EXPERIENCE WITH MOTOR TRUCKS. 19 



CHANGE OF MARKET. 



Each of these men was asked for the name of the town where he 

 usually marketed his produce before the purchase of his truck and its 

 distance from the farm. He was also asked to give the name of the 

 town where the produce hauled by truck is usually marketed and its 

 distance from the farm. The answers of 814 men to these questions 

 show that 215, a little over one-fourth of the entire number, have 

 changed markets since purchasing trucks. For these 215 farmers 

 the average distance to the old market was 6.9 miles, and the average 

 distance to the new market is 17.6 miles. Practically all of these 

 men stated that they have changed markets because the new market 

 is better than the old one. It should be remembered that a consid- 

 erable number of those who have not changed markets were using 

 first-class markets before they purchased trucks. 



The distances from these farms to the markets which they used 

 before buying their trucks and the distances to the markets which 

 they are now using are as follows : 



Of 60 men who formerly used markets 1 to 4 miles distant — 

 8 now use markets 1 to 4 miles distant. 

 21 now use markets 5 to 9 miles distant. 



13 now use markets 10 to 14 miles distant. 

 6 now use markets 15 to 19 miles distant. 

 3 now use markets 20 to 24 miles distant. 



2 now use markets 25 to 29 miles distant. 



3 now use markets 30 to 34 miles distant. 

 2 now use markets 35 to 39 miles distant. 



2 now use markets 40 or more miles distant. 

 Of 112 men wlio formerly used markets 5 to 9 miles distant — 

 24 now use markets 5 to 9 miles distant. 

 37 now use markets 10 to 14 miles distant. 



14 now use markets 15 to 19 miles distant. 

 5 now use markets 20 to 24 miles distant. 



8 now use markets 25 to 29 miles distant. 



9 now use markets 30 to 34 miles distant. 

 5 now use markets 35 to 39 miles distant. 



10 now use markets 40 or more miles distant. 

 Of 33 men who formerly used markets 10 to 14 miles distant — 



1 now uses markets 5 to 9 miles distant. 

 9 now use markets 10 to 14 miles distant. 



12 now use markets 15 to 19 miles distant. 



2 now use markets 20 to 24 miles distant. 

 2 now use markets 25 to 29^ miles distant. 

 2 now use markets 30 to 34 miles distant. 

 1 now uses markets 35 to 39 miles distant. 



4 now use markets 40 or more miles distant. 



Of 8 men who formerly used markets 15 to 19 miles distant — 



4 now use markets 15 to 19 miles distant. 



4 now use markets 20 to 24 miles distant. 

 Of 2 men who formerly used markets 20 or more miles distant — 



1 now uses markets 20 to 24 miles distant. 



1 now uses markets 25 to 29 miles distant. 



