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I talk of spraying apparatus, I have never been willing to 

 have my talk printed because we are in a very youthful age 

 as regards spraying apparatus. 



The first apparatus was a whisk broom with pail and 

 paris green in it. Next was Johnson's force pump, but this 

 has not proved satisfactory. The Colorado potato beetle 

 started the spraying apparatus and spraying, which is in- 

 creasing every day. 



The Gypsy Moth Commission has probably done more to- 

 ward developing the spraying business than anything else, 

 and although the Gypsy Moth is a deadly pest, it has made 

 the farmers give more attention to their trees and shrubs 

 than they otherwise would. Between 1885 and 1890 the ex- 

 periment stations began the work, but as there was no in- 

 ducement for manufacturers to go into the business, they did 

 not. 



It is my intention to show what outfit will be best for 

 your special work. Since 1900 several companies have been 

 formed which are furnishing spraying outfits. At the pres- 

 ent day the great difficulty is that you go to your dealer and 

 he has one form of pump to sell, and he sells Ihat for all 

 kinds of work. One kind can be used on small trees with 

 lime and sulfur-wash, while another kind of pump should be 

 used on large trees with miscible oils. You cannot use the 

 same outfit on a side hill that can be used on level land. I 

 cannot give you any general rule that would cover all cases. 



We are going to have the same conditions here in Massa- 

 chusetts on our side hills as in other parts of the country 

 when the insects get in here, and we must have apparatus 

 to do the spraying. Before buying a spraying outfit get the 

 advice of an experienced man. Show him your situation, get 

 his opinion and take it, if, in your judgment, it is good. 



Three years ago the town of Arlington bought three 

 spraying outfits, for which they paid $300 apiece. Now con- 

 ditions have changed, outfits have been improved so that this 

 year those outfits were sold for $75 each, and they have 

 bought up-to-date outfits. I think we have now reached 

 that point where outfits are improved to such an extent that 

 there will not be any great changes. Look around before you 

 buy an outfit. The fruit grower will be the spraying expert 

 in his own town because he is interested in this business, 

 and because he is up-to-date. First, in determining what 

 outfit you wish, you should let the dealer know what insects 



