MR. WILLIE'S ATOMIZEE. 



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A machine intended to meet these requirements has been invented by 

 Mr. W. T. Daughtry, of Selma, Ala., and is represented by Fig. 52. 

 This consists of a large cylindrical reservoir mounted upon wheels and 

 provided with an agitator for keeping the compounds well mixed. 

 Force pumps, which are worked by gearing attached to the hub of one 

 wheel, force air into the reservoir ; the pressure obtained in this way 

 forces streams of fluid through the distributing pipes ; each pipe extends 

 nearly to the ground and is bent upwards at the end, which is furnished 

 with a peculiar nozzle ; in this way a fine spray can be thrown upon the 

 lower surface of the leaves. The machine is made to pass over two 

 rows of cotton, and the distributing pipes are so arranged that four 

 rows can be poisoned at a time. Owing to its great weight, the machine 

 in its present form is impracticable, but the idea Avhich it embodies is a 

 good one. Mr. Daughtry's machine was patented February 19, 1878, 

 No. 200376. 



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FIG. 53. W. T. Willie's atomizer. 



Another machine has been invented for distributing liquid poisons 

 upon cotton, by Mr. William T. Willie, of Brenham, Tex. j patent No. 

 158345, dated December 29, 1874. It consists of a frame which may 

 be rigidly secured to a saddle, in a transverse position, there being cans 

 for holding the liquid and provided with distributing faucets arranged 

 upon both ends of the frame, the one balancing the other, and one or 

 both at the same time may be operated by the rider. 



