SOOT AND LIME
Soot Is rich In nitrogenous matter in the form of salts of ammonia, and on this account it is valuable as a fertiliser. It also contains other chemicals, which makes it a useful insecticide and, as such. It is often used. Often it is recommended that the soot should be mixed with lime, and in this way a powerful agent for the destruction of pests is formed But it is important to remember what happens when we mix soot and lime. Whenever lime, in any of its more active forms, like quicklime, slaked lime, etc., is mixed with soot, the nitrogenous matter is dispelled, and its fertilising property reduced to almost nothing. This consideration does not matter where the soot and lime are to be employed for the insecticidal and fumigant powers. Soot and lime should, however, never be mixed with the idea that some of it may be used for fertilising purposes.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 230, 17 December 1927, Page 26 (Supplement)
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156SOOT AND LIME Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 230, 17 December 1927, Page 26 (Supplement)
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