CHEAP STUMPING.
The following is a sure method of burning out stumps by chemicals:—Bore a hole with a 2in. auger into the stump from the top ; into the hole pour the following mixture (a pint for a big stump) : Nitric acid and sulphuric acid, equal parts. As soon as this is done the bole in the stump must be closed with a well-fitting wood plug. To do this well the plug should be dipped into liquid paraffin first. A stump so treated will be rotten in 30 days, roots and all; it will be a loose mass, and may be shovelled and spread over the land as manure.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1005, 5 October 1912, Page 4
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108CHEAP STUMPING. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1005, 5 October 1912, Page 4
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