38 BULLETIN" 284, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The road was graded 26 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 

 1,287 feet. The new road was widened and, where necessary, raised, making 

 the fill of rocks and old brick. The voids were well filled with chips before 

 surfacing. The maximum fill was 2.5 feet. A surface of gravel was laid 21 

 feet wide, making an area of 3,003 square yards. 



Two small corrugated-iron pipe culverts were laid. 



The total cost of the work was $430.SS, or $0,143 per square yard. 



Castleton Fotte Corners, Vt. — Work was begun October 23, 1913, and com- 

 pleted November 7, 1913, resurfacing the old State road, extending west from 

 Castleton Four Corners toward Hydeville, with gravel. 



No grading was done, simply a surface of bank gravel was placed 21 feet 

 wide for a total distance of 2,558 feet, or a total surface area of 5,969 feet. 



The total cost was $322.S0, or $0,054 per square yard. 



Center Rutland, Vt. — Work was begun September 1, 1913. on a gravel roa*d 

 starting at a point 11 miles north of Center Rutland and extending toward 

 Proctor. It was completed on October 1, 1913, and only two days were lost 

 on account of bad weather. The adjacent land is rolling and the natural soil 

 is clay. 



The road was graded 26 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 

 1,1S8 feet. The maximum cut was 2.5 feet, the maximum fill 1.9 feet, and the 

 maximum grade was reduced from 3.9 per cent to 2.5 per cent. The road was 

 surfaced with bank gravel for a width of 21 feet, or a total area of 2,772 square 

 yards. 



One 5 by 3 foot and one 2 by 3 foot masonry culvert and one lS-inch corru- 

 gated-iron pipe culvert were placed. 



The total cost of the work, including culverts, was $596.75, or $0,215 per 

 square yard. 



Chittenden, Vt. (No. 1). — Work was begun on a gravel road extending east 

 from Chittenden toward North Sherburne on August 15, 1913, and completed 

 on August 30, 1913. The adjacent land is hilly and the natural soil is loam. 



This strip of road is paralleled by a mountain stream, and it was necessary 

 to build a retaining wall to protect the road. A 2-foot fill was made with bor- 

 rowed material. The road was graded 26 feet wide in both cuts and fills for 

 a distance of 350 feet. The maximum cut was 1 foot; the maximum fill, 2 

 feet. The maximum grade of 4 per cent was reduced to 2.S per cent. A sur- 

 face of bank gravel was laid, 21 feet in width, making an area of S17 square 

 yards. 



One 15-inch corrugated-iron culvert was placed. 



The total cost of the work was $344.66, or $0,422 per square yard. 



Chittenden, Vt. (No. 2). — Work was begun September 10, 1913, on a gravel 

 road extending from 3 miles east of Chittenden toward North Sberburne. It 

 was completed on September 30, 1913, with two days lost on account of rain. 

 The adjacent land is hilly, and the natural soil is clay loam. Tbe old road 

 was very swampy, poorly drained, and low. 



Tbe maximum cut was 0.S foot and the maximum fill was l foot. The road 

 was graded 26 feet wide in cuts and fills for a distance of 500 feet. A surfaes 

 of ban); gravel was laid 21 feet wide, making an area of 14-66 square yards. 



One 2 by 2 foot masonry culvert was lengthened and one 18-inch corrugated- 

 iron pipe culvert placed. 



The total cost of the work was $336.69, or $0.2SS per square yard. 



