Bingham Bulletin | 1918-05-17 | Page 6 | Surfacing the Farm Roads

; SURFACING THE FARM ROADS J 0 Material Ordinarily Used In Buildinfl j, Road Are Too Expensive Few g ' Good Suggestion. Many of the "nuUerlals ordinarily employed In road construction will be t found too expensive for use In improving improv-ing the farm roads. One or more of , the following will, however, usually ( be found availubte "and within the , means of the farmer for surfacing nla roads and paths: gravel, mixtures of sand and clay, cinders, brickbats from old buildings, brickyard waste and quarry waste. The material selected should, however, be. hard enough to J wlthstnnd crushing under heavy loads T and possess sufficient binding power to compact well and mnlntain a firm, hard surface under all ordinary weath-" weath-" er conditions.