MOTOR TRUCKS OF EASTERN FARMS. 



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time required for the round trip included the time required for loading 

 and unloading the truck or wagon. 



Table IV shows a comparison of the size of load, length of haul, and 

 time required for hauling crops with trucks of different sizes and with 

 wagons. 



Table IV. — Time required to haul crops with trucks, and with wagons before purchase of 



trucks (567 reports). 





With truck. 





With 



wagon. 





Size of truck. 



Size of 

 load. 



Distance. 



Hours 

 per 



round 

 trip. 



Hours 

 per 

 ton- 

 mile. 



Size of 

 load. 



Distance. 



Hours 

 per 



round 

 trip. 



Hours 

 per 

 ton- 

 mile. 





Pounds. 

 960 

 1,851 

 2,391 

 3,469 

 4,928 

 8,125 



Miles. 

 10.4 

 12.9 

 13.0 

 10.1 

 13.6 

 21.1 



2.5 

 3.2 

 3.4 

 2.8 

 3.6 

 6.0 



0.50 



.27 

 .22 

 .16 

 .10 

 .07 



Pounds. 

 1,505 

 2,213 

 2,582 

 3,306 

 4,488 

 5,783 



Miles. 



9.0 

 11.4 

 10.4 



9.2 

 12.9 

 19.7 



7.2 

 8.6 

 8.3 

 7.3 

 9.5 

 13.8 



1.06 





.68 





.62 



1^- to lj-ton 



.49 



2-ton 



.34 



Over 2-ton 



.24 







Table V gives a like comparison for hauling milk, Table VI for 

 hauling feed, and Table VII for hauling fertilizer. 



Table V. — Time required to haul milk with trucks, and with wagons before purchase of 



trucks {132 reports). 





With truck. 



With wagon. 



Size of truck. 



Size of 

 load. 



Distance. 



Hours per 

 round 

 trip. 



Hours per 

 ton-mile. 



S loa e d° f Dist —' 



Hours per 

 round 

 trip. 



Hours per 

 ton-mile. 



|-ton 



Pounds. 



609 



1,264 



1,301 



Miles. 

 4.3 

 7.9 

 5.1 



1.4 

 2.6 

 1.6 



1.10 

 .52 



.48 



Pounds. Miles. 

 657 ! 4. 1 

 1,332 ! 8.4 

 1,309 4.9 



3.1 

 5.0 

 3.6 



2.30 





.90 





1.12 







Table VI. — Time required to haul feed with trucks, and with wagons before purchase of 



trucks (113 reports). 





With truck. 



With wagon. 



Size of truck. 



Size of 

 load. 



Distance. 



Hours per 

 round 

 trip. 



Hours per 

 ton-mile. 



Size of 

 load. 



Distance. 



Hours per 

 round 

 trip. 



Hours per 

 ton-mile. 





Pounds. 

 942 

 1,555 

 2,407 

 3,214 

 4,300 



Miles. 

 4.6 

 6.6 

 6.8 

 5.6 

 8.0 



1.2 

 1.8 

 1.9 

 1.8 

 2.5 



0.55 



.35 

 .23 

 .20 

 .14 



Pounds. 

 1,943 

 2,331 



2,824 

 3,071 

 3,300 



Miles. 

 4.8 

 7.4 

 ■ 5.7 

 5.6 

 7.8 



3.9 

 6.7 



4.8 

 5.0 

 7.0 



0.84 





.75 





.60 



lj-to 14-ton 



.59 



2-ton 



.56 



