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150 feet above the well and 2000 feet away, 

 was too small. There being too much friction 

 to overcome, thereby increasing the tax on 

 power and pump. Then, wherever a stop and 

 waste was put in, they should have been from 

 a quarter to a half inch larger than the line, as 

 the openings were too small to allow a full flow 

 through the pipe. This has been particularly 

 annoying in the distributing pipes between the 

 reservoir and mixing tanks, as the pressure in 

 these lines is not sufficient to force a strong 

 enough flow through the smaller openings to 

 furnish water as fast as the spray pumps could 

 use it, thereby often retarding the work. In 

 former years this mistake was not noticeable, 

 but with the growth of the trees and the nec- 

 essary use of more spray rigs, the mistake be- 

 comes more and more apparent 



It is well when possible, to choose a location 

 with springs on the same level, or better still if 

 the springs are on somewhat higher ground, so 

 that the water may be carried by gravity over 

 the orchard to the various mixing places. This 

 will prove to be one of the advantages that the 

 steep lands possess over the level sections. If 

 the springs are on lower ground, or if running 

 streams are to be resorted to, the hydraulic ram 

 may be nfeed to lift the water to tihe storage 



