The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-06-21
HOW THE FARMERS,
ARE EC0M|NGW |sF
Benefits of Agricultural
Lime Realized

SUPPLEMENT To MANURE
Rapid Increase in the CONSUMPTION 81
h Product Shown by Reuor, .,
Traffic Department Of Southern
Railway, Whose President Offers tn
Mail to Farmers Through the I <
Agricultural Department, Ijt.ra.
ture That Will Be Helpful on Re-
quest.
Especial to News and Observer)
Atlanta, Ga, June Rehabilitation
by farmers Of the Southeast Of the
great benefits to be securCS by tho
use of agricultural lime and 3 cons.
ouent rapid increase in the consumn-
ton Of that product are indicated ~
lhe report of the freight traffic de-
partment of the Southern Railway for
May. Inc report shows thai plants
turning out this product at points ON
the Southern Railway in Virginia have
a daily capacity Of 5000 barrels aua
that additions and improvements now
IN progress and prospect will increase
this output to 5000 barrels daily in =.
short time, while only a few wears
ago the entire capacity was IS barrels
per day.
Virtues OF Agricultural lime.
Inc use Of agricultural lime and
its beneticent effects, particularly on
sour soil, lacking nitrogen and conse~
quently deficient in plant food. is at
tracing the attention Of soil experts
and agricultural writer's as are few.
other subjects at this time. A most
interesting paper showing the good ef-
fects to be obtained, entitled "BulIeun
No. L. has been issued by the Viz
GINA Truck Experiment Station, To-
Gated at Norfolk. A number of bulIe-
TINS on h same subject have been
issued by the Bureau of Soils Of the
United States Department of Agrlcul-
ture from which copies can be pro-
duced by farmers and any one inter
ested In soil Improvement.
The government experiments ana
the experiences of individual farmers
which are dealt with in these bUIle--
tins should prove of unusual Interest,"
to planters and farm land owners &c.
the South Atlantic States since 1t IS.
declared that in a great many sec,
tons Of this territory where land IL
1888 NhAct al ~
portions Of the Southeast, the lack Of
fertility is in a large measure due 10,
the acidity Of the soil. Experiments
by the Federal and State departments.
Of agriculture have developed the facr
that this al best be corrected by the
application Of lime and the growing OK
legun1fnouS plants. Lands which had
been abandoned as practically worth
less have been brought to a high state
of profuctfveness in this manner as
pointed out in the State II govern
ment publications., which may be had
for the asking.
Supplemental to Fertilizers.
Lime is not Used in place Of manure
or commercial fertilizers, its use beng
entirely supplementary, and one OF Js
chief advantages being the power
which it gives soil to retain the ma
Eure or fertilizer applied to IL
here are large deposits Of IIms
rock in practically every section on
the Southeast, and it's use for a&TICu'.
tural purposes has been the baSls OIL
the great fertility Of he famous E!0o
Valley Of Virginia, the fertile country
of Tennessee and Northern Ala bam@
and other notably productive areas
The Southern Railway Company IS r"-
deayoring to the use o. ~
product which the farmers OF nc
South can find practically al NC
doors both by urging the erection -
more plants for is preparation az
by granting favorable tariffs fol ''
transportation OF the product
President Finley, Of the SouihF''
Railway Company, whose office IS -
Gated at Washington, ., O., Is greal1y
Interested In the efforts Of the farm
ers ers Of the Southeast to Impr'aa
their soils and on application fTon1 az
farmer viii gladly request the Chl', -
States Agricultural Departnl9ht Ia
send him such literature az ma ~
most helpful or application NAY d"
made to the department direct