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THE AMERICAN FARMER. 



at once through holes about the size of a common needle; the water can be easily thrown 

 with such force as to go through among the foliage of the tree, thoroughly wetting, or may 

 be thrown over the tree and fall like a gentle shower or spray; in either case but very little 

 fluid need be wasted. As this instrument is held and worked wholly by the hands, it may be 



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used while the operator is either standing or sitting. The fluid is drawn from the barrel or 

 vessel containing it through a small rubber hose. The poisoned water will not injure the 

 fruit, as it is washed away by the first shower.&quot; 



It is said that two ounces of strong ammonia, mixed with a pail of water, and 

 applied to the foliage of the trees once or twice a week, will destroy the codling moth, 

 canker worm, and other similar insects. 



Such implements are a great convenience in many ways, and may be used for various 

 other purposes, such as watering gardens and lawns, extinguishing fires, washing windows 

 and carriages, bringing down a swarm of bees by spraying them with water when they 

 attempt to leave the premises, etc. A slight expense in procuring a good spraying machine 

 of some kind will repay the farmer or fruit-grower a thousand times over, in the saving 

 of crops from the ravages of insects, as well as that of strength and time spent in endeavor 

 ing to keep them in check by more laborious and difficult methods. 



