What it Costs to Blast Out Stumps.
At the latest "Farming with Dynamite" demonstration, held under the auspices of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, at Ivor, Va., on August 11, 1910, one and one-half acres, containing forty-six stumps were cleared in one day, at an expense of $18.00, including labor, or an average of 39 cents per stump.
Records kept by the Long Island Railroad, covering operations on their Experimental Farm, showed that, including the wages of the men who did the work, the cost of blasting out stumps averaged about 16 cents per stump.
Records kept of the cost of this work in different sections of the country show as follows:
| Locality and Kind of Stump. | Average Diameter. | Average Cost Per Stump. |
| Southern— | ||
| Pine Stumps | 29 inches | $0.30 |
| Pennsylvania— | ||
| Apple, Ash and Chestnut | 34-½ inches | $0.56 |
| Michigan— | ||
| White Pine, Maple and Birch | 32 inches | $0.47 |
| Minnesota— | ||
| Birch, Ash, Spruce and Pine | 20 inches | $0.16 |
| Illinois— | ||
| Oak, Walnut and Gum | 30 inches | $0.53 |
| Western— | ||
| Fir, Pine and Cedar | 50 inches | $1.13 |
| Redwood | 8 feet and over | $2.00 and over |
Records kept by Prof. A. J. McGuire, Superintendent Experimental Farm of the University of Minnesota, show even lower costs.
