MOTOR TRUCKS ON EASTERN FARMS. 
Table IX. — Reason for using horses for hauling on the road. 
Reason for using horses. 
15 
Poor roads 
Truck body unsuitable 
Truck too iight 
Keep horses busy 
Truck busy 
Soft ground 
Reduce expense 
Other 
Number 
Per cent 
reporting. 
of total. 
146 
45 
49 
15 
47 
15 
24 
7 
22 
7 
5 
2 
4 
1 
26 
8 
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 
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1 
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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 
