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NOTE. — No. I is composed of about equal parts of carbonate and slaked lime. It is not 

 a finely ground material, only about 22 per cent will pass a 50 mesh sieve; the coarse portion 

 varies from less than 1-16 of an inch up to over 1-4 of an inch in diameter. It was quoted at 

 $2.00 per ton, car lots f . o. b. Hamburg, N. J. No. II contained about 3-4 of the lime in caustic 

 form (CaO) and about 1-4 as carbonate; it is not fine ground but is in pieces varying from a 

 very small size to particles 1-4 to 1-2 inch in diameter. It could not be spread by a fertilizer 

 drill. This lime was quoted at $4.00 per ton, car lots, f. o. b. Hamburg, N. J. No. Ill is nearly 

 pure slaked lime, in very fine condition, and can be distributed by fertilizer drill; quoted at 

 SC.OO per ton, car lots, f. o. b. Hamburg, N. J. No. IV is a hydrated lime containing 7 to 8 

 per cent of carbonate. Price not given but $2.00 per ton, car lots, f. o. b. Hamburg, N. J. as- 

 sumed. The freight rates from Hamburg to points in Hampden County are S2.80 per ton. To 

 points reached by N. Y., N. H. &. H. R. R. and Boston & Albany R. R., .S3.00 to $3.50 per 

 ton. Nos. V and VI are about 2-3 hydrated lime and 1-3 carbonate. These limes cost $4.70 

 and $4.00 in bulk, car lots, delivered at Pratt's Junction and East Brookfield. 



OLDS & WHIPPLE, HARTFORD, CONN. 

 No. L Agricultural lime, collected in Hadley, Mass. 

 BERKvSHIRE FERTILIZER CO., BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 

 No. II. Marl, collected in Sunderland, Mass. 



F. H. PILLSBURY, BARTON, VT. 

 No. III. Marl, forwarded by producer. 

 No. IV. Marl, forwarded by producer. 

 ROCKLAND-ROCKPORT LIME CO., ROCKLAND, ME. 

 No. V. Lump lime, forwarded by producer. 

 No. VI. Pine Cone hydrated lime, forwarded by producer. 



VI. 



Calcium oxide (CaO) j 54.83 



Magnesium oxide (MgO) ! 13.52 



Carbonic acid (CO2) j 5.34 



Iron and aluminium oxides — I 



Insoluble matter — I 



Cost, in cents, of 100 lbs. of cal-' 



cium and magnesium oxides 1 70 ! 



71.96 



1.45 



1.70 



1.18 



.13 



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NOTE. — No. I is a magnesium lime in which most of the lime is present in the hydrated 

 (water-slaked) form; cost $9.50 per ton delivered in Hadley, Mass. No. II is a fair quality 

 of marl or lime carbonate, equivalent to 87.85 per cent carbonate of lime (CaCOs) ; cost $8.50 

 per ton, delivered in Sunderland, Mass. Nos. Ill and IV are a good quality of marl and would 

 be equivalent to 92 to 93 percent calcium carbonate; this product quoted $6.00 per ton, car 

 lots, sacks, delivered Massachusetts points, a rebate of 5 cents allowed for each sack returned 

 in good condition; quoted in paper bags at $5.25 per ton and in bulk at $4.25 delivered at any 

 Boston & Maine R. R. station. No. V was in lump form and would need to be slaked before 

 application. It was of good quality, quotations not supplied for publication. No. VI is 

 almost pure slaked lime in fine mechanical condition and if favorable quotations could be 

 secured, would undoubtedly make a superior source of lime. Nos. V and VI are builders 

 lime and the price of 100 pounds of calcium oxide as stated in the table approximates the cost 

 to the trade. 



