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slaking before application and the bags are a great con- 

 venience. Hydrated lime and ground lump lime should 

 be handled only in paper bags. The Ohio dealers have 

 done much more along this line than New York dealers, 

 probably because of stimulation by the call for lime for the 

 soil. 



(4.) Prices as favorable as possible. Farmers will generally use 

 lime in car lots. It would therefore seem that they may 

 expect dealers' rates. Certainly, some prices quoted are 

 quite prohibitive. Others are satisfactory. 



(5.) Lime distributors are needed. It is not generally known 

 where they may be purchased. We are acquainted with two 

 types on the market. Several of the experiment stations 

 have put out plans from which the farmer may have a 

 spreader made-up by the local blacksmith at a reasonable 

 cost. Our point is that the physical difficulties are a large 

 element in the use of lime and that anything which aids in 

 removing these will promote the use of lime. 



We have endeavored to explain some of the effects of lime on the 

 soil and to discuss the leading points involved in the form and appli- 

 cation of lime to the soil. We trust we have been able to give some 

 view of the field for the extension of the lime manufacturing business 

 in the direction of soil improvement. If we have succeeded in leading 

 them to some extent to meet that need as well as to assist the farmer 

 in securing a supply of lime reasonably satisfactory in form and price 

 we shall feel our mission discharged. We would suggest that co-oper- 

 ation is the word to keep in mind. 



Lime distributors may be purchased from the following concerns: 

 Belcher and Taylor A. T. Co., Box 200, Chicopee Falls, Mass. 

 Empire Drill Co., Shortsville, N. Y. 

 Hench & Dramgold Co., York. Pa. 

 International Harvester Co., Springfield, Ohio. 

 Lowell M. Palmer Co., York, Pa. 

 Ontario Drill Co., Deposit, N. Y. 

 Spangler Mfg. Co., York, Pa. 



