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THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
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THE VALUE OF “PATENT” LIME 
I enclose a booklet flint: I consider a 
pretty good specimen of ils sorl, n sort that 
I am glad Is not very common. It is too 
Imd that: a substance so useful as lime Is, 
should be pushed out to do what It cannot 
do, and thereby lose credit for its own 
work ; and a skilfully worded article, falling 
Into the hands of farmers who are not con¬ 
versant with Its true uses and characteris¬ 
tics will he very apt to mislead (as Is 
the evident Intention) into believing that 
flic wonderful word patent has in some way 
changed the useful hut humble slaked llpie 
into n complete fertilizer. The result can 
only he for most who try it, disappointment 
and loss, and tin- few whose land Is so 
much In need of lime as to secure a crop 
by its use alone will he led to continue to 
use it to the neglect of the other essentials, 
and they will also lose, although their loss 
will be spread out over n longer period. 
Moreover, If lime Is needed, It Is rather 
a waste of money to pay the price asked 
($11 per ton at the mine), which Is about 
double the ordinary charge. n. w. ii. 
Providence, It. I. 
It. N.-Y.—The booklet referred to gives 
a glowing account of this “patent” lime. 
While not perhaps making the direct claim 
this article endeavors to show that this 
lime, by reason of the “patent.” process of 
slaking If, will take the place of a complete 
fertilizer. While it contains no nitrogen or 
potash and little or no phosphoric acid the 
manufacturers try to make It appear that 
Its use will supply the need of these de¬ 
ments. This prepared lime has a certain 
value, but it is a great mistake to make 
such extravagant claims for It. We have 
naked a number of good authorities to tell 
us about it. 
The “‘patent process” lime you refer to 
may he either fine-ground burned lime, or 
lime carefully slaked and all of the un- 
burned particles removed. The real advan¬ 
tage of the prepared lime is due to the 
fact that it has practically all of the un¬ 
burned particles removed and is put: up 
In hags, thus making II a 111 tie more useful 
than the ordinary stone-lime would he, be¬ 
cause It is freed from tin* unburned por¬ 
tions, and Is ready to apply immediately, 
by means of a drill or fertilizer distributor. 
The question as to cost, therefore, depends 
uiion whether these advantages are worth 
the difference between the price charged 
for “patent limes’’ an<J that charged for 
stone-lime, which must be handled in hulk 
and slaked. There has been nothing added 
to the lime which would make It superior. 
H. It. VOOIUIEKS. 
New Jersey Experiment Station. 
“Hydrated” lime Is merely a slaked lime, 
slaked by a special process which converts 
It into a more permanent condition than 
that attained in ordinary sinkings, In which 
the lime must: he used al once. In slak¬ 
ing, lime takes up about .'111 per cent of its 
weight in water, so that a hydrated lime Is 
worth that much less than fresh lime for 
the neutralizing of soil acidity or for fur¬ 
nishing actual plant food. There has been a 
persistent effort to foist this hydrated lime 
upon farmers at: an outrageous price, ns 
having some mysterious property not pos¬ 
sessed by ordinary lime. The fact Is that 
hydrated lime is worth less than caustic 
lime and no more than ordinary air-slaked 
lime to the farmer. The most nefarious 
feature of this hydrated lime business Is 
the attempt to make farmers believe that 
If will take the place of fertilizers. The 
fact is that lime supplies only one of the 
four elements required to maintain soil fer¬ 
tility, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium 
being the other three. Nelthei of these 
elements can replace either of the others, 
hut each is necessary to the complete effec¬ 
tiveness of the others. Note the following 
six-year average Increase in the yield of 
clover liny at the Ohio Station In a rota¬ 
tion of corn, oats, wheat, clover and Tim¬ 
othy, the lime being applied to the corn 
crop : 
Treatment. Increase per acre. 
Lime alone. 780 ])>«_ 
Acid phosphate alone. 447 ij,s. 
Acid phosphate and lime.1817 lbs. 
Add phosphate and muriate of pot¬ 
ash. 008 lbs. 
Add phosphate, muriate of potash 
and lime .2f!21 lbs. 
Add phosphate, muriate potash 
and sulphate ammonia. 800 lbs. 
Acid phosphate, muriate potash, 
sulpfmtc ammonia and lime....2070 lbs. 
Ohio Exp. Station. chah. k. tiioknk. 
The “patent process” lime lias the ad¬ 
vantage over ordinary slaked lime In that 
its physical condition is more favorable 
to easy application to the land. A ton of 
this lime cannot correct as much soil acid¬ 
ity as a ton of ordinary lime which has 
been reduced 1o a powder by mechanical 
means, hut the so-called “ground” or pul¬ 
verized lime on the market is not absolutely 
line, and some station experiments Indicate 
that ground lime, ordinary slaked lime, 
and hydrated lime have about equal effec¬ 
tiveness in sweetening the soil. The patent 
process lime is in no sense a substitute for 
commercial fertilizers, hut by the correction 
of soil acidity it usually permits an in¬ 
crease in crop yields. This is true of any 
effective form of lime. We should view 
lime only as a corrective of bad soil con¬ 
ditions and should continue the use of 
those forms of commercial fertilizers that 
have been found to supply the deficiencies 
of the soil. Patent process lime cannot 
he worth $11 a ton, unless other forms of 
lime would cost near that: amount and the 
land Is so distinctly acid that crop yields 
are limited by reason of It. In many In¬ 
stances I regard It profitable to pay a little 
more for patent process lime than for any 
other form, on account of the case of dis¬ 
tribution. ALVA AOKE. 
