MOTOR TRUCKS OH EASTERN FARMS. 

 Table IX. — Reason for using horses for hauling on the 



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Reason for using horses. 



Poor roads 



Truck body unsuitable 



Truck too light 



Keep horses busy 



Truck busy 



Soft ground 



Reduce expense 



Other 



Number 

 reporting. 



Per cent 

 of total. 



146 

 49 

 47 

 24 

 22 

 5 

 4 

 26 



HAULING ON THE FARM WITH TRUCKS. 



Of 416 men who reported on the use of their trucks for hauling on 

 the farm, i. e., in the fields and around the buildings, 294, or more 

 than 70 per cent, stated that they do not use their trucks at all for 



Fig. 3. — The truck can often be used to advantage for hauling fruit from the orchard to the packing house. 



such work. The reasons for not using the truck for hauling on the 

 farm were not given in every case, but a large number stated that their 

 trucks were not suitable for such work. The smaller trucks in many 

 cases will not carry as large loads as it is desired to haul, often the 

 truck can not obtain traction in the fields, and sometimes the body 

 with which it is equipped is not suitable for some of the hauling on 

 'the farm. 



Many others stated that they used their horses for all hauling on 

 the farm because there was no advantage in using the truck for such 

 work. Most of the time required for hauling on the farm is taken up 

 with loading and unloading, and the percentage of the total time 



