AUTOMOBILES AND TRUCKS 



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Fig. 46. A big three ton truck hauling ready cased honey in California. 



a $2500.00 machine carried over a period of ten years would 

 amount to at least $250.00 per year anil interest on the investment 

 would add another $150.00 making a yearly cost of .$400.00 not 

 to mention running and upkeep costs which would be much greater 

 on the larger machine. 



Would it not be more economical to use the smaller truck 

 to reduce costs, or even a light delivery car and have the heavy 

 hauling done by hired machines? Evidently it would be unless 

 the apiary system were large enough to warrant the extra expense. 



The light car or converted machine would be most economical 

 with a system of four or less apiaries. For five or more, the 

 light truck with a capacity of one ton might be best, while with 

 the larger systems a heavy truck would in all likelihood prove 

 worth its extra cost. But the large truck, if hauling bees to any 

 extent, would be improved with pneumatic tires throughout. 



