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the average of cane sugar in the one lot being 11.31 per cent, and in 

 the other 10.28 per cent. So far as a single experiment goes, this 

 result is in accord with the idea that an application of some form of 

 lime is of value to the sorghum crop on soils that contain little lime or 

 in which the magnesia exceeds the lime. Every sample of soil from 

 the station-farm that has been analyzed has contained less lime than 

 magnesia, the average in all the top soils being .65 per cent of lime 

 (CaO) and 1.21 per cent of magnesia (MgO)." 



In view of the fact that there are immense deposits of various 

 grades of marl and peat, extending in some cases, over thousands 

 of acres and to be found in many parts of the state, the useful- 

 ness of these substances might be profitably investigated by some 

 one familiar with the chemistry and practice of agriculture. 

 Mather's suggestion that the marl might in a measure replace 

 the use of gypsum for agricultural purposes is worthy of consid- 

 eration. Such a substitution, if it were possible, would result in 

 a saving to many farmers, particularly in the eastern and 

 northeastern parts of the state. 



