Garland Globe | 1908-03-28 | Page 5 | Drag the Roads

DRAG THE ROADS. Work If Done While Roads Are Soft Is Most Effective. Tho spring ot tho year Is tho tlmo when tho work of road-dragging must commence if tho roads uro to bo brought Into a good condition through this process. Dragging is a work that must bo dono nt tho very muddiest tlmo to bo most effective. Somo communities com-munities havo waited till mid-summer or full boforo beginning this work, and tho results havo not been very satis- fnntnrv. In tho spring tho frost coming out of tho ground leaves tho roads muddy to a great depth. Tho whole mass is then plastic and will yield undor the passing of tho road drag. Tho glazing glaz-ing is then easily dono nnd when tho good weather comes the heat of the sun drlos tho surfaco into a hard mass that remains so for n long tlmo. In Mutes whoro great advanco has been mado In tho sclonco ot road dragging tho major part of tho work has been dono In tho enrly spring. After tho foundation work is dono tho work can bo later continued after heavy rains, but theso rains do not usually wot the rond In to n very grent depth. Tho boneflts of drugging havo boon demonstrated In a thousand localities whero thu soli has In It enough clay to glazo under tho passing of tho road drug. Wo bellovo' Unit overy community com-munity whero tho roads oro not sandy In naturo can afford to take up this work and glvo tho roads treatments that will insuro good roads for tho balance of tho year.