Show ARM TOPICS topics USE FIELD STONES IN FARM MASONRY rocks R have value in making walls yards roads by E R groi agricultural En engineer new jersey agricultural experiment 1 station service I 1 stones a nuisance in the field beld have a value in in masonry or concrete work but whether it is worth while expending the energy and time necessary to remove them I 1 from the land depends upon conditions on individual fields complete stoning is necessary tor for growing vegetable crops but land used for tilled field crops grain crops meadows pastures or forestry need only be partially stoned in most cases land used for pasture or forestry sometimes does not need stoning at all it if stoning is advisable the only way to do it is by hand transportation I 1 may be by means of the old stone boat if there is a tractor on the farm or the stones may be hauled away in a low built sturdy wagon the stone boat is not recommended om where there is no tractor because it is too hard on horses the wagon permits moving a much larger load at each haul removal should be preceded by breaking the larger stones with dynamite reducing them to a size which may be handled by one or two men piling the stoned stone along fence lines is taboo on a well managed farm for it takes up valuable space and becomes a weed breeding nuisance burying stones in a trench indol involves much egging digging and is not a complete means of getting rid ot of them since stones left above the frost line tend to come to the surface again however filling a gully with ston stones and covering them with soil has h s advantages since it provides additional well drained field area when using stones tor for concrete work all those measuring more than three inches should be crushed at least two thirds of the concrete mixture should be occupied by stones otherwise too much cement is needed when not crushed the best use for the larger stones is in a masonry wall the stones fitted closely together and im bedded in cement mortar small stone crushers operated by farm tractor power can be obtained and the crushed stone m may ay be used in concrete work surfacing roads lanes or barnyards in some localities there is a market for crushed stones of this type |