Agrikoltura / Agriculture

Pompa tar-ramm tal-bexx / Brass pump for pesticides

Pompa tar-ramm tal-bexx / Brass pump for pesticides

Il-pompa tar-ramm kienet tintuża għall-bexx tal-insetti, li kienu jagħmlu l-ħsara lill wiċċ tar-raba’. Bħala pompa tal-bexx, kienet tintlibes fuq id-dahar tal-ġardinar jew bidwi u kienet tintuża sa minn żmien it-tieni gwerra f’Malta. Minbarra l-użu tagħha fuq il-ħaxix u s-siġar, kienet tintuża wkoll fuq il-bhejjem jew fl-irżieżet minħabba l-baqq u l-qamel li kienu jdejqu mhux biss il-merħliet imma wkoll lir-raħħal.

This brass pump was used for pesticides to get rid of insects that would damage the crops. This pump would have been worn on the back of the farmer and was used from the second world war. Apart from its use on crops and trees, it was also used on animals and farms to get rid of ticks and fleas that would pester them and the owners.