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 eorrugated-iron pipe culverts were laid. 
The total cost of the work was $480.88, or $0.143 per square yard. 
CASTLETON Four Corners, Vt.—Work was begun October 23, 1913, and com- 
pleted November 7, 1918, 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 $322.80, or $0.054 per Square yard. 
CENTER RUTLAND, VT.—Work was begun September 1, 1918, on a gravel road 
starting at a point 14 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 = 
1,188 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 8 foot masonry culvert and one 18-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, 1918. 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 2.8 per cent. <A sur- 
face of bank gravel was laid, 21 feet in width, making an area of 817 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, 1918, on a gravel 
road extending from 38 miles east of Chittenden toward North Sherburne. It 
was completed on September 30, 19138, with two days lost on account of rain. 
The adjacent land is hilly, and the natural soil is clay loam. The old road 
was very Swampy, poorly drained, and low. 
The maximum cut was 0.8 foot and the maximum fill was 1 foot. The road 
was graded 26 feet wide in cuts and fills for a distance of 500 feet. <A surface 
of bank gravel was laid 21 feet wide, making an area of 1,166 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 $0.288 per square yard. 
