a crop of potatoes. They are more likely to be affected with scab 

 should such an application be made. 



Although lime applied as a top dressing on grass 

 Methods of lands is often beneficial, it proves most effective in 

 supplying correcting most of the faults of soils needing liming 

 lime. if it can be applied to the plowed surface and thor- 



oughly mixed with the soil. The autumn or the 

 early spring is usually best ; but lime may be applied without hesi- 

 tation at any season of the year, when the land is not occupied by 

 crops and when it can be plowed. If manures or fertilizers con- 

 taining ammonia or organic nitrogen are to be used in connection 

 with lime, the lattej: should be put on and incorporated with the soil 

 before the manure or fertilizers are applied. Lime should always 

 be applied broadcast. To do this work by hand is extremely disa- 

 greeable on accouut of the lime dust which is inhaled. A machine 

 distributer should be used if possible. 



The amount of lime applied under different condi- 

 Quantity of tions varies from a few hundred pounds to several 

 lime needed. tons, but an average of about one ton of quick 

 lime to the acre will usually be sufficient. If air 

 slacked lime or other weaker forms of lime are employed, the quan- 

 tity must be proportionally increased. Such application as has 

 been suggested will not usually be called for more frequently than 

 once in five to seven years. 



As soon as possible after it is spread upon the rough 

 Mixing the furrow, lime should be deeply worked into the soil. 

 lime with For this purpose either the disk, cutaway, or 

 the soil. spring-toothed harrow will be most effective. 



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