6 BULLETIN 910, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Of 302 general farms — 



36 are less than 5 miles from market. 



67 are from 5 to 9 miles from market. 



68 are from 10 to 14 miles from market. 

 57 are from 15 to 19 miles from market. 



22 are from 20 to 24 miles from market. 



23 are from 25 to 29 miles from market. 

 29 are 30 miles and over from market. 



Of all the 704 farms— 



18 per cent are less than 5 miles from market. 

 25 per cent are from 5 to 9 miles from market. 



19 per cent are from 10 to 14 miles from market. 

 15 per cent are from 15 to 19 miles from market. 



8 per cent are from 20 to 24 miles from market. 



7 per cent are from 25 to 29 miles from market. 



8 per cent are 30 miles and over from market. 



The distances from market of more than 4,000 farmers in these 

 States, as shown by farm survey records in the Office of Farm Manage- 

 ment and Farm Economics, indicate that only a small percentage 

 of all the farms in this section are more than 10 miles from market. 

 The average distance from market of 4*271 farms is 4.1 miles, and the 

 number at different distances is as follows: 



2,936, or 68.7 per cent, are less than 5 miles from market. 

 1,018, or 23. S per cent, are from 5 to 9 miles from market. 

 241, or 5.7 per cent, are from 10 to 14 miles from market. 



51, or 1.-2 per cent, are from 15 to 19 miles from market 



25, or 0.6 per cent, are 20 miles and over from market 



SIZE OF TRUCK. 



The motor trucks owned on these 753 farms are of many sizes, their 

 rated capacities running from \ ton to 5 tons. However, these men 

 use more 1-ton trucks than any other size, and only a little more 

 than 2 per cent of the total number are rated at more than 2 tons. 

 The number of the different sizes on the farms of different types is 

 as follows : 



On the 149 truck farms, there are — 



24 J-ton trucks. 



18 f-ton trucks. 

 59 1-ton trucks. 



19 \\- and lj-ton trucks. 

 22 2-ton trucks. 



7 over 2 tons. 



On the 129 dairy farms, there are — 



43 J-ton trucks. 



14 f-ton trucks. 



62 1-ton trucks. 



4 \\- and lj-ton trucks. 



4 2-ton trucks. 



2 over 2 tons. 



