Show 4 BUILD r ROAD ROA D DRAG DRAGGING GING IS FAVOR FAVORED ED four good points on simple and least expensive cent contrivance vivanco for maintenance i prepared by the ilia united states department of agriculture first the road drag Is 19 the simplest find and least expensive contrivance yet devised for maintaining roads constructed of earth or earthy material second the successful operation of a roat road drag depends to a very great extent on tile the skill and Intelligence of the operator third the time to use the drag Is when the material composing the road surface Is sufficiently moist to ko keeping road in good condition compact readily under traffic after it has been moved by the drag and does not contain sufficient moisture for the traffic following the drag to produce mud fourth drag dragging ing cannot usually be so arranged as to keep teams employed till all the time and it is therefore desirable to have it done by interested persons who can find employment for themselves and teams when they are not engaged in dragging |