194  Trials  of  Fruit  Tree  Spraying  Machines. 
Of  these,  No.  182  shown  by  Messrs.  Weeks  & Son,  and  No.  387 
entered  by  Messrs.  Drake  & Fletcher,  were  finally  placed  first 
and  second  respectively. 
Messrs.  Weeks  & Son’s  machine  comprised  a 35-gallon 
narrow  wooden  container,  mounted  on  side  wheels  24  in. 
over  all,  with  a gun-metal  pump  2|  in.  by  5 in.  fitted  with 
ball  valves.  The  pump,  which  could  be  quickly  removed 
from  the  tank  for  inspection,  was  easily  worked  and  capable 
of  throwing  two  powerful  jets.  This  machine  did  excellent 
work  under  all  conditions. 
Messrs.  Drake  & Fletcher’s  machine,  a close  second  to  above, 
consisted  of  an  oval  shaped  barrel  of  18  gallons  capacity, 
mounted  on  a bai-row  frame  14  in.  over  all.  The  pump 
was  of  gun  metal  with  brass  ball  valves  and  leather  washers 
to  piston.  It  was  an  easy  working  pump  and  could  quickly 
be  removed  from  the  barrel. 
No.  199,  Messrs.  Benton  & Stone’s  30-gallon  machine,  had 
an  excellent  pump  with  novel  features  for  altering  its  position 
and  for  agitating  and  straining  the  mixture. 
No.  242,  The  Four  Oaks  Company’s  1.5-gallon  machine, 
designed  for  closely  planted  fruit  plantations,  had  a powerful 
brass  pump  fitted  in  a galvanised  iron  tank  mounted  on  an  iron 
barrow  frame,  12  in.  over  all. 
No.  289,  entered  by  Mackies,  Ltd.,  was  a machine  made  to 
be  carried  or  wheeled.  It  had  a brass  pump  with  ball  valves 
fitted  in  an  18-gallon  oak  barrel.  The  pump  was  easy  working 
and  could  easily  be  removed  for  inspection. 
No.  4301,  Messrs.  Marshall  & Philp’s  “ Fountain”  Machine, 
comprised  a 25-gallon  galvanised  copper  lined  tank,  to  which 
was  fitted  a gun  metal  pump  with  ball  valves  with  a patent 
adjustable  washer.  The  pump  worked  easily  and  could  be 
quickly  removed. 
No.  236,  shown  by  the  Alpha  Extinguisher  Ltd.,  was  a 
5-gallon  lead-coated  steel  container  with  side  handles.  The 
mixture  having  been  put  into  this,  air  was  pumped  in  to  a 
pressure  of  100  lb.  A good  spray  was  maintained  for  from 
sixteen  to  twenty  minutes. 
No.  162,  Messrs.  Burland  & Son’s  machine,  was  a 40- 
gallon  tub  mounted  on  an  iron  shod  sled.  It  had  gun  metal 
plunger  pump,  and  supplied  four  lengths  of  hose  pipe.  This 
was  a useful  machine,  24  inches  wide  over  all. 
Among  the  other  machines  entered  were  several  knapsacks, 
a form  of  machine  which  was  not  suitable  for  competition, 
and  not  intended  to  be  included  under  the  regulations.  No. 
243,  The  Four  Oaks  Knapsack  was  a well-made  and  most 
excellent  machine  with  the  pump  and  working  parts  fitted 
outside  the  container. 
