THE HOSE 



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nozzle is that the direction of the spray may be changed by 

 simply twisting- the extension rod, while with tlie straight nozzle 

 the whole rod must be moved. 



The Hose. — A third important feature of the spraying 

 outfit is the hose. It has little effect on the kind of spraying 

 done, but it does make a difference to the man who does the 

 spraying. 



The writer is very strongly in favor of a reasonably small 

 hose, preferably about one-fourth inch in diameter. It is true 

 there is some loss of pressure as compared with the large hose, 

 but the greater ease and comfort of doing the work will far 

 more than offset this loss. The following table gives the weights 

 of various kinds and sizes of hose. If anyone who is accustomed 

 to using the large size will once try the small size he will never go 

 back again. It is like play in comparison, and anything which 

 makes spraying seem playful, even in the remotest degree, ought 

 to be adopted. 



Tabi,e V. — Comparison of Weights of Hose of Different Sizes 



When buying hose get plenty of it. The ordinary spray out- 

 fit equipped with 8 to 15 feet of hose is a " delusion and a snare. ' ' 

 The operator has to adjust his machine almost as carefully as he 

 would a cannon in order to even hit the tree. Twenty-five feet 

 is the least any outfit ought to have, and if two leads of hose 

 are used let one be twenty-five or thirty feet and the other fifty. 

 "With the small hose this is not unduly heavy and the spraying 



