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The machine is easily drawn hy one horse, the driver being 

 seated on a hopper containing the fungicide. One wheel of the 

 machine drives a centrifugal fan or blower by means of a pitch 

 chain counter-shaft and belt ; the other wheel driving the 

 feeding arrangement which is simply a pitch chain passing 

 along the l^ottom of the hopper and out of a hole at the back, 

 which hole has a movable plate to increase or diminish the 

 opening. The speed of travel of the chain can also be varied 

 by changing the sprocket on which it works. The fungicide 

 is carried forward through the opening and di'ops into a scoop 

 at the intake of the fan which delivers the air charged with 



.'. ,, sprayer or Fungicide Distributor. 



fungicide into flexible tubes at the back, the ends of which are 

 easily adjusted to blow the dust under or over the leaves of the 

 plants as the machine is drawn along. On coming to the end 

 of a row the feed is cut off by a foot lever worked by the driver. 

 The capacity of the machine is three rows at a time, that is, 

 each side of the two central rows and one side of each of the 

 outside rows. It is evident that the spraying should be done 

 when the plants are damp. Fungicide being poisonous, the 

 machine was tried with lime which, although it was rather 

 damp, having been freshly slaked, seemed to be distributed 

 evenly and with ease. 



