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Highly Commended. 



7. ' Battle ' Spraying and Lime-washing Machine from The Four 

 Oaks Spraying Machine Co., Sutton Ccldfield, near Birmingham. 

 A machine for spraying in large plantations ; wood container 18 or 25 

 galls, capacity ; brass pumps ; on iron carriage with large and wide- 

 tyred wheels. Pump easily removable. Leather plunger and washers ; 

 brass ball valves easily accessible. Strainer on pump large and not 

 detachable. Strainer also in top of tub. Weight when charged about 

 300 lb. Easy to wheel and stands rigid ; well balanced ; width over 

 all 23 inches. Two 15-feet delivery pipes of rubber hose ; two bamboo 

 brass-lined lances with side entry tube ; taps on lances. Three nozzles, 

 coarse, medium, and mistifier (excellent) ; no clogging. The nozzles, 

 probably the best in the trial, were also Highly Commended. 



8. Four Oaks Nozzles for spraying machines. See No. 7. 



9. Double Charge Pump from Messrs. H. Hart j en, 35 Noble Street, 

 London, E.C. This machine consists of an air and a fluid pump, 

 fixed to a large reservoir capable of holding 30 galls, of spray fluid. 

 It is used for charging pneumatic knapsack machines first with air 

 and then with spray fluid. The latter compresses the air already in 

 the machine to a high pressure capable of discharging the fluid in a 

 very finely divided spray. One minute is taken to charge with air, 

 and the same time to charge with fluid. One air charge is sufficient 

 for a day, and many knapsack machines might be charged under the 

 inspection of a reliable man. 



10. Hand Diffuser from The Alpha Co., Ross. A pneumatic machine 

 of 6 pints capacity ; steel lead-lined ; tap on brass delivery tube ; 

 one jet giving a fine spray ; can be charged with air by means of 

 ordinary bicycle pump. 



11. Knapsack Sprayer with overhead pump-handle, * New Com- 

 bination ' pattern, from The Four Oaks Spraying Machine Co., Sutton 

 Coldfield, near Birmingham. Container copper with detachable tinned 

 lining ; weight 141b. when empty ; capacity 3^ galls. ; three nozzles and 

 hose supplied. Pump brass, detachable, central and carried inside con- 

 tainer ; handle worked overhead, detachable. Sprayer provided with 

 foot, and could be fitted with handle for use as bucket sprayer. 

 Agitator easily worked ; all parts accessible ; conical strainer in top ; 

 leather washers ; brass ball valves ; two leather washers to plunger. 

 The machine might be improved in convenience by the provision of a 

 waist-belt. 



Commended. 



12. ' Holder ' Hand Sprayer, Type D, from Messrs. H. Hart j en, 

 35 Noble Street, London, E.C. Made in copper or steel ; capacity 

 4 pints ; brass pump contained ; nozzles of Drake & Fletcher 

 type ; lever release tap. 



13. Knapsack Sprayer from Messrs. Benton & Stone, Bracebridge 

 Street, Birmingham. Container copper ; brass pump and air-chamber 



