. Circular. Agriculture -- Massachusetts. hold its position. Tlie tank, which holds one gallon, may be attached to any onion sower (see fig. i) by means of strips of iron. Although not fastened to the iron frame, the tank stays in place and can be easily removed. In figure 2 the tank and tube are shown detached from the sower. A special feature of the tank consists in the ease with which it can be drained, the middle of the tank being lower than the ends. A larger tank may be used if necessary, as the weight of the formalin is not enough to affect the easy handling of the machine. The flow of
. Circular. Agriculture -- Massachusetts. hold its position. Tlie tank, which holds one gallon, may be attached to any onion sower (see fig. i) by means of strips of iron. Although not fastened to the iron frame, the tank stays in place and can be easily removed. In figure 2 the tank and tube are shown detached from the sower. A special feature of the tank consists in the ease with which it can be drained, the middle of the tank being lower than the ends. A larger tank may be used if necessary, as the weight of the formalin is not enough to affect the easy handling of the machine. The flow of the formalin solution in a tank of this shape is nearly uniform, there being little difference in the amount flowing when the tank is full and when nearly Fig. 3. Horse-shoe form of tank. A tank similar to tliis might be readily adapted to any two-row seed sower. Figures 3 and 4 show more recent devices of this nature. The tanks are in both cases made of galvanized iron and have a capacity of two gallons. An improvement over the earlier apparatus consists in an iron rod attached to the valve and leading to the handles of the sower, by means of which the operator can adjust the flow at will. The horse-shoe form of tank shown in figure 3 has the largest use in the Connecticut valley. In the treatment of onion smut only enough liquid need fall to cover the seed and moisten a little of the surrounding soil. Very satisfactory results have been noted from the use of the for-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station; Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Special circular. Amherst
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