Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-07-19
EFFECTS OF LINING.
As shown on Acid soil at the Rhode
Island Station.

As shown on Acid soil at the Rhode
Island Station.
: Strawberries appear to have been
helped By lime on our very acid soil.
but it is possible that ca a neutral or
alkaline one injury from its use might
result.
Asparagus has been wonderfully
helped by lime. The superiority of nj
trate Of soda, as compared with sui
plate of ammonia for this plant, was
also most striking, affording a strong
contrast in this particular with black
berries.
Rhubarb was apparently helped by
lime, though in a small degree as com
pared with asparagus. Nitrate of soda
also proved slightly more effective than
sulphate of ammonia as Il source Of
nitrogen.
White mustard showed moderate
benefit from lining and indicated the
superiority of nitrate of soda as form
of nitrogen.
Parsley showed little if any advan-
tage from the use of lime In connec-
tIon with nitrate of soda, though on
the nnlimed sulphate Of ammonia plot
the results were extremely poor as
compared with those where lime was
applied. Comparing the two lined
plots but little difference in the two
forms of nitrogen was noticeable.
Swiss chard. like beets, to which it is
closely RENTED was wonderfully help
ed by lime and gave far better results
with nitrate Of soda than with sulphate
of ammonia.
Chicofy was not helped; bat, on the
contrary, apparently injured by lime
upon the nitrate of soda plots. Where
sulphateof ammonia has been used CON
tinuously lime was, however, useful.
Sulphate of acknowledged etterresults
than nitrate of soda on the lined plots.
Leeks were helped by lime in a most
striking degree even upon the nitrate
of soda plots. For this crop the superb
GRITTY of nitrate Of soda as compared
with sulphate Of ammonia, even up on
the lined plots, was also marked.
Endive plants were materially helped
by lime, though in less degree than
asparagus or Swiss chard. These
plants showed marked ability to with
stand the conditions upon the unlined
sulphate of ammonia plot where leeks
and Swiss chard failed utterly. Nj
trate of soda gave better results than
sulphate of ammonia upon the lined
plots, though the difference was less
striking than in the ease Of many other
plants.
Carrots have indicated usually vary
ing benefit from lining upon our quite
acid soil, but upon neutral or aka
line one heavy applications might ex,
ert injury
1t would seem to be wise to Introduce
this crop into n rotation two or three
years after lining, an idea which is
suggested BY occasional injury noticed
soon after lime was applied.
Mangel wurzcls fully corroborated the
experience of previous years, showing
striking benefit from the use Of lime
and great superiority of nitrate Of soda
over salphae of ammonia when Miro
gen In these forms is employed in like
amounts and under Identical condi-
tons
Watermelons give indication that the
great injury otherwise resulting from
lining can probably be avoided If the
melons are introduced into the rotation
three or more years after the lime is
applied
This season nitrate of soda proved
when used without lime, but slightly
better than sulphate Of ammonia,
though on tie lined plots the nitrate
form Of nitrogen was nneh superior.
AFusl1melons have fully agreed with
the tests in former years indicating
great benefit front lining and the su
periorify Of nitrogen In tile form OF nj
trate Of soda.
KEEP your blood pure aud your
~ stomach and digestive organs in q
healthy condition by taking Hoods
SarsapariIla and you will be WEI.