June, 1938] The Transportation of New Hampshire Milk 



COMMEECIAL HAULE.es 



SEUr-HAULELES 



HAULLE5 TO OTHEE MAEJ<ETS 



SIZE OF LOAX3 



o- lOOO LBS. PEE DAY 

 lOOl -2000 LB^.  

 ■ZOOl - 300O LB^.  

 aoOl -4000 Lb5.  

 400I AND OVIE 



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Figure 3. 



Truck routes in 



the Lancaster 



area, June, 



1937. 



Equipment used by producers bringing their own milk varied among 

 trucks, pleasure cars, teams and even the wheelbarrow noted above. All 

 these producers lived close to town and commercial trucking rates 

 would probably have to fall very low in order to cause many of them 

 to stop hauling their own milk. 



About 88 per cent of the milk delivered to Lancaster plants came on 

 what are termed in this study ' ' commercial truck routes. ' ' These were 

 routes where definite charges were made for the transportation of milk. 

 Arrangements whereby two or more producers alternated carrying each 

 other's milk were not classed as commercial routes. 



Commercial routes serving Lancaster plants were similar to those in 

 other parts of New Hampshire where producers sell to large Boston 



