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Figure 59. — The wash solution drains back into the tank as the tubing is slowly 



withdrawn. 



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Figure 60. — The tubes are laid out on an incline or over a 

 roof to drain. Here, 12 miles of tubing is being dried. 



Extremely dirty tubing or tubing; with an ex- 

 cessive amount of microbial growth should be 

 thoroughly cleaned (Hi ). 



For storage, several bundles of tubing from 

 the same area of the sugar grove may be 

 wound and tied in the same bundle. The coils of 



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Figure 61. — The tubing is coiled on a homemade reel, tied 

 into bundles for storage. 



tubing are stored in a clean, dark, cool place 

 that is free of rodents. Large metal drums or 

 tanks with 'Vinch-mesh hardware cloth covers 

 make ideal, rodent-free storage containers. 



A bundle of droplines held by both ends is 

 lowered slowly and perpendicularly, tee end 



