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Show 5DON'T LET THE STUMPS STUMP YOU "How can I eradicate a tree ; stump?" is a question which comes to the office of the County Agent very frequently according to S. R. Boswell, Utah county agricultural agent. ' This question was submitted to Raymond R. Moore, extension forester, for-ester, who sent us the following information from the agricultural college. The information on stump eradication is as follows: "In the autumn bore in the center of the stump a verticle hole of 1 to 1V inches in diameter and about -18 inches deep; put in 1 to 1'2 ounces of saltpeter and fill with water, and then plug the hole tight. In the spring take out' the plug and pour in about 10 ounces of petroleum pet-roleum and ignite. The stump will smoulder away without blazing to the very extremities of the roots, leaving nothing but ashes." |