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.UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE.
WILLIAM T. BUCHANAN, OF BONHAM, TEXAS.
IMPROVEMENT IN COMPOUNDS FOR DESTROYING TREES, ROOTS, &c.
Specifi nation forming part of Letters Patent No. 220,799, dated October 21, 1879; application filed
August 27, 1879.To all whom it may concern:
Beitknown that I,WILLTA T. BUtICAAN,N
of Bonham, in the county of Fannin and State
of Texas, have invented certain new and use-
ful Improvements in Compounds for Destroy-
ing the Body, Branches, and Roots of Trees,
&c.; and I do hereby declare that the follow-
ing is a full, clear, and exact description of the
invention, which will enable others skilled in
the art to which it appertains to make and use
the same.
This invention relates to an improved' com-
pound for destroying the body, branches, and
roots of trees, bushes, and sprouts ; and it con-
sists of the following ingredicuts, in about the
proportions named: cojeras two ounces;
bluestone two ounces; tarlcacid one-halt'
oe; aenic, one-fourth ounce; igt , one
pint; an c dl lhuric acid, one-fourth gill.
The quan tf fte'S~ rfiigredient may be va-
ried if there should be a larger or smaller
quantity of the compound desired, the propor-
tion remaining theame.
The compound is mixed in the following
manner: Take one pint of water, (rain-water
is preferred,) then pulverize each of the ingre-
dients, and dissolve them in the water. Shake
well, and it is ready for application.
After the compound has been prepared it
can be rendered more effective by the addi-
tion of one-fourth of a gill of sulphuric acid to
the one pint of the compound.The compound is applied in the following
manner: For trees, take a sharp instrument
and cut into them in several places at or near
the ground, and apply the compound to the
cut places. For bushes, cut them off near the
ground, and apply the compound to the stump-
i. e., on top of it. For sprouts that have been
grubbed, itis necessary to go down far enough
to get below the dead wood and apply to the
roots or sound wood above the roots. If the
sprouts have not been grubbed, it is sufficient
to cut them off at or near the top of the ground
and apply to the stumps.
This compound has been thoroughly tested,
and when mixed and applied substantially as
set forth is very efficient in use.
Having thus fully described my invention,
what I claim as new, and desire to secure by
Letters Patent, is-
A compound for destroying trees, bushes,
sprouts, &c., composed of copperas, blue-stone,
tartaric acid, arsenic, sulphuric acid, and wa-
ter, in about the proportions named, for the
purpose specified.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing as
my own I have hereto affixed my signature
in presence of two witnesses.
WILLIAM T. BUCHANAN.
Witnesses:
L. B. JoHNsoN,
ZAo Swt'rH.
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Buchanan, William T. Improvements in Compounds for Destroying Trees, Roots, &c., patent, October 21, 1879; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth169909/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.