1907.] Use of Different Forms of Lime. 621 



With regard to the imports of fruit the receipts of apples 

 were only 2,809,000 cwt., compared with 3,495,000 cwt. in 1905. 

 'Cherries, currants, gooseberries, strawberries, pears, and plums, 

 were, however, all imported in increased quantities. 



Some indication of the range of prices in 1906 as compared 

 with 1905 may be gathered from the average declared value of 

 several of the different articles. Cattle, bacon, hams, butter, 

 ■eggs, cheese, and wool all show a rise, while grain generally 

 exhibits but little fluctuation. The figures for some of the 

 principal articles are as follows : — 





1905. 



1905. 







£ s. 



d. 



£ s. d. 



Cattle 





17 2 



I 



17 6 10 



Sheep ... 



per head 



I 10 



5 



I 10 4 



Beef, fresh 



per cwt. 



I 15 



5 



I 15 5 



Mutton, fresh 





I 18 



6 



I 17 5 



Pork, 





2 6 



0 



2 5 II 



Bacon 





2 6 



6 



2 12 6 



Hams 











Butter 





5 4 



2 



S~8 2 



Cheese 





2 II 



1 1 



2 17 8 



Eggs 



per great hundred 



0 7 



3 



0 7 6J- 



Wool 



per lb. 



0 0 



91 



0 0 loj 



Wheat 



per cwt. 



0 7 



3 



070 



,, flour 





0 10 



I 



097 



Barley 



... , , 



0 5 



7 



0 5 8 



Oats 





0 5 



6 



0 5 II 



Maize 





0 5 



3 



0 4 II 



Some experiments have been carried out by the Agricultural 



Department of the Lancashire County Council for the purpose 



of comparing the relative advantages of 



Use of Yime (that is quick or burnt lime), 



Different Forms ^ . .. ^ ^ 



of Lime. ground lime, and ground limestone 



when applied to meadow land. Ground 



lime is merely the burnt lime reduced to a fine powder, and 



both these materials when exposed to the air become changed 



into carbonate of lime, while ground limestone is limestone 



j-ock — that is, carbonate of lime — ground to a fine powder, and 



if it were found equally effective, the expensive process of 



burning the rock would be dispensed with. 



