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special insect;^ and diseases at intervals as thaj have demanded 

 attention. A suppl}^ of many of these is still on hand and copies 

 may be had for the asking. 



HAND MACHINES. 

 Pumps. 



The Eclipse. — The style of pumps illustrated in Figures 1 and 

 2 is a coanparatively new idea in spray pumps. Though they 

 have but recently been introducedj a large number of them are 

 in use, and they seem to be giving satisfaction. The Eclipse, 

 illustrated in Figure 1, was the first of the two to be put on the 

 market. This pump is manufactured by Morrill & Morley, Bep- 

 ton Harbor, Mich., and is listed at $20. ' The illustration gives a 

 good idea of the form of the pump. All parts that come in con- 

 tach with the liquid are made of brass, and, as can be seen, the 

 pump is placed directly in the barrel. The cylinder is at the bot- 

 tom, and is made of solid brass, there being no stuffing-box. 

 The plunger consists of a short cylinder of brass around the cen- 

 ter of which is fitted a small amount of packing. The arrange- 

 ment of the parts is such that the piston cannot work clear 

 through the cylinder, consequently the cylinder wears more at 

 the center that at either end. In one season's hard use we find 

 that the wear becomes so great that sufificient packing cannot be 

 gotten in to fill up the center of the cylinder. However, a worn- 

 out cylinder can be quickly replaced at a cost of seventy-five 

 cents. I 



The agitator, as is shown in the cut, consists of a wide spoon- 

 shaped blade or paddle, which is fastened at one end by a hinge to 

 the lower end of the cylinder. A rod connecting with the pump 

 handle moves the blade up and down with every stroke. This 

 device is quite satisfactory. 



The air chamber surrounds the discharge pipe, and is of suffi- 

 cient capacity to insure a steady spray. 



When the cylinder or plunger needs attention the pump must 

 be taken from the barrel, but this is not a difficult task, since 

 the i)ump is removed by unscrewing two bolts that are entirely 



