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II. COST DATA FOR DRAINAGE EXCAVATION. United States Department of Agriculture.— Bureau of Public Roads.

T. & S. = Team and scraper work. H.D. = Hydraulic dredge. F.D.D. = Floating dipper •edge. D.L.E. = Drag-line excavator. W.D.D. = Walking dipper dredge.) Excavation "?' Clearing j „ State. Drainage District and County. Date let. (Cubic Cubic ! per (Miles!' Yards). yard i -^ cre - Base Width. Dei ith. Side CJ Soil. Remarks. Engineer. Max. Mln. Av. Max. Av. [ope. Contractor. 111. .. Cents. Mackinaw D.D. ; McLean 29/9/19 | 412,677 ! 1 2 '78 None and Ford Cos. Pace D.D. ; Bolivar Co... 8/3/20 341, 700 31 T nc l. 11-5 35 6 .. 16 3 6 ' 12 9 1 : 1 6 Loam, clay F.D.D., 1} yd., 40 ft. boom, 6-15-20-35 ft Bell ft Hare, Bloomington, 111.; N. C. bases. McGinnis and Co., Bement, III. Arpin walking-dredge, 7 laterals 3 ft. W. W. Boone, Cleveland, Miss.; J. P. base, balance 4-6-8-10 ft. bases. Arpin Co.. Greenville, Miss. F.D.D., 2Jyd.. 70ft. boom; D.L.E., Cakhi ell Eng. Co.. Jacksonville, 111.; 1-12 ft. base ; lateral, 12 ft., and 4 ft. M. J. O'Mearn & Son, Beardstown, base with F.D.D. 111. F.D.D. and D.L.E. M.D. 10-7 mis., W. B. Hazen, St. Joseph, Mo. ,- Land 1,022,614 yd. at 14c; M.D. 5 5mis., & Sampson, St. Joseph, Mo. 397,630yd. at 14£e. ; M.D. 1 mis., 75,000 yd. at 15Jc. D.L.E. or W.D.D. ; new work .. J. V. Poole, Madisonville, Pa.: Church & Co., Owensboro, Ky. D.L.E., 60 ft. boom; combined ditch J. C. Chamberlin, Pittsfield, 111. ; and levee ; lev., 7 ft. hi., 3 ft. top, A. V. Wills & Sons, St Louis, Mo. 2 : 1 s.s.; 8 ft. berrn ; bids up to 347c. 1 yd.. 42 ft. span, Bay City dredge ; C. H. Kreilinsi, Havana, 111. ; M. J. "30,000 yd. levee at '30c., 40,000 yd. O'Mearn &"Son, Beardstown, 111. levee at 35c. ; ditch-work clean out F.D.D. and one dry-land excavator .. Boyd F. Walker, Atlantic, la. ; Lana Construction Co. F.D.D. .. .. .. .. WW. Boone, Cleveland, Miss.; R.H. McWilliams, Memphis, Tenn. 2 D.L.L.s; D.D. has 6 laterals, 4-10 ft. Gates & Deleuw, Conway Building, base Chin. ; Chas. Reese, Parnell, Mo. Miss. 10 5 1 : 1 10 Alluvial loam 111. .. Indian Creek No. 2 D.D. ; 3/3/20 1,059,640 U Incl. Cass and Morgan Cos. Piatt River No. 1 D.D. ; 25/3/20 1,495,244 Main §87.12 Buchanan Co. 14 Otter Creek D.D. : Hop- 3/4/20 107,086; 22 $30 kins Co. McCranev Ck., Subdist. 16/4/20 319,800 I 30 Incl. Sny. Island D.D.; Pike Co. Garden Special D.D. ; 20/4/20 j 110,000 I 29.3 Mason Co. 13-25 32 22 ! .. 17-5 11 1 : 1 15 Loam and clay; some sand Mo. .. 17 22 16 18 16 18 25 17 *: 1 Gumbo and mixed clay 10 Ky. .. 11 15 5 8 12 Alluvial and gumbo 7 *: 1 8 111. .. 8 Alluvial .. .. .. 111. .. 6 ..10 _ 7:1:1 Sandy loam • Iowa Indian Creek No. 3 D.D. ; 17/5/20 750,680 125 Incl. Cass Co. Bolivar Co. .. .. -/5/20 220,000 19 §52 12 IS 16 17 17-2 11-6 1 : 1 10 Black loam . Miss. .. I .. Mo. .. Platte Valley D.D.; Worth 20/5/20 950,000 13 and Nodoway Cos. 12-7 27 22 j .. 27 14 i:l 15 Wabash loam Iowa Drainage Dist, No. 3; 28/3/20 436,000 15 Incl. Montgomery Co. Drainage Dist. No. 10; 5/6/20 552,700 19'5 $40 Bolivar Co. Upper Soldier Valley D.D.; 8/6/20 1,340,000 11'75 Incl. Monona Co. 7 14 14 14 19-5 16 J: 1 12 Loam and sandy clay Gumbo D.L.E. .. .. .. ..CD. Forsbeck, Red Oak, la. ; S. O. Briggs Co., Omaha, Nebr. F.D.D. ; 6 miles of laterals, 3 ft. to 4 ft. W. W. Boone, Cleveland, Miss.; R. H. base, 5 ft. deep Mc Williams. 2J yd., Monighan D.L.E. ; 90% exeav., ; C. Moriarty, Sioux City, la. ; S. O. 16 ft. and 18 ft. base. Some laterals ! Briggs Co., Omaha, Nebr. sold at 25c. cubic yard Two Bay City machines .. .. W. W. Boone, Cleveland, Miss.; R. H. Murdock, Grand Rapids, Miss. Bav City dredge .. .. .. W.W. Boone, Cleveland, Miss.; Gaudlin & Pratt, O'Reilly, Miss. F.D.D. .. .. .. . Guv R. Campbell, Emmetsburg, 111. ; E. D. Barr, Gibbon, Minn. Miss. 14 25 12 .. 13 8 1:1 10 Iowa 18 4 .. 16 11 1:1 115 Loam and silt .. Miss. Bolivar Co. .. .. -/6/20 5,000,000 16 ' ' . Miss. Bolivar Co. .. .. -/6/20 70,000 35 Incl. 6 3 .. Iowa Drainage Dist. No. 114; 10/6/20 456,660 145 PaloAtlo Co. 8 30 20 .. 12 10 1:1 ct I J: 1 8 Loam and sand .. i I I