Biggle orchard book : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form . ld by seeds-men and implement dealers) will answer the if the trees are large or numerous, you may require a barrel or tankoutfit, mounted onthe farm wagonand worked byhand; or perhapsyour require-ments may neces-sitate one of thepower outfitswhich are oper-ated by either agasoline engine,geared connec-tion with wagonwheels, or compressed gas in cylinders. ^ Before deciding upon a pump, or buying one, takea bit of the same advice that Harriet once gave tome: Write to adverti
Biggle orchard book : fruit and orchard gleanings from bough to basket : gathered and packed into book form . ld by seeds-men and implement dealers) will answer the if the trees are large or numerous, you may require a barrel or tankoutfit, mounted onthe farm wagonand worked byhand; or perhapsyour require-ments may neces-sitate one of thepower outfitswhich are oper-ated by either agasoline engine,geared connec-tion with wagonwheels, or compressed gas in cylinders. ^ Before deciding upon a pump, or buying one, takea bit of the same advice that Harriet once gave tome: Write to advertisers in the Farm Journal orother farm papers, get their catalogs and price lists,and then study, compare, and decide. A good pump should work easily, maintain asteady spray from one or several nozzles, be simplein construction, have non-corrosive brass workingparts, be durable and able to stand hard use, beeasily taken to pieces for repair, have pipes properlyarranged to prevent clogging, and be provided withan agitator which keeps the solution in vigorousmotion and thoroughly distributed. Judging a pump. POWER SPRAYING FOR LARGKORCHARDS SPRAYING 61 by cheapness alone often proves poor economy. Fora very finely divided spray the Vermorel nozzle seemsthe best of any tested at the Station, says F. H. Hall,Geneva, N. Y., and that form should be chosen whichis provided with a joint between ^ ^ nozzle chamber and elbow, to \ / allow easy access in case of \ / clogging. For spraying at V^w some distance the McGowen /m^^^^ nozzle is useful, and the double ^/f| lfiiL-|\Vermorel is adapted for thor- / j|fif^p|\ \ough, rapid work. A light bam- ^^^^^j^^^f^^^Sboo pole, enclosing a brass tube ^^^^^^^^^^-^^^^^ J Ci-i 1 -it. BARREL SPRAYER — and fitted with proper connec- suited to medium-sizktions, seems the lightest and orchards simplest means for raising the nozzles ; this with alight framework tower erected in the wagon or cartupon which the operator may stand, will usuallyafford suffic
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