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they worked at top speed, and on several occasions I have 

 seen them load their sprayer and get away in seven minutes' 

 time. The speaker was ostensibly helping the applications in 

 the experimental plats, but in this orchard it worked out prac- 

 tically that his time was taken up largely in keeping time 

 records and things of that sort. Indeed, as the dusting outfit 

 was working at the same time he had all he could attend to. 

 In this orchard the experimental applications of spray to lOo 

 20-years-old trees were finished each time in less than four 

 hours. 



At the other orchard it was entirely different. The owner 

 was very willing to do all he could but he lacked the experience 

 that the other man had, and he did not have full appreciatdon 

 of the great importance of the time element. It, therefore, 

 worked out practically that the writer and his associate had to 

 help toggle up the engine, help bail water from the spring to 

 fill the spray tank and 'handle the spraying poles in addition to 

 making the records. Working under these conditions, the best 

 record we ever succeeded in making was 30 minutes for filling 

 and the same amount of time for emptying. 



Equipment for Rapid Emptying. The ways of the gasoline 

 engine are beyond the .comprehension of a great many men. 

 Not only is time lost in toggling up parts that are out of order, 

 but not infrequently it happens that some part is broken and 

 must be ordered from the factory. The time when spraying is 

 to be done lis entirely too precious to be taken up with engine 

 troubles, and it is, therefore, desira'ble that the engine be thor- 

 oughly overhauled some time in advance of the spraying sea- 

 son. Parts that, are apt to wear out or break under strain ought 

 to be kept on hand in duplicate. Extra pieces of hose to re- 

 place ones that develop breaks may also save several hours of 

 precious time. The discs in nozzles wear out very easily, es- 

 pecially in applying the dormant spray and these discs ought to 

 be purchased by the dozen. Splioings for a bursted hose may 

 likewise prove great time savers. Packing for pumps and coup- 

 lings for spray hose should have a place in every tool kit. 



SPRAYING AGAINST THE WIND. 



Another important feature in reducing the time element is to 

 make a practice of spraying each tree as you go — in o'ther 



