. The American fruit culturist. its, various cart and wheelbarrowsprayers are useful. It is generally advisable to mount thepump on the side of the cask, for the rig is then not top-heavy,the cask is easily filled with water, and the movement of theliquid in the barrel insures more perfect agitation than occurs THE SPRAYING OF FRUITS. 249 if the cask stands on end. Some agitator should be employed,however, for, if the material settles, the work is likely to bevery unsatisfactory. For cask-outfits it is quite as well tostir the liquid wdth a stick just before spraying each tree asto depend upon
. The American fruit culturist. its, various cart and wheelbarrowsprayers are useful. It is generally advisable to mount thepump on the side of the cask, for the rig is then not top-heavy,the cask is easily filled with water, and the movement of theliquid in the barrel insures more perfect agitation than occurs THE SPRAYING OF FRUITS. 249 if the cask stands on end. Some agitator should be employed,however, for, if the material settles, the work is likely to bevery unsatisfactory. For cask-outfits it is quite as well tostir the liquid wdth a stick just before spraying each tree asto depend upon some of the agitating devices which are inthe market. Power pumps—unless run by steam—are ineffi-cient in orchards of large trees, because sufficient liquid can-not be thrown Avhile the machine is passing the tree. Forvineyards, dAvarf pears, small fruits and potatoes, however,the power sprayers are often very satisfactory. The knap-sack sprayers are useful only for small areas or small plants,or where hand-labor is
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