MOTOR TRUCKS OF EASTERN FARMS. 21 



Of 26 men who formerly used markets 10 to 14 miles distant — 



1 now uses market 5 to 9 miles distant. 

 4 now use markets 10 to 14 miles distant. 

 7 now use markets 15 to 19 miles distant. 



2 now use markets 20 to 24 miles distant. 

 2 now use markets 25 to 29 miles distant. 



10 now use markets 30 or more miles distant. 

 Of 8 men who formerly used markets 15 to 19 miles distant — 



1 now uses market 5 to 9 miles distant. 



2 now use markets 15 to 19 miles distant. 



1 now uses market 20 to 24 miles distant. 



2 now use markets 25 to 29 miles distant. 



2 now use markets 30 or more miles distant. 



Of 5 men who formerly used markets 20 or more miles distant — 

 1 now uses market 1 to 4 miles distant. 

 1 now uses market 20 to 24 miles distant. 



3 now use markets 30 or more miles distant. 



Before purchasing their trucks the operators of 75 per cent of these 

 farms used markets less than 10 miles from their farms, but now over 

 80 per cent of them are using markets 10 miles or more from their 

 farms. The average distance to the old market was 7 miles, and the 

 average distance to the new market is 20 miles. 



Seventy-one of these 156 men now use markets which are 20 miles 

 or more from the farm. Of the entire 704 men who reported con- 

 cerning their markets only 164 are now using markets which are 20 

 or more miles from the farm (see p. 6) . Thus over 40 per cent of the 

 men who now use markets which are such a great distance from their 

 farms have changed markets since purchasing their trucks. 



ANNUAL USE OF TRUCKS. 



The number of miles per year which a motor truck travels has a 

 direct bearing upon the cost per mile run or per ton hauled. Depre- 

 ciation, interest, and repair charges appear all more or less independent 

 of the number of miles which the truck travels per year, and the 

 greater the number of miles traveled per year, or the greater the 

 amount of material hauled, the less will be the charge per mile or per 

 ton hauled for these items. 



Following is a summary of the estimates of 553 men as to the 

 number of miles per year which their trucks travel: 



58, or 10 per cent, estimated the annual mileage at 1,250 or less. 



118, or 22 per cent, estimated the annual mileage at 1,251 to 2,250. 



115, or 21 per cent, estimated the annual mileage at 2,251 to 3,250. 



92, or 17 per cent, estimated the annual mileage at 3,251 to 4,250. 



66, or 12 per cent, estimated the annual mileage at 4,251 to 5,250. 



34, or 6 per cent, estimated the annual mileage at 5,251 to 6,250. 



19, or 3 per cent, estimated the annual mileage at 6,251 to 7,250. 



19, or 3 per cent, estimated the annual mileage at 7,251 to 8,250. 



7, or 1 per cent, estimated the annual mileage at 8,251 to 9,250. 



14, or 3 per cent, estimated the annual mileage at 9,251 to 10,250. 



11, or 2 per cent, estimated the annual mileage at 10,251 or more. 



