Identifier: lureofland00full (find matches)
Title: The lure of the land
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Fullerton, Edith Loring, 1876-1931 Long Island Railroad Company. Experimental Station, Wading River, N.Y
Subjects: Agriculture
Publisher: (New York?
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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to explodeit, is attached to fine electric wires, and sealed by sulphur; this capis placed in the hole in the stick of dynamite and then securely tiedby drawing string tightly around the paper, which was raised toadmit the cap. In preparing a charge for fuse ignition, the cap is crimped on tothe end of a piece of mining fuse and this is inserted in the dynamitestick and securely fastened as previously described. These prepared charges are placed in a basket and carried verytenderly to the stumps which have been prepared by the dynamitersassistant. All the work is handled very tenderly and carefully, forwhile there is no danger of an accident unless fire is placed near theexplosive; extreme caution is used at all times. To handle ex-plosives one requires a nature serene, calm and deliberate, which Mr.Kissam possesses to a marked degree, and never in all the years hehas used the dynamite has he become the least bit careless, or ceasedto regard it with respect. Inserting Vt. lb.cartridge
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The resultDYNAMITE CLEARING The helper has made deep oblique holes under the stump singledout for execution with a round crowbar or chisel-ended piece of pipe.This is one of the most important parts of the work. The holes shouldbe as nearly horizontal as possible and directly under the stump, thatall the explosive force may be expended on the wood and not on theearth between the dynamite and the stump, for earth acts as a cushionand the natural tendency of dynamite to exert force downward isaccentuated. Small stumps up to four feet require about ^ lb,, while large ones,say six to eight feet in diameter, require 3 lbs. of the explosive, whichis placed in several separate holes surrounding the stump. When astump requires separate charges, in order to secure united effort theelectric spark is used, the wires attached to the sticks of dynamiteare connected, and this circle of wire attached to battery wire about200 feet long. This main wire is stretched to its limit and attachedto the magn

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