The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-06-10
THE BIG FIVE
0vSins9s, Lime. Cultivation. Organic
Natter and Soluble Fertilizers Re-
autrsd In Soil improvement.
BY n. z. Winters. Agronomist.

The ave factors 10 consider il
AaAdlinc our soils are drainage. lime.
Sub1ivstion. organic matter and sol
6Dae fertilizers.
TIE direct bearing Of any oas o4
haoe i've factors On the management
q say particular soil. depends on con-
HehonS
Drainage.
Every cubic ZACH Of good soil con-
Arns millions Of microscopic organ
tsns called bacteria, which Are busy
As3ptng to bring about chemical
sAalsss in rendering plant nutrients
available and destroying toxic sub
seancss in the soil. These little bae-
osefa must have air. II too much wa
~ 10 present In the soil. the bene-
ArsAl bacteria can not work to ths
Dsst advantage; substances that ars
auxte to neh crops are developed and
Asstzabls chemical changes DO not take
Disee.
In order to give the plant a good
sssitary home in which to grow drain
ass Is absolutely necessary
Lime.
NE practice Of applying lime u
spDe form has been followed for
Ing time, especially in European eoun-
eFfsS. The beneficial effects following
~ use have been appreciated by tho
DRactical European farmers since
mctent times Strange to say. the
Dssd Of lime 10 unreoosnizsd or IL
nsrsd In some localities In The United
Sates today under conditions which
rsaily make il q very important faebee
- the Big Five.
Lime Needed In EastsrN United
States
WITH msdern methods Of cuittvat10a
sad ths nss Of commercial fsrtilissnt
- lime content Of practically "a
easesrn soAs is gradually depasbsl
nrea year to year. Even ths iiussstoes
aSds Of New Yerk, Nkgtnts, KAo-
Sucky aad Tsnnesses ar~ Npon6hg
b ths wise uss Of lims by tAs farmers
a sAese states.
Loss % Linssseens.
Unaer best Of cropping oondttisos
nvm 800 to 500 pounds Of limestone
- annually lost In the drainage Va
tsr from each acrs Of cultivated sotl
vAers the rainfall varies from IS b
% inches or more per year. Crops
u.e an average Of about 81 pounds
limestone per acre per year, and an
average Of 200 pounds or more Of lime
0eons should be available at all times
II each acre during the growing sea
ssa for combining with the soluble
nftrosen formed BY bacterial action.
Fonn Of Lime - Uss.
TIE best advice is to use tns forA
WAE3cA gives the largest amount Of
>aaiun for ne money. eoasidsriAs
~ percentage Of purity. 6asnss and
pFtce delivered. (rhs ease and sost
q duplication should also be csnstd-
sfsd.)
Ssos men WHO are paid for boosting
80 o. the ether form Of lime vouIA
lavs - believe that one form H Tar
0psrisr to other forms; bot average
1sseticsl results and sxpertmsat data
- not sAsw this to b the case.
Balisttl 100 Of the Rhode IsiAAa
EDseimsat Station shows results q
Ags Year, work in favor Of burned
~ eAaa most sxpsrtnsat seabsn
Asaa sAsws to date.
The sonduston In tAis bulletin 10
.tAas % nsah lisnsstoas has the sasas
sess1 ne asst year as 6sgasd ss hS-
ARaaSl ltsas Of same ealeiua sEtls
s&xlvalsnt PER aers.
H eeAr0sr particles seemed 70 have
hcles eject during tAs aRgt tws ysafs
sftsr spD4cation, bat durinS the thisd
ysaS fsustA and Aesh ys&rS ths 70
0nsh limesssas showed greater see3v.
~ shaa a equivalent sx,sxnt Of ~
1sstsd lime.
AL Fssw,s Become Same In Sell.
Either the burned or hydrated forms
sesn revert to natural limestone On
exposure to air and moisture. DR.. NJ
Intyrs found that this revsrsion was
complete in 3 to S days after applIea-
sSon, aad his WORK would also indicate
eAat IN the practice Of applying lime
ebs burned or hydrated forms may 70
vert In large measure to the natural
limestone previous to contact with tae
ssd.
In case Of doubt, consult your ceun-
u agent as to which form Of lime
to bay, considering the percentage Of
purity and the price Of the products
Asliveeed.
Cultivation, Organic Matter,
FsrtiiixeN
Each one Of these three are just as
Anpsrtans for consideration a. drain
aea o. iirps: but space foroids an ade-
Svats discussion Of any ono Of the
I've biz factors