MOTOR TRUCKS ON EASTERN FARMS. 7 



On the 113 fruit farms, there are — 

 17 J-ton trucks. 



17 f-ton trucks. 

 48 1-ton trucks. 



11 1}- and IJ-ton trucks. 



18 2-ton trucks. 

 2 over 2 tons. 



On the 48 crop farms, there are — 

 1 £-ton truck. 



5 f-ton trucks. 



19 1-ton trucks. 



11 1J- and 1^-ton trucks. 

 11 2-ton trucks. 

 1 over 2 tons. 

 On the 314 general farms, there are — 

 65 J-ton trucks. 

 41 f-ton trucks. 

 156 1-ton trucks. 

 22 1^- and 1^-ton trucks. 

 24 2-ton trucks. 



6 over 2 tons 



AGE OF TRUCKS. 



The length of time the 753 trucks had been in use at the time the 

 reports were made is as follows : 



201 had been in use 7 to 12 months. 

 269 had been in use 13 to 24 months. 

 164 had been in use 25 to 36 months. 

 119 had been in use 37 months or over. 



ARE THESE TRUCKS PROFITABLE INVESTMENTS? 



No attempt was made to determine to what extent the incomes of 

 these men had been increased through the use of the trucks, but 95 

 per cent of the total number stated that in their opinion their 

 machines bid fair to be profitable investments. So far as could be 

 determined, the size of the truck, the type of farming practiced, and 

 length of time the machine had been owned had little to do with 

 the owner's idea of its profitableness. Some of those who did not 

 consider that their motor trucks had been profitable were men who 

 had found them unreliable, as they were often out of commission 

 when needed, or their repair bills had been exceptionally high. Others 

 had found that they did not have enough work for the truck to justify 

 the investment in such an expensive piece of equipment. 



THE BEST SIZE. 



The fact that most of these men consider their motor trucks profit- 

 able investments does not mean, however, that they are all entirely 

 satisfied with the particular machines which they own. It is very 

 important that the truck should be of the proper size for the hauling 



