460 FUNDAMENTALS OF AGRICULTURE. 



AN EARTH ROAD MAINTAINED WITH A ROAD DRAG. 



and the action of travel distributed over the crown in 

 time make a very satisfactory road. The figure shows 

 a road maintained by the road drag and shows the 

 road at a time of the year when roads are generally 

 bad. 



EXERCISE. State the annual appropriation made in your county 

 the past year for the maintenance of good roads. How do poor roads 

 affect agriculture? 



SECTION LXXVIII. THE COUNTRY HOME. 



By J. E. HALLIGAN, 

 Chemist in Charge, Louisiana State Experiment Station. 



The House. A well natural-drained spot should be 

 selected for the site of the house, somewhat above the 

 level of the surrounding ground so that rain water will 

 not accumulate about the premises. 



The house should be substantially built. It is not 

 necessary to have an expensive house, but it should 

 be large enough to furnish ample room for the needs 



