. Agriculture for the Kansas common schools. Agriculture. 444 AGRICULTURE the surface, the same material and no other should be used in its repair. A road with a surface of clay should be repaired only with clay, a gravel road with gravel, and a surface of limestone with limestone. In road sur- facing, however, a clay road is often improved by the use of sand, and a sand road by being surfaced with a foot of clay. Every hole or rut in the roadway, if not stamped full of the same material as that of which the road is con-. One of the most dangerous and most inexcusable places in the road. struc
. Agriculture for the Kansas common schools. Agriculture. 444 AGRICULTURE the surface, the same material and no other should be used in its repair. A road with a surface of clay should be repaired only with clay, a gravel road with gravel, and a surface of limestone with limestone. In road sur- facing, however, a clay road is often improved by the use of sand, and a sand road by being surfaced with a foot of clay. Every hole or rut in the roadway, if not stamped full of the same material as that of which the road is con-. One of the most dangerous and most inexcusable places in the road. structed, will become filled with water and will be made deeper and wider by each passing vehicle. A hole which could have been filled with a shovelful of material will soon need a wagon load. To repair a rut or mudhole, it should be cleansed of dust, mud and water; then just a sufficient amount of good fresh earth should be placed in it to bring it even with the surrounding surface after being thoroughly consolidated with a tamper or roller. In no case should sod be placed in or on the road sur- face, nor should the surface be ruined by having thrown. 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 Call, Leland Everett, 1881- [from old catalog] comp; Kent, Harry Llewellyn, [from old catalog] joint comp. Topeka, The State of Kansas state printing plant
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