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medium size, perhaps one of the new-style, com- 

 pressed-air, shoulder-strap sprayers (sold by seeds- 

 men and implement dealers) will answer the purpose. 

 Or if the trees are large or numerous, you may require 



a barrel or tank 

 outfit, mounted on 

 the farm wagon 

 and worked by 

 hand ; or perhaps 

 your require- 

 ments may neces- 

 sitate one of the 

 power outfits 

 which are oper- 

 ated by either a 

 gasoline engine, 

 geared connec- 

 tion with wagon 

 wheels, or compressed gas in cylinders. 



Before deciding upon a pump, or buying one, take 

 a bit of the same advice that Harriet once gave to 

 me : * ' Write to advertisers in the Farm Journal or 

 other farm papers, get their catalogs and price lists, 

 and then study, compare, and decide." 



A good pump should work easily, maintain a 

 steady spray from one or several nozzles, be simple 

 in construction, have non-corrosive brass working 

 parts, be durable and able to stand hard use, be 

 easily taken to pieces for repair, have pipes properly 

 arranged to prevent clogging, and be provided with 

 an agitator which keeps the solution in vigorous 

 motion and thoroughly distributed. Judging a pump 



POWER SPRAYING FOR LARGE 

 ORCHARDS 



