This document discusses different methods of boring including auger, auger and shell, wash, percussion, and rotary boring. It provides details on each method such as the types of soil they are used in, how they operate both manually and mechanically, and their applications. The main methods discussed are auger boring which is used in sandy and soft soils, wash boring which uses water jets to disintegrate soil, and rotary boring which uses diamond or shot bits to take undistributed soil samples from hard and rocky areas. In conclusion, boring methods are used for soil testing, studying soil strata, and obtaining information about fossils, minerals, and other subsurface materials.