204 ROCK GARDENS 



of hard rock should be removed in the day's 

 work. 



Should the soil have to be removed in a 

 wheelbarrow to a distance, say, of fifteen to 

 thirty yards, two men and two barrows should 

 be able to remove ten cubic yards of friable 

 loose soil ; if of stiff clay, about five cubic yards. 



This is presuming the run to be fairly level. 

 If up a steep incline they will only be able to 

 remove about two-thirds of the above amounts. 

 The method of work is for one man to dig 

 and fill the barrows, while the other wheels. 

 If the soil should be hard or difficult to dig, 

 three men will be required altogether ; two to 

 dig and fill, and one to wheel, for otherwise the 

 barrow-man would be idle, waiting till the 

 load was dug out and filled. 



When the earth has to be removed some 

 distance or the gradient is too steep for barrow- 

 work, carting will be necessary. Assuming 

 the distance the soil has to be drawn is a 

 quarter of a mile, four men with two horses and 

 carts should remove about twenty cubic yards 

 of loose earth in the day. An extra man would 

 be required if the soil is hard. 



