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Show MAKING A SPLIT-LOG DRAG Every Farmer Should Possess One of These Implements for Use on Roads After a Rainfall. The halves of the drag should be framed together by wooden braces so that the split surfaces of the log shall be in front. The face of the drag should He at an angle of 45 degrees with the lines of the road, thus drawing draw-ing the earth toward the center. The rear log should follow in the track of the first. Drags should be used after rains, or continued wet weather to smooth the earth's surface and prevent pre-vent ruts from forming to hold water. Split-Log Drag. The drag not only smooths the road, . but crowns it and puddles the mud so that It is hard when dry. These drags have been used with great success on clay or water-holding Boils. Many stretches of black gumbo roads in the West are maintained by the use of this implement alone. Every farmer should own one, and after a rain he should spend a few hours on the road adjacent to his Earm. If there are many depressions to fill, the drag should be used when the road is wet. After it has been used long enough to make the road fairly smooth, the drag gives the best results if used when the earth begins to dry. |