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it is for this reason of specialized service only that the Department turns toaprivate weather service, for its general weather information usually coincides with that of the U. S. Weather Bureau. He also points out that the money spent for the private forecast pays off in prompt and adequate preparation, which means men do not have to wait on a standby basis for long periods of time. Equipment-wise, the Department has a list of 1,721 State-owned trucks for plowing, 496 motor graders for the same use, 250 front-end loaders, 124 crawler tractors, 25 crawler loaders and 18 snow blowers ready to go into action at a moment's notice. There also are an estimated 500 rdfital trucks and motor graders used almost each time it snows at the Department has found it more economical in many cases to use rental equipment often rather than to use State-owned equip
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