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taking into account the fact, that the good effects 

 of this lime are long felt. 



Q. Does lime dispense with the use of dung or 

 other manures ? 



A. No ; it is indispensable to dung all the soils, 

 and it is an excellent custom to dung the limed soils 

 the year after they have been limed. If the land is 

 a meadow land, the dung is spread as a coating 

 after the first mowing of the grass. 



Q. What fields should be limed in preference ? 



A. Fields composed of strong or mouldy soils, 

 which are to be converted into meadow lands or 

 pastures. 



Ashes. 



Q. How many kinds of ashes are there ? 



A. There are two principal kinds : leached and 

 unleached ashes. 



Q. What is the difference between these two 

 kinds of ashes ? 



A. Unleached ashes are in their natural state, that 

 is, as thev are taken from the stoves and furnaces : 

 leached ashes are those which have been used in 

 the making of potash, soap or lye. 



Q. Have all unleached ashes the same strength ? 

 A. The strength and value of these ashes vary 

 according to the different kinds of wood from which 



