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STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



f ;^p^ In Fig. 57 is shown the Victor 



spraying machine made by the 

 Field Pump Co., while the one fur- 

 nished by the Nixon Co. is shown 

 in Fig. 58. As will be seen from 

 the illustrations, either of these 

 machines can be used for the spray- 

 ing of potatoes, strawberries, and 

 other low plants as well as orchard 

 trees. 



BUCKET PUMPS. 



When one has only a few trees 

 or plants in one's garden, some of 

 the so-called bucket or hand pumps 

 will be found to do very good 

 work. One of the best of these is 

 made by the F. J. Myers & Bro., 

 Ashland, Ohio. (Fig. 59.) It is 

 simple in construction and quite 

 strong and durable, so that it is 

 not likely to get out of order. Its 

 air-chamber capacity is ample and 

 it throws a steady and powerful 

 stream. 



For use in a small garden or 

 orchard, or about the house and 

 stable, one of the most satisfac- 

 tory pumps that we have seen is 

 made by the Church Manufactur- 

 ing Co. of Adrian. It works very 

 easily and by means of its large 

 air chamber (Fig. 60) throws a 

 Fig. 60. regular stream. 



The Deming Co. of Salem, Ohio, also make an excellent bucket pump 

 known as the " Success." Among the other manufacturers of bucket 

 pumps are the firms mentioned above as manufacturers of orchard pumps, 

 and Wm. Stahl, Quincy, 111., P. C. Lewis, Catskill, N. Y., and W. & B. 

 Douglass, Middletown, Conn. 



NOZZLES. 



Fully as much depends upon the nozzle as on the pump, if one would 

 spray successfully. The ideal nozzle is one that is not easily clogged and 

 which if it does become stopped up can be readily freed from obstructions; 

 for orchard trees it is desirable that it should throw a thin, fan-shape 

 spray, while for bush fruits it is better if in the form of a fine mist. If 

 possible it should be readily adjustable for either kind of work, and while 

 not likely to get out of order, it should be so constructed that it can be 

 readily taken apart. For orchard spraying, the McGowen nozzle, manu- 



