16 BTLLETIST 910. U. 5. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
which will be saved by the truck when us . : r such work is small as 
compared with the time it will save in road hauling. When there are 
horses on the farm which would otherwise be idle, it would naturally 
be more profitable to use the horses and let the truck stand idle if 
there is no advantage in time saved or convenience in using it. 
The reasons for using their trucks, as given by 122 men who re- 
ported that they did some hauling on their farms with their trucks, 
are summarized in Table X. Practically all of this hauling was either 
i ps r fertilizer, including lime and manure. The average length 
of haul for 94 of these men who reported on hauling crops was 14$ 
rods, and for 40 who reported hauling fertilizer it was 149 rods. 
The average size of all the farms included is only 173 acres see Table 
I . and 149 rods is considerably greater than the average distance 
which crops and fertilizer are usually hauled on such farms. 
Tabi 
Xnmber Per cent j 
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22 IS 
ii n 
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Six:y-:our per cent of the 122 men reporting gave the saving of 
time as the reason for using their trucks for this work. A truck will 
save some time over horses on hauls of this distance if the truck body 
is suitable for carrying the material to be hauled, and if there is no 
difficulty in obtaining traction in the fields. It may also save time 
to use the truck when only one or two loads are to be hauled, and the 
he rses and wagons are not ready for use. 
Eighteen per cent reported that they used their trucks for hauling 
on their farms because it was more convenient than to use their horses. 
There is some hauling on the farms where frequent stops must be 
made, or where the horses or truck must be left without attention for 
:isiderable length of time. In such cases it may be preferable to 
use the truck even though the horses are allowed to remain idle and 
the use of the truck does not save any time. (See fig. 3. 
The men who do use their trucks for hauling on the farm rep;::r :": 
hauling only an average of 45 tons of crops and 37 tons of fertilizer 
per year including lime and manure with them, while the average 
amount of crops hauled to market per year with trucks for all farms 
is 119 tons, and the . : . _■. amount of fertilizer hauled on the road 
with trucks is 55 tons per year. Thus, even the comparatively small 
number of men who use their trucks for hauling on the farm still use 
their horses ::: a roc ffly share : such work. 
