Productive orcharding, modern methods of growing and marketing fruit . Fig. 8G.—Long- and short-tailed hose couplings. The former are much to be preferred,they do not allow the hose to pull apart so easily. not catch on th^ branches of the trees; second, it throws a rela-tively fine spray and lots of it; and, third, it seldom most spraying the orchardist should certainly choose thistype of nozzle. The Angle of Delivery.—Any nozzle, of whatever type, isvery much more efficient for most work if it delivers the sprayat an angle of ° instead of straight ahead. Many nozzles aremade thi
Productive orcharding, modern methods of growing and marketing fruit . Fig. 8G.—Long- and short-tailed hose couplings. The former are much to be preferred,they do not allow the hose to pull apart so easily. not catch on th^ branches of the trees; second, it throws a rela-tively fine spray and lots of it; and, third, it seldom most spraying the orchardist should certainly choose thistype of nozzle. The Angle of Delivery.—Any nozzle, of whatever type, isvery much more efficient for most work if it delivers the sprayat an angle of ° instead of straight ahead. Many nozzles aremade this way by the manufacturers, and others can be changedinto this type by introducing a small angle connection betweenthe nozzle and the extension rod. The advantage of the angle THE HOSE 187 nozzle is that the direction of the spray may be changed bysimply twisting the extension rod, while with the straight nozzlethe whole rod must be moved. The Hose.—A third important feature of the sprayingoutfit is the hose. It has little effect on the kind of sprayingdone,
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