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That may be because the eye of the grower makes the peach 

 red, or perhaps the actual color was there. I think it was. 



MR. GMLMORE : I would like to ask Mr. Hackett as to 

 the saving in time in dusting compared with spraying — that 

 is, one dusting outfit compared, with one spraying outfit 

 both having the same equipment of horses and men. 



MR. HACKETT : On a two horse spray rig, with two 

 hose leads, you use three men. On a two horse dusting out- 

 fit you use a driver and one man, so you cut your labor a 

 third. But on the dust rig you can easily carry enough ma- 

 terial to operate half a day, while with the liquid spray rig 

 your equipment must travel to the water supply every time 

 the tank is emptied, and then back to the field where you left 

 off. But it is the greater mechanical speed of the duster that 

 gives it the advantage of getting the work done on time, and 

 makes the cost work out about the same for the whole opera- 

 tion, notwithstanding the higher money first cost of the ma- 

 terials. You wil understand how important a factor time is 

 in protecting a large area. 



MR. GILMORE : What do you figure you could do with 

 the dusting outfit — how many acres ^ 



MR. HACKETT : I think it is a fair statement that the 

 dusting outfit can cover about 30 acres a day, and this would 

 allow a little time for the interruptions for adjustment that 

 we always have to make on any machinery that we send 

 afield. I think, all things considered, we should be lucky if 

 could do a third of that area with a liquid spray outfit. But 

 please understand that these statements are only of our own 

 particular conditions. In comparing liquid spraying with 

 the dusting you must remember that in the first case you 

 must haul a tank of 150 gallons of mixture, after it has been 

 made, fromthemixingpointto the orchards, and that is a pret- 

 ty good load for a team on soft ground. Then you may have 

 mud when you begin your summer spraying, and you must 

 show consideration for your horses by cutting down the load 

 or resting them frequently, with the consequent loss of valu- 

 able time. The spray rig is a heavy piece of machinery, us- 



