Il8 A TREATISE ON THE CONNECTION OF 



ferred to the generally prevailing pradtice of laying lime 

 at once, and in great abundance, upon ground, for these 

 reasons : 



First, The purchase is attended with a considerable ad- 

 vance of capital, and with great expence for labour and 



carnage. 



Secondly, From the distance of the kilns, or places 

 whence it is fetched, and the time it commonly lies on 



the ground to slack, it for the most part becomes effetUy 

 or in a great measure returns to its original state of chalk, 

 before an opportunity offers for its being spread. And 



Lastly, When easily procured, and properly slacked with 

 water, immediately spread on the ground, and ploughed 

 in, if applied in great quantities it will occasion a too 

 immediate dissipation, in agassious state, of the vegetable 

 matters contained in the f.oil, from which the succeeding 

 crop can only be benefited by the proportion it is able to 

 receive during the dissipating process. Hence it is ma- 

 nifest, that an ceconomical and frequent application of 

 lime, in moderate quantities, either mixed with peat or 

 other vegetable matter, or even by itself, is greatly to 



be 



