. Department bulletin. spiiAi ruMrs. 178 spnivoi's as now coMslriictcd air licaAv, (•innlxTsoiiic all'airs, which couhl iu'\c'r he of prju'tical \ahu' iii ('\('rv(hiy orchard woi'U. Of the iiiachinos or descriptions of tlu^ siinK^ whicli have come to the writer's attention, none have thus far appeared hetter a(hipted to practical and continuous orchard work tlian one in us(^ at San I)ieo<). Tiiis niacliine was pjiinned and constructed for Mr. II. K. (Juiuiis, of San Dieo-o^ and has seen practical service for several yi'sirs. It has heen more or less changed and perf(»cted from tinu^, to tim
. Department bulletin. spiiAi ruMrs. 178 spnivoi's as now coMslriictcd air licaAv, (•innlxTsoiiic all'airs, which couhl iu'\c'r he of prju'tical \ahu' iii ('\('rv(hiy orchard woi'U. Of the iiiachinos or descriptions of tlu^ siinK^ whicli have come to the writer's attention, none have thus far appeared hetter a(hipted to practical and continuous orchard work tlian one in us(^ at San I)ieo<). Tiiis niacliine was pjiinned and constructed for Mr. II. K. (Juiuiis, of San Dieo-o^ and has seen practical service for several yi'sirs. It has heen more or less changed and perf(»cted from tinu^, to time, such improvements being made as have seemed best from experience gained in actual and extensive orchard work. This machine, as first called to the attention of the writer bv Mv. (hinnis in the early part of July. lst)5, is illus- trated in ri. XXIX. The photograph from which this plate was made was taken while the machine was being used in spraying a 3^oung orchard near Santa Bar])ara. In reference to the changes made since this photograph was taken, Mr. Gunnis writes: ''The changes made in the machine since I corresponded with you regarding it in 1895 consist in the addition of a rotary supply pump and the use of a tender cart for haul- ing the material to the machine instead of having to shut down and go to the material every time the tank is ; Mr. Gunnis further says, under date of March 10, 1899: ''The machine is still. Fig. 8. -Spray pump for general orchard work, upright k'ver. in constant use, and I can still say, as I wrote you over three j^ears ago, that it has developed no defects whatever. Some of the parts wore out from actual service and have been replaced, but no changes have been made in its construction. * * * Xhe use of the supph^ pump and tender increases the capacity of the outfit 25 or 30 per cent, especialh^ in large orchards. In very small places it can also be used economically b}^ two men, both spraying, as a good, steady team can soon
Size: 1370px × 1823px
Photo credit: © Paul Fearn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookpublisherwashingtongovtprin
