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on sites sufficiently free from roots and rocks to permit its being 

 quickly dug and thrown on the advancing flames. Loam and 

 heavier soils are less efficient. 



When the accumulated litter makes a fire too hot to be beaten 

 out, water if available can be used to good advantage. The 

 water brought to the front of the fire in buckets should be thrown 

 on the advancing flame with a spray pump clamped to a pail 

 (Fig. 32). In this manner of application the water is from 3 to 5 

 times as effective as when thrown on the fire directly from the 

 pail. A suitable hand-pump will throw a stream from 20 to 30 

 feet and can be directed to the point where it is most effective. 



