LIME AS A FERTILIZER.
Oolman's Rural World says tho quantity to be applied should be in a great measure determined by the character of the soil. If it contains a large amount of vegetable matter then more lime may be used with advantage tlian when it contains but little ; or if the soil is a cold clay, and the lime is desired to cut it up and improve its mechanical condition as well as chemical, then quite a large amount —ufty to one hundred bushels —may often be applied with henefit. But, on light soils, that is sand and sandy loams, ten to twenty bushels is sufficient for one application. For wheat apply just before sowing the wheat and broadcast, harrowing it with the grain. It is not best to mix lime with other fertilisers, especially those containing ammonia. There are no vegetables or plants which would be a sure indication that the soil requires lime, but there are some that thrive better on soils deficient in lime than on those containing a large amount. A farmer should never use lime with the idea that it is itself a fertilizer, but only as a dissolvent of the plant food already in the soil. ,
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3029, 11 March 1881, Page 4
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