CHAPTER XIII 



SPRAYING APPARATUS 



IT has already been said that it pays to have a good equip- 

 ment with which to work. There is as great a difference between 

 an ordinary spray pump and an exceptionally good one as there 

 is between a No. 3 Baldwin and an Extra Fancy Baldwin. And 

 usually the best pump does not cost much more than the medium. 



FIG. 76. Using a bucket pump on a bearing apple tree. This is a very efficient little pump 

 for the money and is entirely satisfactory for a few trees. 



It is the same with buying a spray pump as with buying a suit 

 of clothes. Get a good one and it will last for years and be a 

 satisfaction all the time. Buy a poor one and you are sorry for 

 it from the start. Moreover, the styles in spray pumps do not 

 change much. 



A good spraying outfit consists of a pump at one end and a 

 nozzle at the other, with more or less hose and extension-rod 

 between. We will begin with the pump. 



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