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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 13, 
SPRING WORKING OF DIRT ROADS 
By Use of Drag and Rut-Scraper. 
With the opening of Spring conics the 
most important time of the year to put 
the dirt roads of the State in shape that 
their stability, surface drainage and best 
possible condition at the least expense 
may be insured. At slight effort and lit¬ 
tle expense more can be accomplished Dy 
the use of drags on the road at this time 
of the year than could be done by double 
the amount of work later in the season. 
The best time to use a drag on a road 
is during the Winter and Spring, when 
the road is thawed on top. If dragged 
at this time it will allow the Spring 
rains to run off from the beaten path, in¬ 
stead of lying in pools to soften the sur¬ 
face and reduce the road material to 
mud. Later in the season the roadway 
should be frequently dragged following 
a rain, and before the material has an 
opportunity to dry out. If this is done 
our ordinary dirt roads can be kept in 
good condition, a crown preserved, ruts 
prevented and a driveway furnished free 
from deep mud and puddles, and which 
will be a pleasure and comfort to all of 
its users. 
A split-log drag is made by splitting a 
log eight or nine feet in length and 10 
to 12 inches in diameter in halves, which 
parts are placed about 30 inches to S6 
inches apart, with the flat sides to the 
front, so that the sharp edges shall act as 
scrapers, and fastened in this position by 
crossbars. These drags can be construct¬ 
ed at a cost of from $2 to $3 each. Full 
details for the construction of other 
forms of drags and the directions for 
their use on the roads, will be furnished 
by the State engineer’s office to those 
interested. 
The following points should be borne 
in mind when dragging a road: Make a 
light drag, which is hauled over the road 
at an angle so that a small amount of 
earth is pushed to the center of tjie road. 
Drive a team at a walk, and let the 
driver ride on the drag. Begin at one 
side of the road or wheel track, return¬ 
ing on the opposite side. Drag the road 
as soon after every rain as possible, but 
not when the mud is in such a condition 
as to stick to the drag. Do not drag a 
dry road. Drag whenever possible at all 
seasons of the year. If a road is dragged 
immediately before a cold spell it will 
freeze in a smooth condition. The width 
of a traveled way to be maintained by 
the drag should be from 18 to 24 feet; 
first drag a little more than the width 
of a single wheel track, then gradually 
increase until the desired width is ob¬ 
tained. Always drag a little earth 
towards the center of the road until it is 
raised from 10 to 12 inches above the 
edges of the traveled way. If the drag 
cuts in too much, shorten the hitch. The 
amount of earth that the drag will carry 
along can be very considerably controlled 
by the driver, accordingly as he stands 
near the cutting end or away from it. 
When the roads are first dragged after 
a very muddy spell the wagons should 
drive, if possible, to one side until the 
roadway has a chance to freeze or par¬ 
tially dry out. The best results from 
dragging are obtained only by repeated 
applications. Constant attention is nec¬ 
essary in order to maintain an earth road 
in its best condition. Frederick skene. 
State Engineer, New York. 
Crimson Clover and Turnips in Corn. 
F. D. TP., 'Washington, Pa.—As I have read 
much about Crimson clover in The R. N.-Y. 
I would like to know if it will pay to sow 
the seed the last time the corn is plowed, 
and would it pay to sow some rye at the 
same time, the object being to get some kind 
of covering on the soil to prevent working 
durjng the Winter, as the land will be 
plowed for corn again next year. How much 
seed should be used per acre, and would 
it be advisable to spw with a broadcast seed¬ 
er by riding a horse? Where Spring oats are 
( harvested is it possible to work the ground 
in condition for a good seed bed for wheat 
;witb a disk harrow and a two-horse corn! 
(cultivator without plowing the oat stubbier 
TAns.— Send to the experiment stations 
of Delaware (Newark), Virginia (Blacks¬ 
burg), Maryland (College Park), and 
North Carolina (Raleigh), for bulletins 
on Crimson clover. We have used vari¬ 
ous combinations with Crimson clover, 
such as rye, Winter oats, rape and tur¬ 
nips. Our best results were had by sow¬ 
ing 12 pounds Crimson clover seed and 
two pounds Cow-horn turnip seed per 
acre. This seed was well mixed to¬ 
gether. We started broadcasting it by 
riding on horseback through the corn, 
using a Calioon seeder. This seemed to 
leave too much seed in the joints of the 
cornstalks and we finished seeding by 
band, walking through the corn. Later 
we found the seeding from the horse as 
good as that done on foot. This corn 
was in hills—worked both ways. First 
a light cultivator was run one way, leav¬ 
ing the soil well stirred up. Then the 
seed was scattered and the same cultiva¬ 
tor run the other way with a piece of 
plank dragging behind it to crush and 
smooth down the ground. The turnips 
and clover grew well together. By 
Spring most of the turnips were dead. 
The clover grew well and was turned un¬ 
der in Spring for another corn crop. 
This long-rooted Cow-horn turnip grows 
deep into the soil and opens it up. We 
have had fair results when rye was used,' 
but rye does not permit as good a growth 
of this clover. You must remember that 
Crimson clover and turnips demand large 
quantities of water, and in a dry Sum¬ 
mer they will hurt the corn crop. Under 
ordinary conditions it is quite possible to 
fit an oat stubble with a disk harrow. 
Geo. M. Clark, of Connecticut, uses a 
Cutaway harrow successfully for this 
purpose. One plan he suggests for re¬ 
seeding an old meadow is to chop up the 
sod and sow oats. These are cut green 
for hay and the stubble ground is chopped 
up with the Cutaway. If there are large 
rocks in the field, if the soil is hard and 
baked or if the disks on your harrow 
are very dull you will have trouble in 
doing a good job. 
“Don’t you ever give your dog any 
exercise, Miss Hollyhock?” said Miss 
Primrose to the owner of a very fat pug. 
"Of course I do,” answered the maiden 
lady indignantly, fondling the unwieldy 
animal tenderly. “I feed him with choc¬ 
olates every few minutes just to make 
him wag his tail.”—Credit Lost. 
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