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at once. One man can work the pump and two do the spraying. 

 When only one spray is needed the other discharge pipe can be 

 provided with a return tube to the tank or barrel and serve as an 

 agitator and keep the liquid stirred. Where larger machines are 

 used a team is almost necessary, the apparatus being placed in a 

 wagon and the spraying done from it. A hand cart, a wheel- 

 barrow, or a stone boat and horse can be used. If high spraying 

 is to be done, (large orchard or shade trees,) a long hose will be 

 found necessary. With a light ladder, and a hose long enough, 

 the tops of high trees can be reached, or the hose can be attached 

 to a light bamboo pole and the spraying done from the wagon or 

 ground. 



A good quality of 1-4 inch cloth insertion rubber tubing is 

 strong enough for all ordinary purposes. A larger sized hose 

 would be too heavy, unwieldy, increasing the work and cost. 



It would be difficult to get an extension pole strong enough and 

 light enough to support a long, heavy hose. Thirty feet of dis- 

 charge hose is sometimes necessary for high spraying. 



Below we give the addresses of reliable firms, who manufacture 

 spraying apparatus. We would advise those who intend to pur- 

 chase apparatus to write for circulars and examine the claims 

 of the various kinds offered before deciding. As the outfit pur- 

 chased will depend upon the use, and as this may not be clear to 

 all, the writer will take pleasure in answering questions addressed 

 to him regarding spraying apparatus. 



A good outfit for heavy operations embracing the best materials 

 need not exceed twenty dollars. The outfit may be purchased in 

 parts of diffierent firms or complete outfits are offered by manu- 

 facturers at from $10 to $50, according to style. 



Responsible Firms. 



Thomas Woodason, 451 E. Cambria Street, Philadelphia, Pa. ; 

 Leggett Bros., New York ; W. & B. Douglass, Middletown, 

 Conn. ; Rumsey & Co.. Seneca Falls, N. Y. ; Field and Force 

 Pump Co., Lockport, N. Y. ; Robert T. Deakin & Co., Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. ; Nixon Nozzle & Machine Co., Seneca Falls, N. Y. ; 

 Thomas Summervile & Sons, Washington, D. C. ; Columbia 

 Brass Works, 1216 D St., Washington, D. C. ; Adam Weaber, 

 Vineland, N. J., and P. C. Lewis, Catskill, N. Y. 



