The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
lime ON The FARMS
Use GREATLY INCREASED IN
RECENT YEARS.
Experiments by Government Experts
and by individuals show its Great
Y alue.

Realization By the farmers Of the
southeast of he great benefits 20 De
secured by the use o; agricultural!
lime and 4 consequent rapid IN
crease in the consumption CT that
product ar indicated in the report
II the fTeigh, traffic department Of
he Southern railway company for
May The report shows that points
urainS out this product at points
on the Southern railway in Virginia
now have a daily capacity Of 3.0oe
barrels and that additions and i'm
provem"ntS now in progress and
prospec; VIII increase this ouipu; {"
1000 barrels daily IL :. short timc.
while only 4 few years ago The en-
,ire capacity was - barrels day.
The use Of agricultural lime and
sour soil lacking nitrogen and con-
sequertly deficient; IL; plan; food. is
attracting the attention OF soiieN-
pcrtS and agricultural writer's as are
few Other subjects a this time \
most interesting paper showing the
good effects 10 he obtaintd. entitled
Bulletin No. /. has been issued by
I'll" Virginia Truck Experiment sta
ton located at Norfolk \ num-
5er Of bulletins on the same sub
| ject has been issued By the bureau
/ OF soi:S Of the United States de-
| partment Of agriculture from which
copies can be procured by the far
! improvement
The government experiments and
the experiences OF individual former
erS which are deal. With in these
bulletins should prove OF unusua! in
tereS, 70 planters and farm owners
Of the south Atlantic states since II
is declared tha; il great many sec
tions Of this territory where land Is
less productive than in more favor
/ ed portions OF the southeast. the
lack Of fertility is in q large meas
ure due 10 the acidity OF the soil.
Experiments by the federal and state
departments OF agriculture have de-
veloped the fost that tl:.s can hes;
be corrected by the application OF
lime and the growing OF !eSumionus
| plants. Lands which had besn ahap-
! doned as practically worthless have
ductiveneSs in this manner as point
ed out in the state and government
publications which may be had for
! the asking
Lime is not used II the place OF
manure or commercial fertilizers. It's
use being entirely supplementary
and one Of its chief advantages be-
: i2g the power which il gives soil 20
J retain the manure or fertilizer ap-
piled to it
There are !arse deposits Of lime
rock in practically every section OF
the southeast and its use for agrI-
cultural purpose has been the basis
OF the great fertility Of the famous
| Blue grass region Of Kentucky. the
great valley Of Virginia. the fertile
country Of Tennessee and Northern
Ala bama and other notably pToduc-
;iv. areas. The Southern Railway
! company is endeavoring 10 encour-
age the use Of this produc; which
the farmer Of South can find prac-
tically at his door both by urging th"
erection OF more plants for its prep
aration and by granting favorable
tariffs for the transportation OF ,ae
| product
President Finley OF thu Southern
| Railway company whose Office is To-
| Gated at Washington. D. c.. is great
~ Interested In the efforts OF farm
ers o: the southeast TO improve
their soils and on application from
any farmer will gladly request the
United States agricultural depart
ment 10 send him such literature as
may be most helpful, or application
may be made 70 the department d..
rect