CLEARING THE LAND

IT WAS HARD WORK CLEARING THE LAND USING AXES

THE FIRST STEP WAS TO CUT AWAY THE SMALL TREES

THE SECOND STEP WAS TO CUT DOWN THE TALLER TREES

THE THIRD STEP WAS TO PULL OUT THE STUMPS

3 WAYS TO CLEAR LAND

• They could hold a logging bee, where neighbours came to chop trees
• They could chop down trees by themselves
• They could hire men called "choppers" but only if they were rich enough