RIGHT USE OF LIME IN SOIL IMPROVEMENT 



tive by the plowing down of a mass of im- 

 mature plants in midsummer. All organic 

 matter, indeed, in its decay makes a draft 

 upon the lime content of the soil in which 

 it may be buried. 



Removal in Crops. Lime is taken out of 

 land by plants, and the loss is a considerable 

 item, but our interest is in the form of lime 

 that can correct soil acidity, and we know 

 that compounds of lime that are worthless 

 for this purpose may be the chief source of 

 the lime in our crops. A determination of 

 the lime in the ash of a crop does not give 

 data of much practical value. 



