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AGRICULTURE. 



A CHEAP ORCHARD-SPRAYING OUTFIT. 



(U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.) 



Spraying to control various insect pests, particularly those 

 of the orchard and garden, has reached so satisfactory and 

 inexpensive a basis that it is recognized by every progres- 

 sive farmer as a nec- 

 essary feature of the 

 year's operations, and 

 in the case of the apple, 

 pear, and plum crops 

 the omission of such 

 treatment means seri- 

 ous loss. The conse- 

 quent demand for 

 spraying apparatus has 

 been met by all the 

 leading pump manufac- 

 turers of this country, 

 and ready-fitted appa- 

 ratus, consisting of 

 pump, spray tank or 

 barrel, and nozzle with 

 hose, are on the market 

 in numerous styles and 

 at prices ranging from 



Orchard-spraying Apparatus. 



$20 upward. The cost of a spraying outfit for orchard 

 work miay, however, be considerably reduced by purchasing 

 merely the pump and fixtures, and mounting them at home 

 on a strong barrel. An apparatus of this sort, representing 

 a style that has proven very satisfactory in practical ex- 

 perience, is illustrated in the accompanying figure. It is 

 merely a strong pump with an air-chamber to give a steady 

 stream, provided with two discharge hose-pipes. One of 

 these enters the barrel and keeps the water agitated and 

 the poison thoroughly intermixed, and the other and longer 

 one is the spraying hose and terminates in the nozzle. The 

 spraying-hose should be about 20 feet long, and may be 

 fastened to a light pole, preferably of bamboo, to assist in 



