The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-08-06
I11rr. ANp I'd usR m AaRICVIFURE

lime /. ons of the most abundant substan-
| eesiu nature usually as Q carbonale, eohsst-
;poof s6l parts OF carbonate and 4Ss oI car
bo6ic aeidin 100 Of the mineral. In burning,
tbe acid escapes in the form Of steam, ~ Is
then Ouirk-lfme After exposure 70 gne ~
mosphere, it absorbs water, slackS' Ano at ilts
into an apparent dry POWDER It y t9en y. ~ uiSs0
Of lime, and is in the form - Whlen " k0I \.
erally used for agricultural purposes ~ y
sse most v1luable when used directly aiter u
has fallen into powder If Tong exposed 70
rain and dews Before being spread upon the
ianJ n Loses great portion Of its fertllzlhg
mowers which principally consists IN its Ac-
Han npon Vegetable matters, causing them 70
decomposs. and its Reutralizing power upon |
acids, which abound an some soils.
me- O4aRtttg of Lime 70 he 4cFe.-Ah |
Great Britain, from 100 to 400 bushels are ap /
plied at once, at intervals Of ten, tltteen or |
nineteen years, the term which leases run out. |
In this country the most common practice Is |
to apply 80 or 40 bushels once in three years, |
which Is the preferable mode We have seen |
It applied with good effect however, at the |
rate Of 500 bushels TO the acre. This was up. |
on very stiff, cold clay. Three hundred
bushels would be about ten tons to the acre. -
Ten inches depth OF soil would weigh about
1000 tons. That would give one per cent. Of
lime. case is reported in England OF soil
being analysed, which apparently contained
the same component parts as that along side,
whick had not been lined for great number
of years. Yet the lined land produced twenty
tons Of turnips to the acre, while the unllmed
portion only produced two tons, tops and all
This was upon red sandstOneland Oneot the
effects Of lime Is it gives the soil power TO an
sorh ammonia from the atmosphere and retam
that which is disengaged by the decomposition
Of vegetable matter and manure in the soil =
Hence the Importance Of applying lime with
green crops or using coarse manure with the
lime,
Indications ofwaat Of lime jR Tie soil may
he seen in heavy crops Of straw and light crops
Of grain, and in root crops where they seem tC
run to fingers and toes Experiments should
be made BY every farmer with lime upon va.
rious crops in all his fields to ascertain
whether lime would be beneficial to him.
Very few places will be found where it will
not be SO.
70 apply Time to tie .S0it spread it evenly
upon a crop Of clover about to be plOwed under
OF SOW it unon the surface with the wheat and
harrow thoroughly. IL should never be COM
bined NTH manure, unless the whole is inn
mediately plowed in,
10 wbaf soils is lime apglica5ke2-Every
! clay soil, every peaty soil, and every soil in
| which vegetable fibre does not readily decay,
because that is a sign that it contains some an
tiseptic acid, which prevents decay This is
the case in peat beds and swamps. Sandy
graVelly, or thin soils may be over lined and
injured, because, in causing the decay of veg
etables, it sets free the ammonia, the very sub
stance of fertility required.
To prevent this, more food must be given for
the lime TO act upon. No farmer, who knows
what the action OF lime is upon all soils, will
ever do without it, as an accessory to his man
ure 1t is component part OF all crops grown
by the farmer. When applied to land which
had not borne wheat for many years, it has at
once restored II to fertility for that crop
Where it has failed once to remunerate the
farmer using it, it has proved Of the greatest
benefit hundred times
UbSs Of Lime 0ak Peat.-The slow dc
composition OF peat Is an objection to its use
BY the term we mean all swamp muck, par
taking more or less of that character All
peat contains resinous matter, which prevents
decomposition. BY adding lime, the resin is
combined aud forms soap and the fiber then
decays as last as any other vegetable sub
stance.
| Lime Ia the SoiI.--Mmy farms which once
/ produced good crops OF wheat, because there
| was lime enough IN the soil to supply the re.
| qulsite quantity Of grain, have ceased to b.
productive, They still produce large grOwtl
Of straw, but not aremuRerating crop of grain
| In some instances, such lands have been re-
stored to their former fertility without apply
ing a bushel of lime. Do you ask ow
Simply by blowing deeper. In the hard, un
touched, and uneThausted subsOil, there wa
| plenty of lime lying hid, which only wanteC
stirring up and exposing to the action of tn
atmosphere, and bringing within reach of tn
roots Of the plants to produce the same effec
originally derived from the top soil befor
it was exhausted. Our constant advice will
be to use lime, plow deep, subsoil and drail
stiff lands, increase your crops, and grow rich
which you will do if you read and heed Tn
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