SPECIAL CROP DEMANDS 



given acid soils. Corn, oats, timothy, pota- 

 toes and many other crops have consider- 

 able power of resistance to acids, but give 

 increased yields when lime is present. 

 Liming is not recommended for potatoes 

 because it furnishes conditions favorable to 

 a disease which attacks this crop. When 

 clover is wanted in a crop rotation with po- 

 tatoes, it is advisable to apply the lime im- 

 mediately after the potato crop has been 

 grown, and to use limestone rather than 

 burned lime. Most kinds of vegetables 

 thrive best in an alkaline soil. 



