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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



form a new head. When pruned in this way the amount of surface that 

 will require spraying will be quite small and very easily reached. 



SPRAYING MACHINERY. 



The spraying apparatus should be adapted to the amount of spraying 

 required. While a comparatively small outfit would answer to spray 

 an orchard of young trees, the saving in time that could be secured if 

 many trees are to be sprayed, would more than balance the extra cost 

 of the spraying outfit, if a pump of good size is procured. 



For a few trees in the garden some of the so-called bucket spray 



Fig. 3. Hardie Br.cket Pump. 



pumps could be used. Some of these have sufficient power to reach the 

 top of a tree of average size and they can be readily carried from tree 

 to tree by hand. Where many trees are to be sprayed it will be better 



Fio. 4. Barsc Eliperel Pump. 



