The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-10-31

IN our local markets The FLORIDA
Lime Company. Is shipping hydrated
lime. and more and more The demand
for lime Is increasing.
Perhaps some o. our readers all
be surprised to know that lime l. not
only regarded a. a fundamental re-
quirement for soil fertility but some
authorities 20 50 far a. 20 say that
"lime carbonate Is the very basis Of
civilization"
We believe that the tolloNing arti.
Gle by Mr. Franklin " Noble. IN The
Country Gentleman, win BE- read vah
interest BY our readers a. lime r 20
abundant Ia our county
Mr.. Noble SAYS.
"sclentlnc authorities agree thar
lime Is a fundamental requirement
for soil fertility. because q provides
In degree for essential chemicals
bacterial aud physica conditions. a.
well as supplying a plant.iood want
Relatlvesly few plants. and those 81
no great Importance, viii grow o.
soils that are decidedly acid more
viii grow where q slight amount at
lime Is present. bu, many important
crops. particularly those OF value FOR
soil Improvement. most OF the De-.
gumes. must have an ample lime sup.
ply.
The value OF this material has been
proved By thousands Of years Of use
in our civilization. WRITINGS Of the
ancients. both In Europe aud in chi.
ma. confirm this BY references 20 mari.
chalk and lime That their soils
maintained fertility for 50 long a time
without commercial fertilizers is
proof OF their using the rleht forms
of lime in the right manner.
American agriculture l. behind IN
this respect. with depleted fertility
after a short period Of cultivation.
In the central and western states,
where natural fertility stlll remains,
the farmers have been culiiya,ins
virgin soil. most Of which,
the pralries. contain con.
siderable lime carbonate IN the
eastern states,
where the mountain sections we're
also frequently limestone soils. con
siderable lime Ia various forms vas
applied formerly. until the general
use OF commercial fertilizers com
Because OF humus and non-acid soil
conditions fertilizers gave their best
possible results AZ the start. 20 time
went out OF favor Bat now h If
found that soil conditions are such
that fertilizers. though often prohta'
BILE. do not give proper results. and
lime must be literally used almost
everywheer after soils have been cut
tivated for a generation. Farmers
who have tried the best form Of lime
for their conditions. when the need
was great. have obtained benefits for
some OF their crops equal 60 those
that have resulted from the use o. ex'
pensive high grade fertilizers.
A Long Island farmer, whose land
I found needed lime more than any
thing else. said that he did not believe
that any benefit could be obtained
from It's use: he had found his neigh
bors right In saying that Il had no fer
tillzer value. Then learned thar he
had used lime last year a. the only
fertilizer for potatoes on a light sandy
soil that was very deficient IN humus
Nothing but demonstration will keep
such a man straight on the fertilizer
question.
Lime Is the common name applied
20 distinct compounds OF the element
calcium. which l. never found uncOm.
bined IN nature. The three comblna.
tions frequent IN nature. called from
the respective elements 80 comhining.
are lime carbonate. as limestone. mar.
BILE. chalk. mari and oyster shells
lime sulphate. which j. calcium. oxy.
gen and sulphur. a. gypsum or land
plaster: and lime phosphate. which 4
calcium. oxygen and phosphorus. a.
bones and losslled bird Fuano 90 ph0s.
plate rock. Thomas slag. a manufao.
tured form. u q waste product from
the use Of limestone Ia the process Of
smelling PHOSPHORUS iron ores.
a wasser o. Nitrogen
IN chemical actions q slieht raFla.
zion IN the elements forming q CON.
blnation may make q great ohange IN
its character so non-caustic lime
carbonate. a combination formed of
So per cent, Of oxide o. iime-caleium
and oxyEen-wlth a pea cent car.
homie acid-a gas combination Of car.
bon aud oxyueme4upnn heinz burned