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.