Show t 0 0 0 0 IMPROVED 0 0 I 1 ROADS OADS 0 i oi 4 ENTRANCE ROADS FOR FARMS engineers of bureau of public roads road recommend use of material owners of large farms aniel rural ez estates Owners iles seeking a more satia satisfactory factory type of entrance roads have applied to the bureau of public roads OA 0 the united states department of agriculture for advice regarding the application of bituminous material on main entrance and traveled farm lane the bureaus engineers point out that such applications way be made successfully on any farm fann road which lias has already been constructed of ft stone bravel or other similar material ma teral and Is in a thoroughly compacted and reasonably smooth condition jk A coal tar preparation applied cold or an oil can be used and if applied by the farm fann employees tile the cost should not exceed 7 or 8 9 cents a square yard for materials the compacted gravel grave or stone road should be thoroughly cleaned of dust and the bitumen applied with ordinary sprinkling pots from which the perforated nozzle has been removed and th the e spout carefully flattened into a symmetrical rectangular opening about one quarter of an inch wide so that the material m may ay be poured in a broad flat stream if a large amount of work is to be done a specially designed pouring can may lie ile purchased of dealers in road equipment care should be to 10 have nn an even distribution and the quantity applied should be approximately one half gallon to a yard of road surface after applying the bituminous mot material erini clenn clean gravel or stone chips should be spread evenly over the surface find and if possible rolled with a lawn lan or field roller where gravel or chips ire are not available clean course solid sand will serve e as s err colllns coell ns material it be spread C I 1 in sufficient quantity to pi prevent event the bituminous material from adhering to tires of passing i chicles attention is called to the fa fact et that this treatment should not be made cibere drainage T fa r A 17 1 N 10 USA well made and well cared for ert en trance road from the stables or barns will flow flo w over it where mud holes are filkel likely y to form around hitching posts or at stable entrances if a more durable pavement Is desired a section of concrete slab should be laid |