150 Fertilizers 



COMPARATIVE COST OP ACTUAL LIME IN DIFFERENT FORMS 



At the same time, the cost and convenience of handling 

 must be considered. The user of lime is not concerned 

 with the cost of transportation by the railroad so long as the 

 delivered price shows the cost of actual lime to be reason- 

 able. The cost of handling after the lime arrives at the rail- 

 road station is the next important consideration. The con- 

 centration, ease of handling, storage and distribution, and 

 the probable cost of each operation are items of practical sig- 

 nificance. In general, the less concentrated forms may be 

 handled with greater ease and less expense, but the cost of 

 cartage is practically doubled and it might be better to pur- 

 chase one of the more concentrated forms, especially if the 

 farm is located at considerable distance from the railroad. 



As a factor of cost, fineness of division should not be 

 overlooked. Good burned lime showing a relatively high 

 percentage of actual lime, indicating comparative free- 

 dom from impurities, properly slaked, is as fine a powder 

 as it is possible to obtain and there need be no doubt of 



