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between or straddles-the rows of plants un-
der its own power and as the plants are
reached the gun 26 is fired to discharge a
projectile into the ground at the roots of
5 the plant, as shown. The apparatus is of
such size as to provide twenty or thirty pro-
jectiles at once to the endless belt 25 and
while these are being used, a second charge
will have been made by the refrigerant in
10 the freezing tank.
The method of using the apparatus herein
described consists primarily in freezing a
liquid preferably water and discharging
the solidified liquid into the ground adja-
15 cent the roots of the plant to be irrigated and
then covering the opening in the ground
through which the projectile passed, thereby
to prevent too rapid melting of the ice and
evaporation of the liquid formed, thus en-
23 abling the plant to utilize to the fullest ex-
tent the irrigating developed in this way.
The invention is of simple and practical
character and is adapted to accomplish,
among others, all of the objects and ad-
25 vantages herein set forth.
Without further analysis, the foregoing
will so fully reveal the gist of this invention
that others can by applying current knowl-
edge readily adapt it for various applica-
30 tions without omitting certain features that,
from the standpoint of the prior art, fairly
constitute essential characteristics of the
generic or specific aspects of this invention,
and therefore such adaptations should and
35 are intended to be comprehended within the
meaning and range of equivalency of the
following claims.I claim:
1. The herein described method of irri-
gating which consists in freezing the irri- 40
gating fluid and driving the fluid in its
solidified form into the ground adjacent'the
roots of the plant to be irrigated.
2. The herein described method of irrigat-
ing which consists in freezing the irrigating 45
fluid and driving the fluid in its solidified
form into the ground adjacent the roots of
the plant to be irrigated, and then sealing
over the opening made in the ground by the
projectile. 50
3. The herein described method of irri-
gating plants which consists in freezing an
irrigating fluid into a plurality of projec-
tiles or pellets, feeding said projectiles to
a firing device, firing the projectiles into the b5
ground adjacent the roots of the plants to
be irrigated.
4. The herein described method of irrigat-
ing plants which consists in freezing an
irrigating fluid into a plurality of projec- 60
tiles or pellets, feeding said projectiles to a
firing device, firing the projectiles into the
ground adjacent the roots of the plants to
be irrigated, and covering over the hole
formed in the ground by the entering pro- 65
jectile, thereby to prevent excessive external
evaporation.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature
in presence of two witnesses.
ELTON F. REID.
Witnesses:
D. W. Gm.,
K. E. KInN.
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Reid, F. Elton. Method of Irrigating Plants, patent, September 10, 1918; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1257810/m1/3/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.