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the driver can move the hoppers out or in, as may be required, 
while the machine is in motion. Adjustable slides in the bottom 
of the hoppers permit the material to fall on rapidly revolving 
disks, so that it is distributed equally in all directions. 











Fia. 16.— The Spangler Paris Green and Fertilizer Distributer. 
This machine does fairly good work on still days. When 
applying poison to plants a funnel-shaped fender is clamped 
around the disks, thus preventing undue waste of material. 
Disks of different sizes, as shown at the bottom of the cut, are 
furnished, so that in applying fertilizers it is claimed to distribute 
over a space varying from four inches to six or eight feet in 
width. 
A Home-Mapr Orcuarp SpRAYER. 
One of the best spraying outfits for extensive orchards that we 
have seen consists of a tank or cask, holding from 150 to 200 
gallons placed on a wagon in an upright position as shown in 
Plate V. (See page 701.) A sprocket wheel clamped to the 
spokes of one of the rear wheels of the wagon gives motion to the 
agitator. The hand force pump —in this case a CaswellNo. 2— 
is bolted to the wagon frame in front of the tank. The suction 
pipe enters the tank from the top, as it should. Two leads of 
hose are used; at the end of each hose is a metal Y, the ends of 
which are about 18 inches apart and are furnished with Vermorel 
nozzles. 
When spraying small trees, such as plums and cherries, that - 
have been kept well headed in, one side of one row is sprayed at 
