USE OF LIME.
Joseph E. Wing, an accepted American authority, says he would use at least four tons of carbonate of lime per acre, and prefers double the quantity, as he considers that wherever lime is used not only is the health of the plant improved, but detrimental weeds are practically eliminated. Professor Veerhoos considers one ton of unburned lime is good, two tons would be better, and would correspond with about four tons of the carbonate, and is of opinion the caustic lime would be far better on soils that are not naturally of good physical character. On light soils, which are usually deficient in phosphates and potash compounds, mild or carbonate of lime would be preferable to the use of burned or caustic lime, although the caustic may be used on soils of a heavy character, where it may exercise the function of setting fr«e mineral plant food.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 551, 19 March 1913, Page 3
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150USE OF LIME. King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 551, 19 March 1913, Page 3
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