. Elements of farm practice. Agriculture. CHAPTER XX AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING THE ROAD PROBLEM Importance.—Few boys and girls realize the great im- portance of roads. As we walk over them to school day- after day we are likely to think how bad or how long they are, rather than to think what they are for, how they are made and how maintained. Uses of Roads.—Roads are used as a means of com- munication, and as they become better it is easier for persons to travel and to haul loads upon them. Where roads are good, therefore, we can with less effort and much greater comfort go to school, to church
. Elements of farm practice. Agriculture. CHAPTER XX AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING THE ROAD PROBLEM Importance.—Few boys and girls realize the great im- portance of roads. As we walk over them to school day- after day we are likely to think how bad or how long they are, rather than to think what they are for, how they are made and how maintained. Uses of Roads.—Roads are used as a means of com- munication, and as they become better it is easier for persons to travel and to haul loads upon them. Where roads are good, therefore, we can with less effort and much greater comfort go to school, to church, to town and to our neigh- bors. Such con- ditions make life pleasanter in the country and have a very strong ten- dency to make property more. Figure 116.—A well-constructed turnpike valuable. Good roads have an educational and social in- fluence of as much importance as their economic value. Cost of Roads.—We often hear the remark that roads are poor, because it costs too much to build good ones. But did it ever occur to you that bad roads may cost more. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wilson, Archie Dell, 1875- [from old catalog]; Wilson, E. W. , [from old catalog] joint author. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb publishing co.
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