General Bulletin Volume 180-188 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...and then split at the front. The splitting should be done with a 2-inch auger, about 3 inches apart, and they should be brought together about 30 inches apart. It is then set on edge on the flat side. You drag it like a ladder at an angle of 45 degrees. I might say here that illustrated circulars are to be had for the asking. Just give me your names at the close of the session, and I will mail them to you free of cost. MR. SEXTON: How heavy a log do you use? MR. KING: Not over 12 inches through. I have made them from young saplings not over G inches through. A man in Missouri made one that did good work from a 2x4 inch. It is not the implement; it is the man. MR. ROGERS: What does it cost you there to keep up your roads per mile? MR. KING: From $18 to $50 per mile, to take care of the earth roads in Kansas, Missouri and Iowa. A Member: What is the arrangement between the supervisor and the farmer in reference to road making? MR. KING: Eight states have provided that road drags are to be paid from 50 cents to $1.00 per mile. In my State no one is paid. We are all proud of our work, and proud of having a smooth road to drive over. In Kansas they passed a law in 1905, officially designating the use of the King Drag in road making. This year they passed a law making it obligatory to use it in towns and cities at a rate of from 50 cents to $1.00 a mile. MR. BARNES: In our county we have quite a good many stones. MR. KING: I have tried to answer that question once this evening. There are several ways to overcome that difficulty. In Maine they blast out the heavy rocks. Seventeen per cent, of their roads are stone roads; the other 83 per cent, are kept in good condition by the use of the King Drag. MR. HOLMAN: What is the best suggestion that you can give us as to...