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The Use of the Split-Log Drag on Earth Roads
Title
The Use of the Split-Log Drag on Earth Roads
Date
1908
Relation
Farmers' Bulletin Number 321
Creator
Excerpt
The earth road is by far the most common type of highway in this country. Its cheapness in comparison with other types of construction and the absence in many sections of the country of rock, gravel, or other hard natural materials for road building will render its use necessary for many years to come.
There are at present in this country about 2,000,000 miles of such roads, most of which must be maintained by some means more or less inexpensive. The split-log drag is of great service on roads of this class, and an increasing mileage of the rural highways of this country is being kept in repair economically and well by the use of this simple implement. It is now in use in many States of the Union and in foreign countries also, and its adoption in most localities where there are earth roads will doubtless increase.
The aim in writing this bulletin has been to give a concise description of the construction of the split-log drag and the method of using it which will give the best results. The ditch cleaner, another useful implement for use on earth roads, has also been briefly described.
There are at present in this country about 2,000,000 miles of such roads, most of which must be maintained by some means more or less inexpensive. The split-log drag is of great service on roads of this class, and an increasing mileage of the rural highways of this country is being kept in repair economically and well by the use of this simple implement. It is now in use in many States of the Union and in foreign countries also, and its adoption in most localities where there are earth roads will doubtless increase.
The aim in writing this bulletin has been to give a concise description of the construction of the split-log drag and the method of using it which will give the best results. The ditch cleaner, another useful implement for use on earth roads, has also been briefly described.
Publisher
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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