. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETIN No. 910 Contribution from the Office of Farm Management and Farm Economics H. C. TAiXOR, Chief Washington, D. C. December 10,1920 EXPERIENCE OF EASTERN FARMERS WITH MOTOR TRUCKS AN ANALYSIS OF 753 REPORTS FROM FARMER TRUCK-OWNERS By H. R. TOLLEY, Scientific Assistant, and L. M. CHURCH, Assistant in Farm Accounting CONTENTS Summary 1 Method of Study 3 Location of Farms and Types of Farming 3 Distance to Market . , 4 Size of Truck 6 Age of Trucks 7 Are These Trucks Profita
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETIN No. 910 Contribution from the Office of Farm Management and Farm Economics H. C. TAiXOR, Chief Washington, D. C. December 10,1920 EXPERIENCE OF EASTERN FARMERS WITH MOTOR TRUCKS AN ANALYSIS OF 753 REPORTS FROM FARMER TRUCK-OWNERS By H. R. TOLLEY, Scientific Assistant, and L. M. CHURCH, Assistant in Farm Accounting CONTENTS Summary 1 Method of Study 3 Location of Farms and Types of Farming 3 Distance to Market . , 4 Size of Truck 6 Age of Trucks 7 Are These Trucks Profitable Invest- ments? 7 The Best Size 7 Advantages and Disadvantages ... 9 Road Hauling with Trucks ..... 10 Road Hauling for Which Trucks are Not Used 13 Hauling on the Farm with Trucks ... 15 Custom Hauling •. 17 Effect of Different Kinds of Roads on Use of Trucks 17 Change of Market 19 Annual Use of Trucks 21 Life and Depreciation of Trucks . . 23 Repairs 24 Gasoline and Oil ....".... 26 Tires 27 Reliability 29 Cost of Operation 32 Cost of Hauling with Trucks .... 33 Saving of Hired Help 34 Displacement of Horses 35 Farms on Which Tractors are Owned . 36. WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1920. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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