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hauling on the public roads of $946,414,665. Nearly, if not 

 quite, two-thirds of this vast expense may be saved by road 

 improvement, and this at a total cost not exceeding the 

 losses of 3, or at most 4, years by bad roads (Circ. 19, Office 

 of Road Inquiry, U. S. Dept. Agr.). 



TUAXSPOKTATIOX ON THE FAR3I. (U. S. Dept. Agr.) 

 An ordinary wagon drawn by two horses will carry at 

 each load I ton to ih tons of hay, grain, manure, etc , over 

 a good road; with four horses, 3-4 tons. According to dis- 

 tance, the number of loads in a day should be as follows: 



Niiviber of Loads Hauled per Day, 



No. )f Loads with! tm,. _ No. of Loads with 



Distance. 



Eighth mile. , 

 Quarter mile; 



Horses. 



16-18 

 12-16 



0.xen. 



14-16 

 10-14 



Distance. ri , > 



Horses. Uxeii. 



Ha]f mile 10-14 8-12 



Mile to mile and a half. 6-9 5-7 



IjABOR one horse is able to PERFOR3I 



at different rates of speed on canals, railroads, and 

 turnpikes. (Drawing force, 83^^ lbs.) (Waring.) 



PERFORMANCE OF ONE TEA31 AND PLOUGH IN 

 A DAY, IN ACRES AND TENTHS. (Waring.) 



