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Show KEEP THE STRAIGHT ROADS Department of grlculture Advocates Building Hlgnways Around Hills Instead of Over Them. Tho United States department of ng-rlculturo ng-rlculturo Is ndvocatlng tho plan of building rondB around hills instead of ovor them. From tho road builders' standpoint this Js a simple way to avoid cxponBlvo grading. From tho practical standpoint It will novor do, excopt perhaps In a fow exceptional cases. Tho straight section line roada give tho farmor rectangular field, which are workod with tho minimum of Inconvenience. A triangular flold, or ono odd shaped In nny way, greatly Increases the labor or nlmost ovory field oporatlon. Added to this Inconvenience Incon-venience of farmors Is tho danger to road usors from curves In theso days of rapidity moving automobiles. The only practical way to do away with hills In tho roadB Is to cut throush thorn. |