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engine mounted on a solid iron base which he can put into 

 any wagon and attach it to a hogshead or tank which he has 

 on the place. 



Now comes the hose, which is a very important question. 

 I wish to emphasize the question of power, for I believe it is 

 after the water leaves the pump that we lose the power. We 

 find that on one-half inch hose we get more friction than on 

 fhree-fourths inch hose, also with fifty feet of hose we are 

 getting more pressure than with one hundred feet of hose. 

 The hose used for solid stream spraying is one-half inch cot- 

 ton hose made especially for spraying. Special hose is made 

 for different sprays. 



Couplings. Nearly every one has difficulty with coup- 

 lings on hose blowing out. This is offset by long tail coup- 

 lings with clamps. The advantage of long tailed coupling is 

 that it will never blow out, and it can be used for a life time. 

 You will find that the hose will get bent and cause leaking 

 .near the coupling. With long tailed couplings you can cut 

 the hose and use clamps to replace it and have your hose 

 repaired in five minutes. 



Nozzles. A reducing coupling has been made that will 

 increase pressure at the nozzle tremendously. 



Spraying Extension. The best is common gas pipe. 

 Have the cock at the pump. If cock is on extension the 

 pressure will be on the hose. I prefer the cock at the pump. 



Nozzles. There are many types. Without doubt the 

 Vermorel is the best for fine spraying. Nothing will beat it. 

 It is double and triple. 



There are several types of the Bordeau nozzle. Buy the 

 heaviest one that you can because they wear more or less. It 

 saves in labor. You can cover higher trees. 



Nozzles used for solid stream spraying. We have found 

 that we must have different tips for nozzles in order to get 

 our streams right. We must change tips every time we add 

 lines of hose. 



I would recommend as an essential thing in spraying, 

 the emergency kit. It should contain balances for weighing 

 material ; getting the exact weight is very essential. For re- 

 pairs put in a pair of wire pliers, they are handy to have ; an 

 extra nipple, as these often break ; extra pair of long tailed 

 couplings ; reducer ; Stilson wrench for pump ; square wrench 

 and screw driver; extra clamps; extra reducer and small 

 nipple for nozzle and spraying extension, and a number of 



