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I Diproviscd Motor Spraying. 



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All weak and tall plants should be staked and tied securely to prevent 

 breakages. The summer heat and winds are responsible for a considerable 

 loss of moisture from plants, and they .are correspondingly weak ; conse- 

 quently, support will be needed. 



The soil should be frequently stirred, watering and hoeing being 

 continually carried on, except in the rose beds. Surface cultivation must 

 always be thorough, leaving the soil well broken up. 



IMPROVISED MOTOR SFRAYIXG. 



E. E. Ptscott, Principal. Horticultural School, Burnley. 



To the orchardist who carries on fruit-growing operations on upwards 

 of 15 acres, a motor pump is one of his present day necessities. The 

 motor pump is easy to manage, and is a great saving of labour ; the work 



I.MI'KO\ ISKl) -MOTOR Sl-KAVER. 



of spraying is jlso portormed with much greater speed than formrrlv. 

 The cost of motor pumps stvms at first glance somewhat prohibitive ; but 

 when it is considered that twu men can do the whole of the work, and 

 that the time saved is a very great consideration, it is not long before 

 the ma(iiine pays for itself. 



Some orchardists and agriculturists have ing<'niouslv m.ule u>e of their 

 motor cycles for the purpose of power work, and apparently the motor 

 cycle engine is very u.>>eful for this object. In the August. 1907. number of 

 X\\Q journal. .Mr. J. M. B. Connor gave a description. illustr.\ted. of the 

 power of a motor cycle being ailapted for working the ghalT ( iitt«'r. In 

 this instance. .1 i'\ li.p. motor cycle w.is used for driving ,i t\vo-l»l;ided 

 chaff cuttir. whiih suppbed ciil fond for ,1 lierd of 30 cows. 



