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Show ; PATROL SYSTEM IN VIRGINIJ Esperlmsnts Made by Public Road 1 Office cf Department of Agricul- ture on Earth Roads. The office of public roads of th 1 department of agriculture has beei ' making experiments on an eight-mil' 1 stretch of road In Virginia w demon slrate the results that may be ot taliiftl on country earth reads by con tinuous work under a patrol systeai 1 A patrolman was employed to furnlsl ; a horse, a cart and smsll touls, sm he was supplied with a road drai ' built of plank and required to fui 1 nlsh two horses m drag the road when ever It was In suitable condlllon fo 1 dragging, usually following each rslr The use of the road drag has greal ' ly Improved the dally condition of th road and rendered It smocth and com fort able for travel for a greatly If ' creased number of days In bad weatli ' er. Tbe department eipects to cor llnuw the experiment this yesr, for I 1 Is already apparent that tbe ettlr elcht miles of rosd will show remsrl able Improvement under the system atle work of tbe patrolman i Top-Working Apple Trees. Apple trees up to a foot in dian ' eter may be top-worked. It nnsatti factory. Core, however, should b ' ust-l thst too much of the top Is no removed In any one year. Cut ol about one-third of the top Ihe firs year and Insert actons on stubs ne more than two or three Inches I dUsmetrr. The next year remov more of the top and Insert othe 1 scions, and the following yesr con 1 pMe the work Guard CsHy Develeorrent. No mstter what the subsequent es 1 j rff the pl on tbe farm Is to be. hi 1 j er!v itor. torment should be rare full guard- d |
