Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-12-06

roads are much better without the
supervisors supervision.
IN the course Of time the vagata
Die matter or humus is washed ont of
onese roads. The surface soil is blown
away oy wind or washed out by rains
~ q roiilng country; the road to be
reacnes down to the underlying CLAW
winch gradually becomes puddIed NV
passing teams. The longer il Is usa5
sne more 1t resembles brick clay when
ready for the molder or the moldin-
a,aN4. ie. When wet up it becomes
piastic, and the tracks of the borses
noio water like porcelain dish wba,
ury, II bakes as hard as sundr,ad
LICK, or like the upper surface of a
au.low IN clay land plowed when tns
soii was saturated with water ana
"uich becomes "bricked" bv faw
hours exposure to sun and wind In
iact the action of the mod.hoora
piow In heavy saturated soil 10 ~
elseiy the same as that of the horses,
80 or ene wagon tire in a clay road
mnep II is saturated with water IN
oo.n cases the soil grains are snt,r
anu surface formed which wa+ar
aoes not readily enter, but which If
~ cup form will hold water unit, Il
evaporates. un'ii II
=, ne larger the per cent of CLAW J..
1ne SOIL the greater is its canac,t.
pudding either by the pillow Or ~.
~ ason tire. The drag is useless. and
IN TACT, injurious. except when the
10y rs wet and therefore plastic
wnen tnen used it's effect is "a nus.
onis plastic easily nodded mass into
very rut, leaving behind IL . con-.
p paiauVeiy smooth surface of CLAW or
clayey material from which wa,er
aai,y runs, and from which it IS as
ieao1iy evaported by free action :,
eun ana wind. Passing teams sti,I
lur.ner puddle in this plastic NO..
p psnns II and bringing it into the
.usess contact possible connection
Win the soil below.
AFTER the next rain or wet sn.,, ;.
urag should again be used sinnn 'ae
nrnr
any small ruts that have baen ny
n;dss a little more dirt into III.
l ~ OF the road. to be again tram
- uown by travel. Hence arises ~.
seeming paradox-the worse the 80
uaterial. the better road n ma,.a
Nben handling with the drso nv
more clay the roadbed cont.fn. ne
n noo,, plastic it becomes the mor',
4s saaly nodded and tramnad 90
.neiefore the less readily II ,h.o.a u
~ anu the more readily it sheds a.
How to Use The Drag.
FIRST make it, and have a four.
horse evener ready for use the FIRST
tlme Wait until your roads are very
soft the wetter and softer the better
IL en attach your horses begin at your
l'cnt gate, straddle the rignt,hani
rut, and go to your neighbours front
gate In the direction of your nearest
market town. Then turn and come
back along your farm as we'll as a
portion OF your neighbours. Don't be
In hurry; drive slowly; the slower
the better. You can't finish this road
In day. You are simply making a he
ginning. The effect of this first drag.
ing will be to Fill up the ruts with
puddled earth, and to make a MOI.
erately smooth surface on which If
Is possible to make three tracks
one on eacn side, and one where the
Old track used to be in the middle.
Ihls smooth surface will shed waite,
partially at least, and will give free
access to the sun and wind, causing
1t TO dry off quicker than tie -cuyb
surface on either side of the smoorn-
ed space. Then wait until it begins
to dry off. Take two horses and go
over the same track again. This will
still further puddle the clay and carry
little more into the middle Of the
road which every passing team will
both puddle and compact still more"