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•• The total weight of farm products in 1895 was 

 eatfmated at 219,884,289 tons: if the forest product! 

 hauled over the public roads be added to this, we get 

 313,3 19*821 tons, which at $3.02 per ton, makes a total 

 for the animal cost of hauling on public road 



$846,41 1,4 rlv, if not quite, two-thirds of this 



vast expense may be Baved l»y road improvement, and 



this at a total coal of not exceeding the losses of three, 



or at Inoti four, years hv bad road-." (Circular 1!>, 



Office of Road faquiry, I B Dept \r.)* 



Questions 

 l. How may the civilization of a country be judged? 



2. What countries have the best roads at the present time? 



3. What is meant by a good road? 4. Are there many miles 



•Handbook for Farmer* and Dairymen, F. W Woll. p. iao. 



