Show SPRAYING OUTFITS FOR SMALL ORCHARDS 1 I ll 11 14 M k t vr I 1 A Z I 1 ki I 1 4 ap R rt A boz DOUBLE ACTION PUMP FOR SPRAYING prepared by the united states department of 0 agriculture culture for spraying a few plants or ver very y small trees hand band atomizers may be used these are made of brass copper heavy tin or other material and usually have a capacity of one quart bucket pumps bucket pumps are fairly convenient and satisfactory for spraying small gardens and shrubs or small trees they should be of brass or other metal and preferably should be equipped with an agitator in some pumps agitation Is provided by means of a small jot jet of the liquid which squirts from the bottom of the pump into the liquid as the pump Is operated for convenience in spraying these pumps may be clamped to the bucket or used free in a tub or other vessel containing the spray material they should be supplied with a spray rod and sufficient hose to spray conveniently the plants to be treated knapsack pumps A knapsack pump may be used for small spraying operations these pumps have ft a capacity of about tour four gallons and are provided with an air chamber to insure pressure and a steady spray they are carried on the back ot of the operator and pumped by one hand while the other Is used to hold the spray rod small compressed air pumps compressed air pumps are frequez t ly used in small fruit gardens and are preferred to the bucket or knapsack pumps by those whid who do not wish to pump dump while applying the spray these pumps are usually made of brass or galvanized sheet steel and have a capacity of three to tour four gallons they are carried by means of a shoulder strap in the better types agitation Is provided usually by the entrance of the air at the bottom of the tank barrel pumps the barrel hand band pump outfit has a capacity ot of about W gallons and has come into extensive use for the therome home orchard or fruit garden with a good barrel pump considerable spraying may be done iri in satisfactory manner the working parts of the pump should be of bronze brass or other material and the valves and plungers should be readily accessible and easily repaired the ahe pump should be provided with an efficient agitator either of the paddle or rotary type to insure a good pressure find and uniform discharge of the spray material the pump should be provided with an adequate air chamber to which a n pressure gauge may be attached if desired the pump may be mounted either on the head or side of the barrel and the whole outfit placed on skids or on a wagon on hilly land it la Is preferable to have the barrel in a horizontal position double action hand pumps the double action hand pumps usually are employed in connection with spray tanks of greater capacity than a barrel as the or gallon half round tank used in place of the wagon bed the pump which may be either vertical or horizontal Is fastened to a small platform and placed on top of the tank or on a platform at the hind end of the wagon A suction hose extends into the spray tank A barrel or gallon hogshead may be used however and placed nt at one end of the wagon bed or platform thus leaving plenty of room for the pump and operator when properly used these double acting double cylinder pumps furnish f adequate pressure for f or two leads of hose and tor for single or double nozzles they furnish an outfit intermediate in cost and capacity between the barrel pump and the gasoline or other power sprayer A common defeet defect Is lack of adequate facilities for agitation although tanks are available in which this deficiency Is corrected to some extent |