1906.] 



LIMING SOILS AND PLANTS. 



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to note that the best growth of vines, shown at the extreme 

 left, occurred upon the unHmed plat, where clover, lettuce, 

 spinach, cantaloupes, onions, and asparagus usually die out- 

 right. It will be seen that the vines at the extreme right from 

 the limed plat, receiving nitrate of soda, were inferior to those 

 at their left, where lime was omitted. 



The reason for showing but three lots of asparagus is that 

 during the first and second years all of the plants died upon 

 the unlimed plat which received sulphate of ammonia. The 

 lot at the left represents the result where lime was used with the 

 sulphate of ammonia, and the one at the extreme right shows the 

 results with lime and nitrate of soda. In this instance the great 

 advantage of liming is shown even where nitrate of soda was 

 used, as seen by comparing the two lots at the right. 



Below are given the relative weights of marketable aspara- 

 gus obtained in the year 1900. 



Plate No. 



22), unlimed, sulphate of ammonia 

 25, limed, 



27, unlimed, nitrate of soda . 

 29, limed, " " 



Pounds of asparagus 

 0.00 



. 5-87 



1. 01 

 9.62 



From this it wall be seen that liming increased the crop 

 over nine times even when nitrate of soda was employed. 



The pumpkins show a positive beneficial influence of lime. 

 It is hoped that these observations may aid the residents of 

 New England to continue to place before their Thanksgiving 

 guests the time-honored " open-faced " pumpkin pie. 



