. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1907, . en the dif-ferent pieces of work is reduced to a minimum. Have the grader in use in the spring as soon as the ground is suffi-ciently dry. The soil is then in its best condition for manipulation, hav-ing been mellowed by frost; the roads are rough and most in need of treat-ment. Roads which are properly graded early in spring are at once com-pacted by traffic, and they will remain in their best condition all the work is left until late in the season, clay soils become baked andhardened, difficult to handle, and rough when finished. Sandy s
. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1907, . en the dif-ferent pieces of work is reduced to a minimum. Have the grader in use in the spring as soon as the ground is suffi-ciently dry. The soil is then in its best condition for manipulation, hav-ing been mellowed by frost; the roads are rough and most in need of treat-ment. Roads which are properly graded early in spring are at once com-pacted by traffic, and they will remain in their best condition all the work is left until late in the season, clay soils become baked andhardened, difficult to handle, and rough when finished. Sandy soils ifloosened up late in ihn year will be much more dusty than if treated earlyin the spring, when they are damp and readily compacted by traffic. The operator ph(,uld be active and energetic, with some mechanical ex-periene; one who will take an interest in his work, who will make a studyof roadmaktng and who will be willing to follow the instructions given himby the township road commissioner or councillor having supervision of When such a man is found he should be engaged from year to year ashis growing experience will render him more efficient. There are sometownships which do not employ a regular operator, but instead allow thegrading machine to be handled by anyone and everyone. In some eases itis even passed around in the performance of statute labor from beat to in so careless a manner, a grading machine will be a source of dis-appoiulmont only. The same horses should be used in operating the grader for an entireseason, at least Green horses are very awkward, will not pull to-gethei, waste much time, and even a reliable man as operator cannot, undersuch circumstances, do good work. It is a great waste in many ways to at-tempt tc use a grading machine with horses provided, as is sometimes done,as a part of statute labor. Horses used continuously become accustomedtu the work, to each other, to the driv-^r, and will produce much better re-sults. Th
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