1911. 
PLAIN FACTS ABOUT SPRAYING. 
When and How to Do It. 
Good Spraying is one of the most 
necessary things in the whole matter of 
growing either good trees or good fruit, 
which two things are very closely con¬ 
nected. There is no question that a 
large number of fruit growers all over 
the country are practically experts in the 
matter of spraying, but this generally 
apphts to men who make fruit-growing 
their principal business, and 1 believe 
the fact still remains that many farmers 
who are growing fruit as a side line, or 
treating it as a part of their farm opera¬ 
tions do not know many of the things 
necessary to good and economic work in 
spraying. It is with the thought of 
making the tiling more clear to the latter 
class that this article is written. 
Different Kinds. —There are four 
distinct kinds of spraying practiced 
more or less in this section. First is 
the generally termed dormant spray 
for various kinds of scale insects, blister 
mite, and also beneficial for many other 
insects, and fungus troubles. This is 
a caustic spray, yet can be used at al¬ 
most any strength without injury, if 
used before buds swell. Second, the 
contact spray for the many kinds of 
aphis, pear psylla and various sucking 
insects that work after the tree is in 
partial or full foliage. These must be 
applied at specific strengths, as there is 
not a wide margin between the killing 
of the insect and the injury of the 
foliage. Third, the application of fun¬ 
gicides and insecticides combined for 
Codling moth, apple-scab and various 
leaf-eating insects and fungus troubles. 
Fourth, the application of fungicides 
alone for control of the rot in peaches, 
plums, cherries, grapes, etc. If lime- 
sulphur is used as the fungicide in the 
two latter cases, there will need be 
some care also lest there be bad burning. 
This, however, is not necessary, as there 
is quite a wide margin between strengths 
at which bad burning occurs, and that 
which will answer as a fungicide; this is 
especially true in the case of the rot of 
stone fruits. 
.Absolutely Needed. —No matter what 
kind of spray we are going to apply, 
some things are absolutely necessary for 
good results (one of which I want to 
say right here is not a power sprayer). 
Some of the most essential things for a 
good application are a good, steady pres¬ 
sure, plenty of hose, a good cut-off, a 
good nozzle, an extension rod. For 
large trees, also, a tower of some kind 
from which you can apply the spray 
from above, and a two-inch nipple and 
elbow to attach to end of rod. These 
are some of the things I consider neces¬ 
sary, and perhaps it would be well to 
give some of the reasons why. Unless 
we have a steady pressure the man with 
the rod does not know what to depend 
on. _ For instance, if he wants to reach 
a distant point it is essential from an 
economical standpoint that he should 
know whether he can do it from where 
he stands or if he must move to do so. 
If he tries from where he is, and then 
finds lie must move, it is a loss of mix¬ 
ture and time, and a man can only be 
accurate in this respect when working 
with a steady pressure. Plenty of hose; 
as far as my observation goes there 
is no one cause of so much dissatisfac¬ 
tion in spraying as lack of hose. Noth¬ 
ing will waste time and mixture so fast 
as trying to spray something that is 
just out of reach, and beside, there is 
always the inclination to think it won’t 
do any harm if you don’t get it quite 
all, or, “We will get it the next time we 
come around.” I have seen intelligent 
men trying to spray large trees with 
10 feet of hose, starting and stopping 
the team continually, with the result 
that the outfit was standing still about 
half the time and doing mighty poor 
work. Forty feet of hose costs about $4. 
Flow long does it take to lose $4 with 
two or three men standing still one-half 
the time? Flow much hose should we 
have? Depends on the size of the tree; 
enough to keep the team and outfit well 
up into the wind, and allow the man 
with the rod to pass around the tree 
without moving the team. 
