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8.4 - SELECTIVE EQUIPMENT
<br />This product may be applied through shielded applicators, hooded sprayers, wiper applicators or sponge bars after dilution and thorough mixing with water to listed weeds
<br />growing in any non -crop site specified on this label.
<br />In cropping systems, hooded sprayers, shielded sprayers, and wipers may be used in row middles (in between rows of crop plants) where any dripping or leaking will not
<br />contact crop foliage. Such equipment must be capable of preventing all crop contact with herbicide solutions and operated without leakage of spray mists or dripping onto
<br />crop. Wipers over -the -top of crops may be used only when specifically recommended in this product's labeling.
<br />AVOID CONTACT OF HERBICIDE WITH DESIRABLE VEGETATION.
<br />Contact of the herbicide solution with desirable vegetation may result in damage or destruction. Applicators used above desirable vegetation should be adjusted so that the
<br />lowest spray stream or wiper contact point is at least 2 inches above the desirable vegetation. Droplets, mist, foam or splatter of the herbicide solution settling on desirable
<br />vegetation may result in discoloration, stunting or destruction.
<br />Applications made above the crops should be made when the weeds are a minimum of 6 inches above the desirable vegetation. Better results may be obtained when more
<br />of the weed is exposed to the herbicide solution. Weeds not contacted by the herbicide solution will not be affected. This may occur in dense clumps, severe infestations
<br />or when the height of the weeds varies so that not all weeds are contacted. In these instances, repeat treatment may be necessary.
<br />Shielded and Hooded Applicators
<br />When applied under the conditions described in the following paragraphs for shielded and hooded applications, this product at recommended rates will control those weeds
<br />listed in the "ANNUAL WEEDS RATE TABLE" and "PERENNIAL WEEDS RATE TABLE" sections of this label. A hooded sprayer is a type of shielded applicator where the spray
<br />pattern is fully enclosed including top, sides, front and back, thereby shielding the crop from the spray solution. Keep shields on these sprayers adjusted to protect desir-
<br />able vegetation. When applying to crops grown on raised beds, ensure that the hood is designed to completely enclose the spray solution, If necessary, extend the front
<br />and rear flaps of the hoods to reach the ground in deep furrows. EXTREME CARE MUST BE EXERCISED TO AVOID CONTACT OF HERBICIDE WITH DESIRABLE VEGETATION.
<br />This equipment must be set up and operated in a manner that avoids bouncing or raising the hoods off the ground in anyway. If the goods are raised, spray particles
<br />may escape and come into contact with the crop, causing damage or destruction of the crop. Avoid operation on rough or sloping ground where the spray hoods might
<br />be raised off the ground.
<br />Use hoods designed to minimize excessive dripping or runoff down the insides of the hoods. A single, low pressure/low drift flat -fan nozzle with an 80 to 95 degree spray
<br />angle positioned at the top center of the hood is recommended. Spray volume should be 20 to 30 gallons per acre.
<br />These procedures will reduce the potential for crop injury:
<br />• The spray hoods must be operated on the ground of skimmed across the ground.
<br />• Leave at least an 8 inch untreated strip over the drill row. For example, if the crop row width is 38 inches, the maximum width of the spray hood should be 30 inches.
<br />• Maximum tractor speed: 5 miles per hour to avoid bouncing of the spray hoods.
<br />• Maximum wind speed: 10 miles per hour.
<br />• Use low -drift nozzles that provide uniform coverage within the treated area.
<br />Crop injury may occur when the foliage of treated weeds comes into direct contact with leaves of the crop. Do not apply this product when the leaves of the crop are growing
<br />in direct contact with weeds to be treated. Droplets, mist, foam or splatter of the herbicide solution may contact the crop and cause discoloration, stunting or destruction.
<br />EXTREME CARE MUST BE EXERCISED TO AVOID CONTACT OF HERBICIDE WITH DESIRABLE VEGETATION.
<br />WIPER APPLICATORS
<br />When applied under the conditions described in the following paragraphs, this product CONTROLS many weeds, including volunteer corn, Texas panicum, common rye,
<br />shattercane, sicklepod, Spanish needles and bristly starbur: and SUPPRESSES many weeds including Florida beggarweed, Bermuda grass, hemp dogbane, dogfen-
<br />nel, guineagrass, johnsongrass, milkweed, silverleaf nightshade, redroot pigweed, giant ragweed, smutgrass, sunflower, Canada thistle, musk thistle, vaseygrass and
<br />velvetleaf.
<br />Wiper applicators are devices that physically wipe appropriate amounts of this product directly onto the weed.
<br />Equipment must be designed, maintained and operated to prevent the herbicide solution from contacting desirable vegetation. Operate this equipment at ground speeds
<br />no greater than 5 mph. Performance may be improved by reducing speed in areas of heavy weed infestations to ensure adequate wiper saturation. Better results may be
<br />obtained if 2 applications are made in opposite directions.
<br />Avoid leakage or dripping onto desirable vegetation. Adjust height of applicator to ensure adequate contact with weeds. Keep wiping surfaces clean. Be aware that, on
<br />sloping ground, the herbicide solution may migrate, causing dripping on the lower end and drying of the wicks on the upper end of a wiper applicator.
<br />Do not use wiper equipment when weeds are wet.
<br />Mix only the amount of solution to be used during a 1-day period, as reduced activity may result from use of leftover solutions. Clean wiper parts immediately after using
<br />this product by thoroughly flushing with water.
<br />Do not add surfactant to the herbicide solution.
<br />For Rope or Sponge Wick Applicators — Mix 1 gallon of this product in 2 gallons of water to prepare a 33 percent solution. Apply this solution to weeds listed above in
<br />this section.
<br />For Panel Applicators — Solutions ranging from 33 to 100 percent of this product in water may be used in panel wiper applicators.
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