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wax or green-podded string beans can be obtained, the horti- 

 cultural pole beans are helped but slightly by liming, and the 

 lima beans not at all. 



Among the small fruits the cranberry, blueberry-, and black- 

 berry show no response or in the first two cases positive injury 

 from liming, whereas, under the same conditions the Cuthbert 

 raspberry, currant and gooseberry are greatly helped. The 

 strawberry also requires but little if any lime. 



Among trees lime should not be used for the Norway spruce. 

 The common white birch does not need it, whereas the Ameri- 

 can elm and linden respond to it most favorably. 



On soils where little or no lime is needed for peaches, apples 

 and pears, the quince, cherries, and plums respond remarkably. 



Among the vegetables, lettuce, spinach, onions, beets, and 

 upland cress are miost seriously affected on quite acid soils. 

 Perhaps next in order come cantaloupes, cauliflower, cabbage, 

 Swedish turnips, and many other closely related plants. In 

 fact, there are but few of the vegetables which are not somewhat 

 helped by liming on quite acid soils. 



Ques. What does lime cost in your state, f . o. b. ? 



Ans. I should not dare to answer that question. I know 

 that it can be bought probably in Western Massachusetts and 

 perhaps in Vermont, for about $1.50 per ton, f. o. b., in bulk. 

 Of course if it is bought in bags, the bags raise the price. What 

 it will cost you here will of course depend on the point where 

 it can be secured and the freight rates. I understand that the 

 Boston and Maine Railroad has granted quite favorable freight 

 rates on carbonate of lime. The Xew York, Xew Haven and 

 Hartford has also granted some concessions. 



Ques. Is our Rockland lime all right ? 



Ans. I know they put out a mixture of ground limestone and 

 slaked lime, as an agricultural lime, which is much better than 

 hydrated lime. 



Ques. Is that the form best adapted to our work? 



Ans. It is best adapted to heavy clay soils but not to lighter 

 soils. 



Ques. In regard to the field that retained the scab for 18 

 years, if a crop of clover had been plowed in would the scab 

 have remained? 



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