,e4 ,i4 ,,du ,,pont ,,de ,,nemours ,,powder ,,co4 ,,wilmington1 ,,delaware ,november1 #aiaj ,e4 ,i4 ,,du ,,pont ,,de ,,nemours ,,powder ,,company ,,home ,,office3 ,,wilmington1 ,,del4 ,,established #ahjb ,,branch ,,offices ,,boston1 ,,mass4 ,,birmingham1 ,,ala4 ,,buffalo1 ,n4,y4 ,,chicago1 ,,ill4 ,,cincinnati1 ,o4 ,,city ,,of ,,mexico ,,denver1 ,,colo4 ,,duluth1 ,,minn4 ,,hazleton1 ,,pa4 ,,houghton1 ,,mich4 ,,huntington1 ,w4 ,,va4 ,,joplin1 ,,mo4 ,,kansas ,,city1 ,,mo4 ,,memphis1 ,,tenn4 ,,nashville1 ,,tenn4 ,,new ,,orleans1 ,,la4 ,,new ,,york1 ,n4,y4 ,,philadelphia1 ,,pa4 ,,pittsburg1 ,,kas4 ,,pittsburgh1 ,,pa4 ,,portland1 ,,ore4 ,,salt ,,lake ,,city1 ,,utah ,,san ,,francisco1 ,,cal4 ,,scranton1 ,,pa4 ,,seattle1 ,,wash4 ,,shreveport1 ,,la4 ,,spokane1 ,,wash4 ,,springfield1 ,,ill4 ,,st4 ,,louis1 ,,mo4 ,,terre ,,haute1 ,,ind4