Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1913-06-06

boxing the unavailable potash. phoe
phoric acid and nitrogen In the soll.
Lime exerts decided influence on
the mechanical condition OF soils. rcn.
dering heavy compact soils Iooser In
texture and tending 10 blnd particles
Of loose. Ieachy soils.
Lime Is also beneficial 10 furnishing
conditions In the soil favorable 10 the
activity Of the mIcro.oreanlsms which
convert tho nitrogen OF organic matter
into nitrates which are readily assIm.
Hated by plants which deeompose or
ganic matter and which assist certain
;;sssGi5ih0as plants 10 assiInilate the
free nitrogen OF the air.
One form OF lime Gypsum has been
shown 10 be a most effective correc.
tive OF black aIkaIi.
The continued use Of lime unaccom.
panied BY other fertilizers may prove
injurious. especially on poor soils,
since Il converts the insolubIe nitro.
gen. potash and phosphoric acid com
pounds Of the soil into such as can be
rapidly taken up by plants or washed
out 10 the drainage. thus Fastening the
exhaustion Of the supply OF these sub
stances in the soil. As the German
adage states. ''The use OF lime without
manure makes both farm aud farmer
poor"
Behavior Toward Lime.
II has been shown that even upon
many upland and naturally well drain
ed soils. apparently in good condition
otherwise. the sourness (acidityl is so
great that most varieties OF plants will
not thrive Lime ls the most econom-
ical and effective substance thus far
used for correcting this condition. Ac-
cording to experiments made by the
Rhode Island agricultural experiment
station on acid soils In that state. the
plants tested may be classified with
regard TO their behavior toward lime
as follows: Plants benefited by linn
ing. spinach. lettuce tall kinds). beets
ell e! s.:sGs;;. ossfa tgumboj. saisify (yeg-
etable OYSTER. celery. onion. parsnip.
cauliiower. cucumber. eggplant. can
taloupe. asparagus. kohlrabl. cabbage.
dandelion. Swedish turnip. pepper,
peanut. English or dat turnip. upland
cress tpeppergrassl, martynia, rhu-
barb, common pea, pumpkin. summer
squash (scalloped). golden wax bean.
red Valentine bean, horticultural pole
bean. bush lima bean. lentil. Hubbard
squash. saltbush, hemp. tobacco. sor-
ghum. alfalfa, clover (red. white. Grim
son and alsike). barley. emmer. wheat.
oats. timothy, Kentucky blue grass,
Canada pea. Cuthbert raspberry. goose
berry. currant white Dutch. orange.
ounce. cherry and Burbank Japan
plum: plants but little benefited by
lining, Indian corn. spurry dt has
been reported In England that spurry
Is Injured by lining. but such results
have not been obtained In Rhode Is.
lnndl. rye. carrot, chicory. Rhode Is
land bent and redtop: plants slightly
injured by lining. cotton. tomato. cow
pea (drummondil. Concord grape.
peach, apple and pear; plants dis.
unctly injured BY lining. iupine. COM
mon sorrei tRumex acetosellal. radish.
velvet bean. castor bean. fax, black.
berry. black cap raspberry and Gran.
berry.
Frequency Of Lining.
The frequency with which lining
should be practiced depends, among
other things, upon the character of the
soil and the rate OF application. the
number of years involved In the rota,
hon practiced. the plants grown and
heir order of succession. As a gen
aral rule, 1t may be stated that from
)ne-half to one aud one-half tons of
lime per acre every Eve or six years is
sufficient. Applications OF two or
three tons may, however, be advisable
n cases of very acid soils which are
% be seeded down and are to remain
n grass for several years. The prac,
ice of applying small amounts of line
It somewhat frequent intervals is be-
ng generally accepted as preferable
o the use Of large amounts at rare |
intervals.
Lime combined as carbonate, as In |
narl. wood ashes. etc, can usually be |
lpplied with safety In the spring or at |
my other season of the year. but au.
umn is always the safest time to ap-
'ly caustic or slaked lime. 1t is gen