A SIMPLE AND ECONOMICAL METHOD OF BURNING LIME, 21 



allow the rains to sink in and to slake the lime, after which it was 

 ready to be used on the land. (Fig. ?>.) 



COST OF BURNING. 



It is estimated that the kiln referred to contained about 2.400 

 bushels, or nearly 87 tons, of lime. The expenses were as follows: 



Quarrying stone : 



Labor. 1 man for 2 weeks $12. ttC) 



Dynamite 1.00 



Coal, 453 buslaels, or IGi tons, at S cents per bushel oG. 24 



Wood (4 loads) 2.50 



Labor in making and tending kiln 18.36 



Miscellaneous work and materials 10.00 



Total 80.10 



Fig. :'.. — A heap of burnt lime ready to apply to the land. The dirt was removed when 

 the burning was finished and the i-ains have slaked the lime. 



On a kiln of the same dimensions built on a neighboring farm the 

 expenses were somewhat higher, as follows: 



Coal $45.00 



Wood 0. 00 



Hauling wood and stone 6.00 



Labor in quarrying and in making and tending kiln ;^6. 00 



Total 93.00 



On each of these farms the labor was all hired, but in numy cases 

 this could be supplied entirely by the farmers during the winter, 



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