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reason that drained land requires less lime than undrained and wet 

 land. 



The quantity of lime applied to the soil varies in different parts of 

 the country. In the county of Durham and north Yorkshire, it is gener- 

 ally calculated that from three to four bushels per acre are sufficient; 

 this is applied once in each rotation that is, four years and is put on 

 the fallow land. In the county of Stirling the farmers apply ten 

 bushels once in each rotation that is, once in every five or six years 

 and to the fallow land or old grass. In the county of Ayr eight bushels 

 are applied once in every five years to the fallow land or old grass. 

 This refers to medium soils. Very stiff soils and peat receive larger 

 doses. 



The effect produced by lime upon our lands is very marked. When 

 applied to pasture-land, the grasses become finer and sweeter. The greater 

 portion of the old grass-land in England would be much improved by 

 large applications of lime to them, and all our hill-pasture would be 

 greatly benefited by a topdressing of lime. On arable lands the applica- 

 tion of lime is followed by more productive and a finer quality of crops. 

 But lime requires to be followed up by the liberal application of manure, 

 otherwise its use will be injurious rather than beneficial. 



