. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. IN THE ORCHARD OF L. B. SKINNER & SONS, ROSEBURG, OREGON This picture was published in the August issue of "Better Fruit" and was given credit to the Rogue River Valley, but should be Umpqua Valley, Oregon ing. a power outfit will pay for itself. One good power outfit cannot be expected to cover more than twenty acres of apple trees of full bearing size, especially at the spray following bloom. Gasoline power sprayers cheapen the cost of spraying. Higher pressure can be maintained with them, more liquid can be sprayed in a day, and, therefore, the o
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. IN THE ORCHARD OF L. B. SKINNER & SONS, ROSEBURG, OREGON This picture was published in the August issue of "Better Fruit" and was given credit to the Rogue River Valley, but should be Umpqua Valley, Oregon ing. a power outfit will pay for itself. One good power outfit cannot be expected to cover more than twenty acres of apple trees of full bearing size, especially at the spray following bloom. Gasoline power sprayers cheapen the cost of spraying. Higher pressure can be maintained with them, more liquid can be sprayed in a day, and, therefore, the orchard is cov- ered in less time. As a rule more thor- ough work is done with them on account of the higher pressure maintained, but it is a mistake to think that efTective work cannot be done with a good barrel pump. Orchardists with small acreage cannot afford to possess an expensive power outfit, but by following the rules laid down for thorough spraying may secure excellent results. Communities of small orchard holdings often depend upon the public barrel or power sprayer, or own such machines in common. By no means is the spray machine the only thing to consider. The accessories of spraying, such as nozzles, hoses, exten- sion poles, spray agitators, elevated spray platforms, tanks, rotary pumps for filling, etc., are also quite essential in making up satisfactory spray equipments. Grow- ers should make a very careful study of the different spraying outfits before pur- chasing. There are large numbers of different makes admirably suited to every kind of spraying. The manufacturers' catalogues should be consulted. This experiment station has recently issued for distribution Bulletin No. 20 upon "Spraying ; A good spray machine should be found upon every orchard premises in this state. It should be as common as the plow or cultivator, and its use, for curculio and codling moth spraying, as well as for the control of other orchard insects and fungi, becom
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