8 BULLETIN 931, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



asked to state what size he considered the best for his conditions, 

 regardless of the size he now owns, and 804 men answered as follows : 



Of TO who now own ^-ton and f-ton trucks — 



2 consider that the best size is i-toii. 



29 <(insider that the best size is 5-ton. 

 28 consider that the best size is 1-ton. 



8 consider that the best size is IJ-ton. 



3 consider that the best size is 2-ton. 

 Of 570 who now own 1-ton trucks — 



1 considers that the best size is |-ton. 

 423 consider that the best size is 1-ton. 



2 consider that the best size is 1^-ton. 

 100 consider that the best size is 1^-ton. 



42 consider that the best size is 2-ton. 



2 consider that the best size is over 2-ton. 

 Of 107 who now own lj-ton and 1^-ton trucks— 



7 consider that the best size is 1-ton. 



2 consider that the best size is l^-ton. 

 85 consider that the best size is lj-ton. 

 11 consider that the best size is 2-ton. 



2 consider that the best size is over 2-ton. 

 Of 57 who now own 2-ton trucks — 



3 consider that the best size is 1-ton. 

 10 consider that the best size is 1^-ton. 

 42 consider that the best size is 2-ton. 



2 consider that the best size is over 2-ton. 

 In all— 



2 consider that the best size is i-ton. 



30 consider that the best size is f-ton. 

 461 consider that the best size is 1-ton. 



4 consider that the best size is lj-ton. 

 203 consider that the best size is 1^-ton. 



98 consider that the best size is 2-ton. 

 6 consider that the best size is over 2-ton. 



Nearly 95 per cent of the total prefer either the 1-ton, 1^-ton, or 

 2-ton size, with the 1-ton size preferred by 57 per cent of the total. 

 Some of these men have evidently purchased trucks which experience 

 has proved to be too small for their needs. While 583, over 72 per 

 cent, consider that the size they now own is best for their conditions, 

 200, approximately 25 per cent, prefer sizes larger than they now 

 own, and only 21, less than 3 per cent, prefer sizes smaller than they 

 own. , 



ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES. 



There are many advantages in the ownership of a motor truck, 

 but just how great these advantages are and which ones should be 

 given the greatest weight are questions which the man who has not 

 had experience with a motor truck can seldom answer. A summary 

 of the answers of 712 of these truck owners to the question " What 



