. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. Fig. 25.—A common type of distributing hydrant for orchard irrigation. valve. The stand is connected to the underground lateral by a short riser and the water is regulated from the lateral to the stand b}r means of a small valve. A 6-inch concrete pipe stand usually contains two outlets, each from 1 to 2 inches in diameter; an 8- inch stand, 2 to 4 openings; a 12-inch stand, 4 to 8 openings; and a 16-inch stand contains 6 to 8 openings. The concrete risers and stands are usually connected by the pipe contractor when th
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. Fig. 25.—A common type of distributing hydrant for orchard irrigation. valve. The stand is connected to the underground lateral by a short riser and the water is regulated from the lateral to the stand b}r means of a small valve. A 6-inch concrete pipe stand usually contains two outlets, each from 1 to 2 inches in diameter; an 8- inch stand, 2 to 4 openings; a 12-inch stand, 4 to 8 openings; and a 16-inch stand contains 6 to 8 openings. The concrete risers and stands are usually connected by the pipe contractor when the orchard laterals are laid. The contractor cements the small galvanized gates into the pipe in the yard. A special mold is often used to make the concrete pipe stands, the holes that contain the gates being made when the pipe is in the Fig. 26.—Distributing hydrants on steep slopes and overflow 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 United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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