Show SPRING CARE OF HIGHWAYS go over road with grader to clean out ditches fill all ruts with new material every spring before the ground becomes too hard the road should be thoroughly gone over with a grader to clean out the ditches so BO that the wat water e r may have a free outlet the ruts an ant holes should be filled elevations in the road and shoulders on the side aide of the road planed off the grade improved and the road put in good condition earth roads have a pronounced tendency to rat when ruts begin to appear on the surface great care should be used in selecting new material w with ith which they should be filled immediately one fundamental principle that Is f special importance in the repair t f any road Is that whatever material s used in the construction of tile the surface the same material and no oth oilier er should be used in its repair A good road with a surface of clay should bd ba repaired by using clay a gravel road with gravel find and a surface of limestone with limestone |