Jan. 2, 1920.] 



Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. 



XV 



c. p. c. 



CARBONATE OF LIME 



rERTILIZER 



The finest ground of all fertilizers, therefore going the farthest. 



PRICE— on trucks, Portland— 36/- per ton (14 bags) 



FanOHT — PKE TON 



Miles. 



50 

 100 

 200 

 300 



In truck lots. 

 414 

 5/7 

 6)5 



8|4 



In ton lots. 

 8(2 

 10/7 

 16)9 



20/6 



Bag lots — delivered to house in Sydney and Suburbs, or to any 

 railway platform in the country— 6/6 per bag. 



The U.S.A. Agricultural Dept. found that fields treated with 

 lime produced an average of li^ tons of hay an acre more than 

 unlimed fields — in tests of Carbonate of Lime, conducted by 

 the farm bureau, through the county agent, in Chemung 

 County, N. y. A farmer who used 1 ton of Carbonate of Lime 

 to the acre secured 4,840 lbs. of cured hay, compared to 1,208 lbs. 

 on an unlimed acre. Another, who applied 700 lbs. of lime to 

 an acre, obtained 6,292 lbs. against 1,461 lbs. on an unlimed 

 acre. A third farmer used 1 ton to the acre and obtained 

 3,400 lbs., compared to 1,040 lbs. on unUmed land. 



The Commonwealth 

 Portland Cement Co. Ltd. 



4 O'CONNEIL STREET - - SYDNEY 



(The makers of "UNION" Cement). 



