EXPERIMENTS WITH LIME. 



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Experiment at Fried crsdorf. 

 Lime manuring (same quantity as above). 



Guano produced, in tlie year 1854, on the field at 

 Oberbobritzsch, a higher clover crop than the lime (see 

 page 266) ; but on the field at Friedersdorf it was smaller. 

 616 lbs. of guano produced, at Friedersdorf, 2337 lbs., 

 at Oberbobritzsch, 5044 lbs., of clover-hay. 



Experiments, in which I brought hme-water in contact 

 with different samples of arable soil, have shown that the 

 latter possesses a similar absorptive power for lime as for 

 potash and ammonia. The earth Avas mixed with hme- 

 water, and after remaining at rest until all alkaline reac- 

 tion had disappeared, a fresh quantity of lime-water was 

 then added, just sufiicient to cause a feeble but permanent 

 alkahne reaction. 



Experiments on the amount of lime taken up out of lime-water hy 

 different arable soils. 



* 1 Litrc = l cubic decimc;tre=Cl cubic inch 



