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soldered tig'litly around the rod, just l^elow the nozzles, for 

 the purpose of turning the drippings of the liquid off and not 

 permitting them to run down upon the hands of the operator. 



For gloves, we use cheap leather gloves dropped into 

 melted tallow, and have no trouble with the lime-sulphur wash 

 or other liquids penetrating them. 



An important attachment on the end of the spray rod is 

 the eighth-turn, which can be provided by giving the outer 

 end of the rod itself a short turn one-eighth way around, or, 

 better, using the attachment between the nozzle-holder and the 

 rod. This eighth-turn is for sale by supply dealers, costing 

 only twenty-five cents, and is one of the best and most im- 

 portant features of a modern spraying outfit. It turns the 

 nozzles just enough to permit the operator to stand in his 

 tracks and spray three sides of a tree by merely turning the 

 rod over in his hands. Without the turn at the end of the 

 spray rod, he must walk around the tree to reach all sides, 

 and then can not reach the upper sides of the branches. With 

 this eighth-turn he can do a thorough job. reaching the upper 

 sides of the brandies, and reaching the sides of the trees, 

 wdiich must be sprayed to be successful. 



In this day of busy work and need of saving time, a 

 man can not afford to spray with only one nozzle, and for 

 that reason two good, large nozzles should be the least num- 

 ber to use on any extension rod. These should be attached 

 by means of a "U" or "Y." For spraying dormant trees I 

 prefer the former, as the spray volume is spread over a less 

 area, while the "Y" is to be recommended for spraying trees 

 in foliage. However, for the latter work I prefer a larger 

 cluster, with at least three nozzles, spread even wider. Two 

 good nozzles are the "Friend" and "Mistry Junior." These 

 will spray the ordinary lime-sulphur, as I have demonstrated, 

 for days, without clogging nozzles, and two of these will give 

 fully as much volume or spray as three of the old style "Ver- 

 morel" nozzles. The "Improved Alistry Junior" has a swivel 

 arrangement and a thumb screw attachment at one side, so 

 that it can be turned to one side and fastened in place there, 

 and this takes the place of the important eighth-turn, just 



