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Show PATCHING OFTEN NEGLECTED Two Ruts Caused to Form Where There Was but One Before Work When Road Is Wet. Patching is usually neglected or done in such a way as to cause two ruts to form where there was but one before. That is the Invariable result of filling a rut too full. This work should always be done when the road is wet, preferably when the water is still standing in every little hollow on the road surface, so that the workmen can just see where to place the new gravel and about how much is needed. Unless the rut is a very large one, it is always best to shovel the gravel from the wagon into It, rather than to raise a sideboard and attempt to dump ' a part of the load. |