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have not had much success at it. I think Mr. Henry will 

 tell a different story. I have observed that it usuallly takes 

 a little time to get them to growing really well on sprout 

 land. 



Q. Do you use lime in any form ? 



Mr. Lyman : We bought a carload of lime a year ago, 

 and spread it all over our meadows. I wanted to see whether 

 my land needed it. I have been fertilizing for the past thirty 

 years with acid phosphate contrary to all of the rules laid 

 down by the Experiment Stations. I was told very early in 

 my farming career that that was a good thing to do, and I 

 have been at it for thirty years, and have never had a failure 

 yet. 



The President: What was the result of this liming? 



Mr. Lyman : I did not get any result. There was no 

 increase of crop. I am not giving it up. I am using the 

 Thomas slag. I am using that for the soluble phosphoric 

 acid. I am using that alongside of the acid phosphate on the 

 other part of the field. I am going to try it out. It will take 

 three or four years. I am told it will produce a fine color 

 in peaches. We put the slag into a field of Elbertas, and the 

 result was very good. I am not so sure but the results were 

 just as good as with the acid phosphate. I buy about a hun- 

 dred tons of it, and always have it on hand. I believe that 

 you farmers make a great mistake in not using the cheapest 

 form of phosphoric acid. It is most valuable, and it will pro- 

 duce your corn, potatoes, and everything else. I was in the 

 potato business myself before I started growing peaches, and 

 I started then to use the soluble phosphoric acid. I used 

 muriate of potash and tankage. With that alone I could not 

 get any potatoes. I did not get a crop worth a cent. As 

 soon as I put on a little acid phosphate that addition brought 

 a fine crop, and it makes about as good an addition as I can 

 make. I think the addition of soluble nitrate might produce 

 an earlier crop: Might force the potatoes somewhat. 



