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ute the water on either side. When advantage 

 can be taken of the wind, the water will be 

 thrown almost twice as far as when there is no 

 wind. 



This system has been somewhat modified to 

 adapt it to small areas where irrigation is not 

 needed often. Instead of mounting the pipes 

 upon permanent stakes, they are carried from 

 one place to another as irrigation is needed and 

 placed upon temporary supports or movable 

 stands. 



For greater convenience in handling the pipes, 

 the temporary supports are only about four feet 

 high. On the top of these is nailed a curved piece 

 of sheet iron in which the pipe rests. The mov- 

 able stands are made of galvanized pipe in tripod 

 form and can be made by any plumber. 



The sprinkler pipe is attached to the water 

 supply by a rubber hose and the system operates 

 in the same way as when in a permanent location. 



The Skinner system is patented, but it is 

 not expensive to install. The pipes can be pur- 

 chased at any hardware store but the nipples and 

 the tool for drilling the holes in the pipe for the 

 nipples are patented and must be purchased 

 separately. Many of the seed houses, that handle 

 tools in addition to seeds, sell this irrigating 

 system. 



