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4. Calcium oxide costs the least in the form of quick or freshly 

 burned lime but is quite disagreeable to spread. 



5. Slaked or hydrated lime can be spread with less discomfort 

 than quicklime, but costs on an average 10 cents more per 100 

 pounds of calcium oxide. 



6. One hundred pounds of calcium oxide in the form of ground 

 limestone costs at least 10 cents more than a like amount in the 

 form of marl or slaked lime, and some 25 cents more than in the 

 fonn of quicklime. 



7. Lime is an aid to good farming but cannot take the place 

 of fertilizers, stable manure, thorough cultivation and proper 

 crop rotation. 



