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and direct the nozzle. These men have ample space, 
and the railing gives them security. A boy has 
been employed until recently to agitate the liquid 
with a large hoe. These three men and the boy cost 
$5.50 per day, and they can spray thoroughly about 
five acres of full-grown apple trees in a day. An 
automatic agitator has now been employed in place 
of the boy, with good 
results. Another 
good rig is that 
shown in Fig. 67, 
used by <A. H. 
Dutton, Youngstown, 
N. Y. Many other 
efficient spraying 
outfits are in use, 
but these two will 
serve to illustrate 
the kind of work 
which is needed to 
be done. 
The greater num- 
ber of fruit-growers 
use an ordinary Fig. G7. Rig for spraying. 
wagon, with box or 
rack, and a single 50-gallon barrel; but if one has 
much ‘spraying to do, it is generally economy to 
use a larger tank, especially if water has to be 
hauled some distance; and more thorough work 
ean be done in old orchards if the operator is 
elevated above the barrel. The use of long pieces 
