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BULLETIN 931, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Tahi.e VI. — Comparison of time required to haul live stock ivith trucks and with 

 wagons before the purchase of trucks (339 reports). 





With truck. 



With wagon. 



Size of truck. 



Size of 



load 



(pounds). 



Dis- 

 tance 

 (miles- 

 one 

 way.) 



Ilours 

 per 



round 

 trip. 



Hours 

 per 

 ton- 

 mile. 



Size of 



load 



(poimds). 



Dis- 

 tance 

 (miles — 

 one 



way). 



Hours 

 per 



round 

 trip. 



Hours 

 per 

 ton- 

 mile. 





1,831 

 2,023 

 2,512 

 3,284 



8.2 

 12.1 

 11.6 



9.4 



1.4 

 2.7 

 2.4 

 2.0 



0.19 



.22 

 .16 

 . 13 



1,698 

 1,923 



1,886 

 1,947 



7.7 

 9.8 

 8.5 

 8.5 



5.5 

 7.0 

 6.2 

 6.0 



0.84 





.74 





.77 



2- 1 on 



.73 











Table VII. — Comparison of time required to haul building material with trucks 

 and with wagons before the purchase of trucks (166 reports). 



Size of truck. 



With truck. 



Size of 



load 



(pounds) 



Dis- 

 tance 

 (miles- 

 one 



way.) 



Hours 

 per 



round 

 trip. 



Hours 

 per 

 ton- 

 mile. 



With wagon. 



Size of 



load 



(pounds). 



Dis- 

 tance 

 (milest- 

 one 



way). 



Hours 

 per 



round 

 trip. 



Hours 

 per 

 ton- 

 mile. 



4-ton and f-ton. . 



1-ton 



lj-ton and lV-ton 

 2-ton 



2,475 

 2,548 

 3,813 



4,227 



6.3 

 8.6 

 7.6 

 8.3 



1.6 

 2.2 

 2.0 

 2.2 



0.20 

 .20 

 .14 

 .13 



2,850 

 3,049 

 3,310 

 3,245 



7.0 

 8.1 

 7.2 

 7.5 



5.1 

 6.1 



5.4 

 6.6 



0.51 

 .49 

 .45 

 .54 



Table VIII. — Comparison of time required to haul fuel with trucks, and with 

 wagons before the purchase of trucks (120 reports). 





With truck. 



With wagon. 



Size of truck. 



Size of 



load 



(pounds). 



Dis- 

 tance 

 (miles — 

 one 

 way.) 



Hours 

 per 



round 

 trip. 



Hours 

 per 

 ton- 

 mile. 



Size of 



load 



(pounds) . 



Dis- 

 tance 

 (miles — 

 one 



way). 



Hours 

 per 



round 

 trip. 



Hours 

 per 

 ton- 

 mile. 





2,533 

 2,523 

 3,436 

 4,917 



7.4 

 8.3 

 9.1 

 9.2 



1.8 

 2.2 

 2.4 

 2.2 



0.19 

 .21 

 .15 

 .10 



2,808 

 2,815 

 3,464 

 3,067 



7.9 

 7.8 

 8.3 

 9.2 



6.3 

 6.1 

 6.5 

 5.1 



0.57 





.56 





.45 



2-ton 



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TIME SAVED BY TRUCKS. 



The length of time required to haul different distances with wagons 

 and with trucks gives a more direct measure of the saving in time due 

 to the use of a truck. Table IX shows the average time required to 

 haul crops different distances with wagons as given by these men, and 

 Table X the time required for hauling with motor trucks. The time 

 required for hauling live stock and all other materials is practically 

 the same as for hauling crops both with trucks and with wagons. 

 For each distance it requires approximately one-third as long to 

 make a round trip with a truck as it does with a wagon, and if the 



