Show motor trucking bucking ucking farm products increasing prepared by the th U united 0 tied states datt Ds tt 0 ot agriculture gr 1 culture T the b e constantly I 1 increasing creasing ti use of the m motor 0 t or truck in transportation of farm arm products and its far reaching effect upon the farm marketing system fire are engaging tile the attention of the bureau of agricultural economics united states department ot of agriculture which Is making looking art an extensive study of the motor truck in its relations to marketing the bureaus survey consists of determining ter terin mining ining the importance or ok truck receipts of 0 the fruit and vegetable supply in some of the leading market centers of the co country and in ascertaining inythe the vol volume time of truck movement ns as compared with movements by roll and boat from representative producing pro ducin areas it will determine de also tile situation with regard to the re dis tribu tion of produce from the large mark market et centers to smaller communities in their trade areas preliminary surveys by the bureau show that many farmers who fol doimer iner ly hauled hau ledor or shipped produce to market centers now sell direct to the so 60 called truck truc kmen men mareli merchants ants these itinerant merchants b buy uy supplies on speculation and may haul to one one of a half dozen or more consuming markets marker within a radius of to aw miles or they the may me peddle their loads load in small towns or rural districts truck man alan merchants la in many instances make it possible impossible for producers to sell products of a grade and condl condition tIon which it would be impractical to ship by rail produce handlers in market centers complain that the marketing of these supplies has a depressing effect on prices of shipped ln in produce since it frequently results in an oversupply at the market the motor truck has extended the local supply area of obi a market beyond the distance formerly within wagon final and many specialized crops are now being hauled hy by truck ruck from producing areas for dis t antic e s up to WO miles tile truck eliminates much of oe tile the handling and re maulini of the produce on farms and in markets tile the bu business has increased tremendously in recent years and furnishes an inci easing cienying proportion of the market supplies the bureau Is compiling tho the dally daily motor truck recel receipts ptA at several maints markets and it Is hoped that the present survey suney will indicate methods of developing ve more complete market news reports on this phase of the produce business |