42 BULLETIN 284, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Holden, Vt. (No. 1). — Work was begun August 10, 1913, on a gravel section 

 extending west from Holden on the Saw Mill Hill Road toward Grangerville. 

 It was completed on September 15, 1913, with four days lost from various 

 causes. The adjacent land is very hilly and the natural soil is clay and 

 hardpan. 



The road was graded 25 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 751 

 feet. The maximum cut was 2 feet and the maximum fill was 3.7 feet. The 

 maximum grade of 13.5 per cent was reduced to 8.5 per cent. This was side- 

 hill work, necessitating the construction of a retaining wall the entire length. 

 The gutters were paved a^id guard rail erected. The road was surfaced 20 feet 

 wide with bank gravel, making an area of 1,669 square yards. 



One 18-inch corrugated-iron pipe culvert was placed and one 5 by 4 foot 

 masonry culvert lengthened. 



The total cost of the work was $641.80, or $0,384 per square yard. 



Holden, Vt. (No. 2). — Work of improving the road extending northeast 

 from Grangerville toward Holdeu was begun on September 20. 1913, and com- 

 pleted September 25, 1913. The adjacent land is hilly. 



The work consisted in resurfacing with bank gravel 330 feet of old road to a 

 width of 20 feet, making 733 square yards. 



The cost of the work was $41.75, or $0,057 per square yard. 



Htjbbardton, Vt. — Work was begun August 20, 1913, on a gravel road start- 

 ing 3 miles north of Hubbardton Post Office at Beebe Pond and extending 

 toward Sudbury. It was completed on October 31, 1913, with five days lost on 

 account of various causes. The adjacent land is hilly and the natural soil is 

 clay loam. 



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

 of 759 feet. The maximum cut was 4 feet, the maximum fill 3 feet, and the 

 grade of 9 per cent was reduced to 6 per cent, Considerable rock excavation 

 was necessary and steam drills were employed. A heavy riprap wall was 

 built almost the entire length and a guard rail erected. 



Two 12-inch corrugated-iron pipe culverts were placed. 



A surface of gravel was laid 21 feet in width, making an area of 1,771 

 square yards. 



The total cost of the work was $1,139.55, or $0,643 per square yard. 



Hydeville, Vt. — Work was tegun on a gravel road extending west from 

 Hydeville toward Fair Haven on August 10, 1913, and completed on September 

 11, 1913. Three days were lost on account of rain. 



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

 of 1,634 feet. The maximum cut was 1 foot and the maximum fill 2.5 feet. 

 Retaining walls were built to hold the fill and probably half of the excavation 

 was rock. The maximum grade was reduced from 4 to 2.3 per cent. Gravel 

 was obtained from banks nearby, and surfaced 21 feet in width, making 3,812 

 square yards. 



Two 18-inch iron pipe culverts were laid, and 510 feet of 4-iuch tile drain 

 was placed under the north ditch line for subdrainage. 



The total cost of the work was $1,039.77, or $0,272 per square yard. 



Iba, Vt. — Wmk was begun August IS. 1913. on a road extending northeast 

 from Ira toward West Rutland, starting 3 miles northeast of Ira Church. 

 It was completed on October 30, 1913, with a loss of five days from various 

 causes. 



