so FARM MANAGEMENT 



or compost (earth mixed with quicklime which 

 becomes slaked). 



Much less liming is now done than hitherto 

 owing to the popularity of basic slag, which 

 contains considerable lime and also supplies 

 phosphates ; on rough moorland pastures its 

 action has been very marked, and on grass land 

 generally it is largely superseding lime. 



Broadly speaking, lime should be applied on 

 arable land to the root crop, and at the rate of 

 about lo cwt. per acre, applied in autumn and 

 ploughed in with the stubble. On sour or 

 peaty soils, or those affected by finger-and-toe 

 disease, much larger dressings are necessary. 