A Good Cut-off, Nozzle and Exten¬ 
sion Rod. —The high-priced ones are not 
necessarily the best. Avoid one with 
ground joint, as they will drip after 
very little use. One that has given me 
most satisfaction is packed with wicking, 
is cheap, and works fine. Some, too, 
although they never leak, work too 
hard to be considered practical. There 
is no reason why the spray should not 
be stopped the instant you have applied 
enough, and that means a better job 
with less material; this is impossible 
without a good cut-off. I prefer one of 
the rural, new-yorkew 
the round or disk nozzles, in some cases 
one of these will deliver as much mix¬ 
ture and in as good shape as three or 
four of some of the other styles; they 
are free from projections, thus passing 
easilv in and out among the branches 
without catching, and while the spray is 
broken up fine yet the opening is larger 
than in other styles, .and is not easily 
clogged. One of these disk nozzles was 
brought out some few years ago; the 
fact that nearly every manufacturer of 
spraying equipment to-day in the coun¬ 
try is getting as close to this as possible 
without infringement, is pretty good 
evidence of their popularity and effi¬ 
ciency. An extension rod is something 
we cannot do without; it increases the 
covering capacity of a man many times, 
and makes it easy to cover work from 
the ground that could not he reached 
from a step ladder. The longer the 
rod, so long as it is not unwieldy, the 
better for. large trees; for small trees 
eight feet is long enough. 
Platform or I ower. —For trees over 
lo to 18 feet high to do good work it 
will be necessary to have a platform or 
tower of some kind. Where trees are 
not too high a cheap and serviceable 
one may be made of ordinary 10-inch 
hemlock boards, using same material for 
making side steps, platform, legs and 
braces. Make much the same as a step- 
ladder, only not so steep, having top 
two boards wide. This can be used in 
a wagon box where a barrel sprayer is 
used, or on top of a tank, and will be 
rigid, and at the same time easily re¬ 
moved, if you have a rod ma'de the 
same as used to hold the end board in 
a wagon box, of proper length to pass 
down through the platform of steps and 
bottom of wagon or top of tank, using 
handle nut and washer to tighten. It 
will also be improved if posts are fas¬ 
tened to the four corners, waist high 
and a rail put around three sides. A 
short nipple and elbow to attach to end 
of rod, causing the nozzle to set and 
deliver at right angles, is indispensable 
for getting under sides of limbs on low¬ 
headed trees. It is also fine where your 
rod will reach over the top of a tree, to 
turn the spray down over the tree at a 
pressure rather than throw it up past 
the tree and let it settle back. When 
the wind veers it does not always settle 
where we want it, and then, too, you can 
spray to a certain extent against the 
wind without getting any on you. This 
with a straight delivery would be im¬ 
possible, as the wind would carry it 
right back over you. 
Necessary Rules. —And then there 
are some rules that must be generally 
observed. Most mixtures must be kept 
constantly and thoroughly agitated. Un¬ 
less trees are small, they must be gone 
over twice to insure a good job, once 
with north wind and once with south 
wind. It is not practical to spray against 
the wind except on rare occasions. The 
horses should always be headed towards 
the wind, and rodman work back of 
wagon; there is no need of or advantage 
in covering the team, man who pumps 
or outfit with mixture. Never handle 
lime-sulphur mixture without greasing 
the hands well with vaseline, and faee 
as well, . if there is danger of getting 
any on it. For all spraying a pair of 
common unlined leather* mittens, well 
greased with vaseline inside and out, is 
better than rubber gloves, much cheaper 
and more serviceable. When trees are 
to be gone over twice from two different 
directions, heavy winds can be worked 
in and sometimes to advantage. It is 
not practical, or at Jeast not the best 
practice, to spray large trees for scale 
except there be wind enough to carry 
the spray well through the trees. Where 
two leads of hose are used, and large 
trees are being sprayed, generally one 
can work in the tower and one on the 
ground to best advantage. It is much 
harder to lay down rules about the kind 
of sprayer to use. If we are to believe 
the manufacturers, every one is the best. 
On the other hand, if any one was much 
superior to all the others it must soon 
be the only one in use, so we are forced 
to the conclusion that all have their ad¬ 
vantage, and a man must be governed 
by his wants and conditions. There is 
no doubt that with the other equipment 
all that _ could be desired, one tree 
whether it be large or small, can be as 
well and more economically sprayed with 
a good barrel sprayer than with any 
power sprayer made. Every sprayer has 
a given capacity; that is, one can be 
reasonably sure to get over a certain 
number of trees of any particular size in 
a specified time. Therefore, the first 
thing to take into consideration is “Flow 
much capacity is necessary to go over 
the tree surface I have in the time I have 
to do the spraying in,” and then decide 
what is the cheapest way to get it. 
Columbia Co., N. Y. wm. hotaling. 
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