the application of Lime, than the neighbourhood of Halifax 

 — the extreme softness of the water being, I think, a suffi- 

 cient proof that the soil is very deficient in that necessary 

 ingredient; and I should strongly recommend any one who 

 owns or cultivates land in that neighbourhood, to have his 

 soil analysed, to ascertain whether it is so situated. 



The district between the Summit Tunnel and Manchester, 

 on the Manchester and Leeds Railway, also appears to me 

 as another part of the country which would be amazingly 

 improved in fertility by the application of Lime ; as, from 

 the appearance of the land and its produce, and the great 

 quantity of ferruginous water which exudes, to the serious 

 detriment of vegetation, I imagine that Lime is much needed 

 to correct the acidities, and neutralize the injurious salts of 

 iron that are so profusely generated. 



Should any one receive the least useful hint from these 

 remarks, (which have been hastily collected and thrown 

 together,) that may induce him to pursue inquiry into the 

 secret uses and workings of the various means that we 

 possess, of adding to the resources of our country, — my 

 object in bringing forward the subject will be amply 

 answered. 



