PROGRESS REGARDING SUGAR-BEET WEBWORM. 



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In fitting' up a sprayer a strong, heavily built pump provided with 

 an agitator should be used, and the necessity of using first-class 

 nozzles is imperative. The nozzles should be of the Vermorel type 



Fig. 22. — Filling a traction sprayer for spraying 



(Original.) 



against the sugar-beet webworm. 



(fig. 23), which delivers a fine, mistlike spray. This type of nozzle, 

 together with the pump, hose, and other fittings, can be purchased 

 from any reliable dealer, and the entire sprayer can be fitted up at 

 an expense not ex- 

 ceeding $25. 



"With, this sprayer 

 and a horse it is 

 easily possible for 

 one man to spray 5 

 acres of sugar beets 

 a day. With a large 

 traction spra} T er a 

 much greater acre- 

 age may be treated 

 in the same length 



/. ,• Fig. 23. — Type of Vermorel nozzles suitable for spraying 



OI lime. sugar beets against the sugar-beet webworm. 



COST OF SPRAYING. 



The cost of labor, materials, etc., for spra} T ing sugar beets will 

 vary under ordinary circumstances from $1 to $2 an acre. The 

 price received for sugar beets by the growers in the Arkansas Valley 



