Abstract: A bracket assembly for mounting on any size tool bar or similar supporting structure oriented transversely at the rear of a tractor and supporting an agricultural implement such as a spray rig assembly which includes a plant leaf lifter and protector supported in depending, trailing relation to the bracket assembly by a pair of pivotal, parallel links having a ground engaging supporting shoe or skid at the lower end which supports a plant leaf lifter and protector associated with spray nozzles so that liquid discharged from the nozzles will not directly engage the plant stems or foliage. The bracket assembly includes a variation that enables the tool bar to be supported from the draft mechanism of the tractor including a structure accommodating the draft pins on the lower links or arms of a three point hitch mounted on the tractor.

Abstract: A hopper and feed wheel assembly for a fertilizer or pesticide spreader is described. This assembly includes an open topped storage bin or hopper having a concave or "V"-shaped bottom with a flat center plat being disposed along the center or lower most point of the base, the center plate being movable according to calibrated settings to provide a gate opening for discharge of fertilizer or pesticide.