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jured by any of the solutions that may be neces- 

 sary to use. 



Long lengths of hose will be found to be 

 very advantageous, especially on rough land, 

 as they will make it possible to do the work 

 with much less driving. Two or more rows 

 may be reached at once, besides enabling the 

 operator to reach up or down or possibly both 

 ways on steep banks, and spray trees that could 

 not be gotten at with shorter hose. 



Extension rods are an absolute necessity in 

 order to do easy and effective work. Either 

 the brass lined bamboo may be used, or simply 

 the quarter-inch gas pipe cut into the desired 

 lengths. If the latter is used it will add very 

 much to the comfort of the operator if a piece 

 of old hose is slipped over the rod so that the 

 iron will not come in contact with his hands. 

 Besides making it warmer, it will also have a 

 tendency to keep the liquid off of his hands. 



In the selection of a nozzle we may be some- 

 what puzzled as there are many good ones on 

 the market. The easiest and surest way to 

 decide this is to settle upon what kind of spray 

 we want. If a coarse one is desired, and it is 

 to be applied under very heavy pressure, wc 

 might choose a certain kind. Or if a fine mist 

 is wanted, and we expect to reach up to the 



