METHODS OF APPLICATION 



soil that a heavy application of caustic lime 

 produces, and to the disintegration of or- 

 ganic matter and to change in compounds 

 of mineral plant food. The practice is 

 rightly going into disrepute, being wasteful 

 and harmful. 



The smaller application of any form of 

 lime to correct soil acidity may be made on 

 grass land that should not be plowed, but 

 the full effectiveness of an application is not 

 secured in top-dressings. If the land is 

 under a crop rotation, it is better practice 

 not to apply the lime on grass, but to defer 

 application until the sod has been broken, 

 when the lime can be intimately mixed with 

 the soil by use of harrows. It is the rule 

 that it should go on plowed land, and 

 should be mixed with the soil before rain 

 puddles it. In no case should it be plowed 

 down. 



When clover or alfalfa shows a lime defi- 

 ciency, it is advisable to make an applica- 

 tion, either in the spring or after a cutting, 

 obtaining whatever degree of effectiveness 

 may be possible to this way, but the fact 

 remains that full return from an applica- 

 tion is secured only after intimate mixture 

 with the soil particles. On the other hand, 



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