. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. TilE SPRA YING 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 be very unsatisfactory. For cask-outfits it is quite as well to stir the liquid with a stick just before spraying each tree as to depend upon some of the agitating devices which are in the market. Power pumps—unless run by steam—are inefifi- cient in orchards of large trees, because sufficient liquid c
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. TilE SPRA YING 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 be very unsatisfactory. For cask-outfits it is quite as well to stir the liquid with a stick just before spraying each tree as to depend upon some of the agitating devices which are in the market. Power pumps—unless run by steam—are inefifi- cient in orchards of large trees, because sufficient liquid can- not be thrown while the machine is passing the tree. For vineyards, dwarf 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 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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