Garland Globe | 1906-05-12 | Page 5 | Locust Stumps

LOCUST STUMPS. How They May Be Removed by the Use of a Homo-Made Device and Without Digging. The best way to removo locust stumps without digging Is to uso a atump-puller and pull them ouu It they aro not large, ono can rlx up n home-mado lover puller or tvlster. Tho accompanying cut shows a homo-mado homo-mado dovlco which will nnswer the purpose If the stumps nro net too largo. Tho upright, explains tha Ohio Farmer, should bo of good material, eight feet long, seven Inches thick at the butt and tapering to four Inchoi nt tho top. At tho butt mortlM In n plcco of plnnk, threo feet long anil soven Inches wide. At 2V6 to tfcreo feet from tho butt bore holes through tho upright and insert heavy bolts TI1K BTL'Ml' PL'I.LKH. with hooks or oyes at one end. On the opposite sldo put a tnln Iron plato ns shown In A and screw ttfe bolts up tight. Attach a hook as shown, ot lV4-lnch Iron, two feet long. Whea ready to use fasten tho hook over the top of tho post, cant-hook style and bitch Uaui to tho top of lever.