8 On Lime. 



Upon the whole, I think instead of troubling our 

 farmers about distinguishing the different qualities of 

 magnesian and calcarious lime, it will be better to 

 advise them to use lime sparingly on poor land, and at 

 the same time to use every exertion to increase their 

 dung and compost heaps, whereby their land will be 

 prepared for the application of lime, not only with safe- 

 ty, but great advantage. 



This npte refers to the * in page second. 



^ Since writing the above, I am informed that there is in 

 Marlborough township, Chester county in this state, a mild 

 lime which answers well on land. But it is a notorious fact, 

 that the great body of improvers, use hot or caustic lime with 

 success ; but clover ought always to be sown with the first 

 crop. And though in some instances the grain crop may seemi 

 little benefited or even injured by the lime, the clover and 

 suc<:eeding crops will shew its effects. 



J, Lang. 



