Farming with Dynamite

So many uses of dynamite in farming that Dupont put out a brochure. Credit where credit is due... I saw this pamphlet posted on Rootsimple gardening blog and couldn't resist sharing a laugh with you.

This is a real brochure created by Dupont in 1910 describing the many uses of dynamite in farming. While the title and some of the suggested uses are funny enough, my biggest laughs came from reading comments made by others regarding this post.  My favorite was from "Practical Parsimony":

My friend ... told me tales of his childhood. He was born in 1933 and was old enough to remember the Great Depression and WWII. John told me he and the other boys in this town were too poor to afford firecrackers, so they used dynamite instead. Only wealthy children ever got firecrackers. 

I was laughing so hard and telling him it was absurd. And, how did he get dynamite? He said it was sold in various stores, just not grocery stores. Now, I have tears I am laughing so hard, assuring him no one would sell dynamite to a little boy. He assured me that anyone could buy it. Firecrackers were just too expensive! He said no one ever got hurt. But, his mother would not have approved. His father knew. He was only about 7-yrs-old, and he was using dynamite. 

I have to say, I've never really thought about using dynamite for farming, but it's practical applications around home and garden are really endless.  Oh, the wasted years! If I had only thought about dynamite sooner....

• Aphid Control - No messing with insecticidal soap or diatomaceous earth. With dynamite, one application lasts all season.  
• Vegetable Shredder -shred mounds of cabbage for delicious fresh cole slaw.  The only tears you'll cry will be ones of joy.
• Windshield De-Icer - Scrappers just doesn't get to the root of the problem like dynamite does.

If you have any other ideas for using dynamite around the house, please post them so we can all benefit :)

 Better living through chemistry.

 

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