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AN ADDITION

By John Hamilton

2015 Arthur Charleston, Illinois 61920

Here are two pictures of my latest addition to my collection of gas engines. My prize is a fruit spraying rig made by Hayes Pump Co. at Galena, Illinois. The outfit has a double axle for quick turning around trees, a Fairbanks Z 3 Hp. engine for power, a twin cylinder pump for pressure, and a one hundred gallon tank for water. Looking through a 1920 Haye's catalog, I found the outfit cost $750. I was surprised to find how many outfits one could order. There were stationary sprayers, hand sprayers, portable sprayers, and wagon sprayers. The power for the sprayers ranged from hand power to Cushman double cylinder 4 hp. engine.

The day I went to get the outfit was quite a day. Early in the morning I went back the abandon road to pull it out of the barn. My 62 Dodge Lancer just barely had enough power to pull the wagon out of the barn. Late...

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