The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-08
AS TO GOOD ROADS.

~ " NONb hpaNN's
The offce ot road inquiry Of the do
partmcn, Of agriculture has completed an
interesting Investigation relating 10 the
tranfic OF tho country roads In the United
states. the results OF which viii be pub
lished as circular No 10 of the office.
With tho aid of the division OF statistics
of Tho department. reports have been
gathered from about ieoo counties giving
the average length OF haul IA miles. from
farms 10 market or shipping points the
average weight OF load hauled. aud the
average cost per ton per milo, and from
This * deducci tho average cost per ton
for the whole length Of haul
These returns have been arranged IN
groups OF states and the result shows
that tho average length of haul IN the
Eastcrn States is 80 miles; IN the North
orn states 60 miles, In tho Middle states
SIS mlics, IN the Cotton states le.G miles
in the Prairie States SIS mites, IN the IA
enc Coast and Mountain states "a miles.
am in the United suites ls 1 miles.
The average weight of load for two
horses IN the Eastern States g. 2eid
pounds. Northern states 2l3d pounds, Mid.
dle-South"tu States 1861 pounds. Cotton
states lSll pounds, Praiti" states 2in
y. ,,..-' o. '', '"..'' "'.i N''ll'hll
aiis noi.nds "''' '"' '"'''" states
rhv average cost per ton of eM0 pouuda
l'r nu, m tho Eastern status y " cents,
I'm Stsi,. n ,ents- Cs,fto,, ei.,trs %. r,.,,s
Prairie Shtoa - cents. Tltciuc Const and
A. am states - cents and the United
l0. nV,r,rD to,.l co,, MOT. ,,,, c.. ~.
whole lcnrih OF haul; Eastern stntoa 81 sp.
cNoiln'In Fatos Sig Mi!llgSou,horn
Sf't,., Si1I p'""" ",,t" ~"' r"4, ',
states S V. ana The United Stntos tl 0e
WIN These datn q becomes possible go
cnfiTa niovomcnt az Inn, nroi,,.," n,,,
other classes of materials over country
roads
'flllug the ccusus returns OF tho farm
rrod,,.,. Of ,h. mica sue. ~, ,.oo
No.,
upiH per cent Tor tine Increase IA Nv
uro,.oii. tom ,.,rs U,tt,,, Co., ,,.t,ht.
'N ''''
"' wv" various hll''l'a ana l'du'ulE th'
Total ln toms Of anl mounds. No have "a
tnt.t o,trbt a, ,,.,,, ,...l.,.4. g., a.
......, ''N ''' WV
f'Yi '''' OH .lN'A-'.~@' Tons
comparing the amounts hy states iowa
i,ada with ~ ng- nl1 ,,t,... ultr,,. ,,,,,,.,
- 81, a., 49, '
"'N' INV el'"'"' 'on'' h"h9i7 Win H.
pNrN. Missouri New York pniu and
Nehr,.la with 10 ana On, 4, i4.uo.,. ,,,
indiana ana perns,i,ant,,o iis' ~, o,, d,
toms, Nllrhican Nlnnr.nts MA IA i...,,,.l,,
InOp up0 Ca Z G,6 at inns a,'d i, ',',i"
orado I<entiict,. and .rFnI,c.i, n4o ,..,
To- 4 ca OK tnna ''"'
M, i,,fnrr,',t,, ia ,y,u.iJ, 3, ,..
amount of may aud pr,i,u 'nft.ti,ncd Nun,
fbe farms ,vhnre my ntr r',i.,J wv a.,
th9r, an, ret,,rf ~ io,.,,t i',.i' 20,
t"rtals moved nvCr TIA ron,',,v =" r, n'''-
nn0ne which arc. ''"'''
Bul.1lnp inst@rinls Including stonc INN
bgr bricE limo ana snnd
ROMA 1tat"rtels gr,,.ot a,orc OH.
Fcrtiligcrs. COMMERCIAL and domestic.
limo and plaster
s,ri, n't ~ fo,,,,t '''' '"'''
Homo Killed meats and animals qrtvcu
TO market.
,iHt{Ilou pIo'u'l S anu grass seods.
I1I'la ~ NY, 'hH"
,l ~. ''a ,,,I.1i,,,.
"'i.' i'r,L'it' ~ ,. T., o.
49, W u Nri,'" saiD' nu"rt'' Wv ollN,
lu.se N't nus ''HiH athll7i huUnt 'un-
Fui.,oa nay eng g'dl. "ild 81" conn., me
g gyi,. or V ,o'n, KITTY nI""u'' "s
.riS II"'" VI, p'.'' "nH,'' ...
lhr INVASION OF forestry at ne Depart
iu,ni lul ulSn'. an 'et'I"n'o 81 l"I'N' pro-
Nm nrodic, h oo0 n6o ga rniir fcrt
Tnini u nnn oisi non ,tit,i, f,,t
49,
The chief OF the forestry makes tho very
safe estimate that ouo-1ourlh Of iNis total.