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Mr. Bassett. About 200 pounds, where we were formerly 

 satisfied with 125. The old hand machine never gave over 85 

 pounds, and that under the manipulation of a good, strong, healthy 

 man ; more frequently than not you got less than 40 pounds. An- 

 other thing, if you will use a hand machine, for goodness sakes don't 

 use only the middle inch of the plunger. Hump yourself a little, or 

 get your man to do it, and use the whole cylinder. 



Member. What nozzle do you use to apply the poison? 



Mr. Bassett. We used to use the Vermorel. We now use a 

 nozzle something like the Friend. There are a number on the mar- 

 ket. It is a heavy nozzle with several discs, which can be inserted 

 easily. The type is the same as the Friend nozzle. It is called The 

 Scientific ; has been liked very well this year. 



E. C. Tyson. Do you think that will take the place of several 

 Vermorels ? 



Mr. Bassett. Yes, we formerly used four in a cluster of Ver- 

 morels. This one would do the work of several, and do it better. 



Member. How about the amount of power required for that 

 nozzle ? 



Mr. Bassett. W^e put on just as much power. You can gen- 

 erally tell by the hiss of the spray. 



Member. Would it be satisfactory used with a hand pump? 



Mr. Bassett. Yes; with a good, strong man pumping. 



Member. Do you think a hand pump will work one Scientific 

 nozzle all right? 



Mr. Bassett. Yes ; but you have to have a MAN at the end 

 of the handle. The old Vermorel is likely to clog; the Scientific 

 does not clog as much. 



W. C. Tyson. I should like to know in the case of compressed 

 air, how agitation is provided. When you have two closed tanks, — 

 one for compressed air and the other for material, how would you 

 agitate any m.aterial, Lime Sulphur, for instance ? 



Mr. Bassett. The Martinsburg people put an agitator in them ; 

 some are provided with power agitators, some with hand agitators. 

 Some machines are provided with an exhaust, so that part of the 

 material returns to the tank and keeps it stirred up. 



Member. I would like to hear from Eli Garrettson as to how 

 his power sprayer works. 



Mr. Garrettson. I have had it in use only one season and a 

 half. It has been very satisfactory. I used it on lime and sulphur 

 this fall with good results, and the expense was trifling. I used up 

 a good pint of gasoline to a hundred gallons. I had no trouble with 

 the engine ; it has never balked on me ; it has been very satisfactory. 



Member. I have heard that scale can be removed from the 

 fruit by spraying; has anyone had that experience? The insect marks 

 the fruit; before the fruit is ripe you can see it. Can that be re- 

 moved by spraying? 



A. — Member. I used Scalecide. 



Member. What time of the year did you use it? 



A. — Member. About a month before picking. 



Member. Did it leave any bad effects on the fruit ? 



A. — Member. No. 



Member. What strength did you use? 



