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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



lime as it comes from Uie ear thus saving the labor of a second handling. 

 This can often be accomplished cooperatively, that is if neiglibors order 

 lime and assist each other in hauling and spreading it. 



Where the lime is hauled two miles or less two men, a driver and 

 two teams with three wagons and one lime spreader can take 20 to 30 

 tons from the car and spread it in two days. One man is kept in the 

 car loading the lime into a wagon. The driver with one team hauls the 

 loaded wagon to the field, leaves it, and takes an empty wagon back to 

 the car and returns with another load. The other man remains in the 

 field and spreads the lime. If the field is large the load may be hauled 

 to the middle line of the field and the distributor filled at this point. 

 Other labor saving plans that are suitable to local conditions doubtless 

 can be worked out. 



Figure 8.^ — A Lime Spreailor is the Most Rapid and CunM-m.-at Means of Distributing Lime 



Evenly. 



Dry lime should not become moist before its distribution. It is fre- 

 quently impracticable to distribute lime when it is removed from the 

 car thus necessitating its storage. Under such conditions it is advisable 

 to cover it in some manner inasmuch as less labor is required to distri- 

 bute it in the dry than in the wet condition, when it readily passes 

 through the distributor nnd in addition the finer grades do not become 

 lumpy. 



If bags of lime are stored or piled in the field much labor may be 

 saved by properly arranging the bags in the Ireaps. If the bags are 

 stacked so that a maximum number may be taken from a higher plane 

 and placed upon an adjacent lower plane an appreciable amount of 

 labor may be saved in handling. This may be accomplished by erecting 

 one heap to a convenient height, the thickness being the length of a sack. 

 Joints should be formed at the ends in order to hold the bags in place. 



