Method for controlling the liquid circuit of a distributing machine, with at least - a storage container, in particular liquid tank, for the material to be discharged, in particular sprays, - one or more nozzles for discharging the material, - an agitator in the interior of the storage container for agitating and/or circulating the material to be discharged, by means of the introduction of the material itself, preferably by means of at least one nozzle, - a pump for conveying the material to be discharged from the storage container to the at least one nozzle, - a first branch of the line between the pump and the at least one nozzle, said branch leading to the agitator and branching off some of the flow of material to the at least one nozzle towards the agitator, - a second branch between the pump and the at least one nozzle, said branch conducting some of the flow of material back to the line between the storage container and the pump or to the storage container itself or to a component located in said section, such as, preferably, a filter, - a first regulating valve for throttling the volumetric flow between the first branch and the agitator, - a second regulating valve for throttling the volumetric flow between the second branch and the line between the storage container and the pump, - a first measuring device, in particular pressure-measuring probe and/or flow meter, for measuring the volumetric flow which is discharged directly by the at least one nozzle, - at least one second measuring device (S2, S5), in particular pressure-measuring probe and/or flow meter and/or position feedback of at least one of the regulating valves (6, 7), for measuring the volumetric flow from the first branch to the agitator and/or the volumetric flow from the second branch to the line between the storage container and the pump, - an electronic control unit for controlling the discharge rate and/or the agitating operation, characterized in that the discharge rate and/or the agitating operation are/is adjusted by means of the valve positions on the basis of the data from the at least two measuring devices (S1, S2, S5) in such a manner that that part of the pumping power which is not required for discharging the material serves for circulating and/or agitating the material in the storage container, and in that as standard during the distributing process at least a small buffer flow, preferably approximately 10% of the pumping power, is conducted via the second regulating valve and the remaining part of the pumping power that is not required for discharging the material serves for circulating and/or agitating the material in the storage container. - a storage container, in particular liquid tank, for the material to be discharged, in particular sprays, - one or more nozzles for discharging the material, - an agitator in the interior of the storage container for agitating and/or circulating the material to be discharged, by means of the introduction of the material itself, preferably by means of at least one nozzle, - a pump for conveying the material to be discharged from the storage container to the at least one nozzle, - a first branch of the line between the pump and the at least one nozzle, said branch leading to the agitator and branching off some of the flow of material to the at least one nozzle towards the agitator, - a second branch between the pump and the at least one nozzle, said branch conducting some of the flow of material back to the line between the storage container and the pump or to the storage container itself or to a component located in said section, such as, preferably, a filter, - a first regulating valve for throttling the volumetric flow between the first branch and the agitator, - a second regulating valve for throttling the volumetric flow between the second branch and the line between the storage container and the pump, - a first measuring device, in particular pressure-measuring probe and/or flow meter, for measuring the volumetric flow which is discharged directly by the at least one nozzle, - at least one second measuring device (S2, S5), in particular pressure-measuring probe and/or flow meter and/or position feedback of at least one of the regulating valves (6, 7), for measuring the volumetric flow from the first branch to the agitator and/or the volumetric flow from the second branch to the line between the storage container and the pump, - an electronic control unit for controlling the discharge rate and/or the agitating operation,