Posted by Old weldor on April 23, 2023 at 16:23:34 from (97.73.128.40):
In Reply to: Cleaning Spray Tanks posted by Traditional Farmer on April 23, 2023 at 09:40:26:
When I was a kid about 14, my dad finished spraying corn. He washed the sprayer out with soapy water and then rinsed it out with clear water. Well one year he washed out the sprayer and filled the tank with clear water. Something came up and being in a hurry he had to leave to do something. He left the garden hose in the sprayer tank and shut the hydrant off which was sticking through the well cover. The residue from the spray, I think it was 2-4-D in the clear water siphoned back in our well. Our water had an awful taste and smell the rest of that summer, tea or lemonade would not disguise it. I think we ended up hauling drinking water for a couple months! When I think about spraying on the farm I always remember that year. Early 60s.
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