Land Development with Hercules Dynamite - a527c224cf40f8d49f6d4f8f3d924a43 (page 35)

Illustrated work containing information about Hercules brand explosives and their value to the American farmer. Chapters cover topics such as blasting supplies manufactured and sold by the Hercules Company; handling of dynamite and blasting supplies; and specific applications of dynamite for clearing land, ditching, subsoiling, and broadly for use on the farm or orchard. Includes a mail-in estimate sheet for placing an order with the Hercules Powder Company. Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company initially specialized in the manufacture of explosives and smokeless powders and subsequently diversified its business to encompass a variety of industrial products, including pine and paper chemicals, synthetics, pigments, polymers, and cellulose.