CONTENTS 



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1. INTRODUCTION i 



2. THE LIME IN SOILS 4 



3. SOUR SOILS 10 



4. EVIDENCES OF ACIDITY 15 



5. TESTS FOR ACIDITY 20 



6. SOURCES OF LIME 24 



7. DEFINITIONS 28 



8. GROUND LIMESTONE 33 



9. STORING LIME IN THE SOIL 38 



10. FRESH BURNED LIME 44 



11. BURNING LIME 49 



12. LIME HYDRATE 53 



13. OTHER FORMS OF LIME 57 



14. MAGNESIAN LIME 64 



15. WHAT SHALL ONE BUY? 68 



16. METHODS OF APPLICATION 78 



17. AMOUNT OF LIME PER ACRE 82 



18. SPECIAL CROP DEMANDS 86 



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