EXPERIENCE WITH MOTOR TRUCKS. 



33 



farms of different sizes (crop acres, not total acres) who do and do 

 not own tractors is as follows : 



Of 



32 





4 





28 



Of 211 





77 





134 



Of 189 





103 





86 



Of 153 





88 





65 



Of 



74 





48 





26 



Of 



38 





25 





13 



Of 



22 





13 





9 



Of 



26 



18 



who operate farms of 

 own tractors, 

 do not own tractors, 

 who operate farms of 

 own tractors, 

 do not own tractors, 

 who operate farms of 

 own tractors, 

 do not own tractors, 

 who operate farms of 

 own tractors, 

 do not own tractors, 

 who operate farms of 

 own tractors, 

 do not own tractors, 

 who operate farms of 

 own tractors, 

 do not own tractors, 

 who operate farms of 

 own tractors, 

 do not own tractors, 

 who operate farms of 

 own tractors, 

 do not own tractors. 



80 or less crop acres — 



81 to 160 crop acres — 

 161 to 240 crop acres — 

 241 to 320 crop acres — 

 321 to 400 crop acres — 

 401 to 480 crop acres — 

 481 to 560 crop acres — 

 561 acres and over — 



The ownership of both trucks and tractors has not resulted in any 

 very marked decrease in the number of work stock. Table XXIV 

 shows the number of work stock now owned and the number disposed 

 of since the purchase of trucks on 290 farms of different sizes where 

 tractors are owned. Table XXV shows similar figures for 293 farms 

 where tractors are not owned. 



Table XXIV. — Work stock on farms where l)oth trucks and tractors are owned. 



Size of farms 

 (crop acres). 



Number 



of 

 farms. 



Present 

 number 

 of work 

 stock per 

 farm. 



Reduc- 

 tion 

 since 

 purchase 



of truck. 



Size of farms 

 (crop acres). 



Number 



of 

 farms. 



Present 

 number 

 of work 

 stock per 

 farm. 



Reduc- 

 tion 

 since 

 purchase 

 of truck. 





3 

 65 

 81 

 63 

 38 



4.3 

 5.6 



7.7 

 S.8 

 10.2 



1.3 

 1.4 

 1.4 

 1.3 

 1.5 



401 to 480 



16 

 11 

 13 



12.1 

 11.5 

 20.5 



2.1 



81 to 160 



481 to 560 



1.9 



161 to 240 



561 and over 



All 



1.2 







321 to 400 



290 



8.7 



1.4 









