11. SPRAY PUMP8 AND SPEAYING * 



WENDELL PADDOCK. 



SUMMARY. 

 ^^'e are constanNj in receipt of inquiries concerning sprayin<. 

 apparatus and methods of spraying, which show that elementary 

 instructjon on this subject is still needed. The following pa-es 

 were prepvared to meet this want, and the bulletin is add^-es^ed 

 to those persons who are seeking such information. 



Some of the spraying machinery now on the market that h.s 

 been tested at this station is illustrated and described and the 

 addresses of the firm, manufacturing it are given. The forn.ulas 

 of the principal mixtures used in spraying are given aud many 

 necessities and conveniences are mentioned 



Important notice-Do not spray trees or plants when in bloom 

 it IS m no instance necessary or desirable. By so doing not only 

 are we liable to injure the delicate parts of the flowers, but what 

 IS more important, to poiso. the bees and other insects that are 

 our friends. It would be impossible to grow some of our fruits 

 — rcially Without the aid of insects in fertilizing the bios- 



INTRODUCTION. 



^nce spraying has become one of the operations of culture 

 with so many farmers and fruit gro..rs, it would seem as if 

 exp icit directions were now almost superfluons. Numerous bul- 

 letin on the subject have been issued by onr experiment stations 

 :;' t!!!r " ^^:y-^^"-^ -' '-^^-^^-- P«I>e.s are ali^ 



with discussions on the subject. However, that there • 

 localities in the State where the method, 

 understood is revealed by the nu 

 are received at this Station. 



•Reprint of Bulletin No. 121. 



ire many 



« of spraying are not 



merous letters of iuijuiry that 



