. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. 248 THE SPRAYING OF FRUITS. wholly upon the lay of the land and the character of the or- chard. If the trees are high, far apart and well pruned, some kind of a high platform-rig will be useful. In thick orchards of low trees, a stone-boat may be used, the operator standing on the ground and raising his spray into the trees by means of a pole. This pole, with the hose secured near its top, is. Pig. 302.—Barrel Outfit Complete with Wheels. often used.
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. 248 THE SPRAYING OF FRUITS. wholly upon the lay of the land and the character of the or- chard. If the trees are high, far apart and well pruned, some kind of a high platform-rig will be useful. In thick orchards of low trees, a stone-boat may be used, the operator standing on the ground and raising his spray into the trees by means of a pole. This pole, with the hose secured near its top, is. Pig. 302.—Barrel Outfit Complete with Wheels. often used. Many,persons use a length of light gas pipe in the place of so much hose. There is now a pipe-lined bam- boo pole which answers the purpose very well. The various illustrations show some of the kinds of pumps which can be confidently recommended. For spraying or- chards and vineyaffls, they should be mounted upon large casks or tanks, and these placed upon a wagon; but for limited plantations of small fruits, various cart and wheelbarrow sprayers are useful. It is generally advisable to mount the pump 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 the liquid in the barrel insures more perfect agitation than occurs. 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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