Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1901 — A Fruit Tree Sprayer. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A Fruit Tree Sprayer.

The illustration shows an improved spraying apparatus for discharging liquids on the foliage of fruit trees,

the machine being designed especially for large orchards, where time is more valuable. With the apparatus provided it is possible to drive a team between the rows of trees may be sprayed at the same time. There is also a storage tank for the accumulation of pressure, in order that if a tree is discovered to be unusually infested with insects the wagon may be stopped long enough to treat them to an extra large dose of the destroyer. The pipes are arranged in such a manner that a number of barrels op the liquid may be carried at once, emptying themselves automatically in rotation, without the opening or closing of any valves when the sprayer is once in motion. Thus a large quantity of the liquid may be carried and discharged with the least attention to detail, allowing the operator to devote his entire thought to the condition of the trees. The pump is operated by gearing it directly to the hub of one of the wheels.