'I'lio so-called patent process and hydrat¬ 
ed limes on the market have no special 
agricultural values beyond that possessed 
by the same lime In Its ordinary caustic 
state. The limes In this form have a me¬ 
chanical condition which facilitates their 
application, which is particularly valuable 
where it Is desired to apply small quantities 
by means of a grain drill, and thus get 
the lime evenly distributed and Incorporated 
with the soil. The value of such limes 
over ordinary quicklime should only be 
rated on the basis of I lie ease with which 
It can he transported and the facility with 
which It can be applied. Such limes can¬ 
not take the place of a complete fertilizer. 
From my experience with the use of such 
lime, i would regard $2 per ton as about 
the maximum price which a farmer could 
afford to pay, under any circumstances, for 
the ground or hydrated limes over the 
price which ordinary lump lime sells for. 
Maryland Station. n. ,r. pattkkson. 
TALKS WITH A LAWYER. 
intention of the father, hut that will avail 
nothing without a deed or a w'll. As the 
father died without a will t lie son inherits 
an equal share in the real property left, 
after providing for the dower rights of the 
widow. lie will also share in the personal 
property. 
Division of Property. 
A father dies, having made no will, 
leaving several children and a step-child. 
How is the property divided? n, n. 
New York. 
Itoth the real and personal property is 
divided between the children, ihe step¬ 
child not having a legal claim in the es¬ 
tate. A step-parent Is under no legal ob¬ 
ligation to support or maintain Ids step¬ 
child. Step-parents should make provisions 
for them, otherwise they are strangers to 
the estate. 
Taxation of Bank Deposits. 
Are deposits In savings hanks subject to 
tax? How should I invest a small sum 
of money ? h. a. 
New York. 
Deposits are personal property, and are 
subject to assessment, and taxation ns other 
personal property. Such funds often es¬ 
cape taxation because the assessors do not 
know of them. Savings banks are not taxed 
as much as other banks, as they tend to 
encourage thrift, but tills does not apply to 
the deposits. For a safe investment we 
commend savings hanks or a llrst mortgage 
on improved property. We advise savings 
banks, as they are secure and will pay you 
hack on demand. II Is rare that a savings 
bank fails to pay Its depositors on de¬ 
mand. Avoid wild or speculative schemes. 
Hovernment bonds are free from all tax, 
but the rate Is low. 
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Alterations in Boundary. 
My land abounds on a river where the 
current changes the hank liy washing away 
and by deposits. IIow does this affect the 
title to It ? s. n. .T. 
Vermont. 
Where the change Is made by the imper¬ 
ceptible action of the current the new hind 
becomes yours by accretion. In some cases 
large Islands become a part of the farm. 
If the stream leaves Ils bed suddenly you 
will gain no land, ns your boundary line 
would reach to the point where the river 
was. This Is the established rule in all of 
the States. 
Deed Secured by Fraud. 
A deed lias been given which was secured 
by deceit, fraud and for an Impossible 
consideration. Is 11 valid? If not, what 
should I do and who will pay the cost: of a 
trial ? c. c. 
Massachusetts. 
The Court of Equity, which consists of 
a Judge without a Jury lias Jurisdiction 
to set aside a deed secured by deceit, fraud, 
accident or mistake. Yon should confer 
with an attorney at once, or you will lose 
your rights. When the Judge Is Convinced 
that, the deed was secured thus he will 
order it set aside with costs upon the party 
who did the wrong. 
Breach of Contract in Sale of Cow. 
I bought a cow by a written statement 
that: she would become fresh at a certain 
date; she Is now long overdue. Can I re¬ 
cover for my loss? l. k. 
Connecticut. 
A seller Is hound by his representations 
or warranties as to the quality or condition 
of the thing sold, provided the purchaser 
acted upon such statements. Here the pur¬ 
chaser has a cause of action for breach of 
contract, the letter being evidence of such 
warranty. Purchasers should require a 
written statement from (lie seller setting 
forth the quality, otherwise lie may be in¬ 
veigled into a bad bargain and have the 
seller deny all Ids claims made to induce 
the sale. If nothing Is said or written J 
the purchaser assumes the risk of tlie sale. ! 
Title to Farm. 
A father tells his son to move on Ills 
farm and make It his home. The son takes 
possession, makes Improvements, pays taxes 
on same for 28 years. The place was as¬ 
sessed to the son and regarded as the son’s 
property by tin* neighbors. The father died 
without leaving a will or deeding the farm. 
What claim has the son? 11 . l. n. 
New York. 
To pass title an owner must comply with 
the provisions of the statutes as to deeds 
or wills, otherwise there would he no se¬ 
curity in real property. In this ease the 
father did nothing to convey his (llle to 
the place, nor did the son see that be had a 
good title. There Is no dispute as to the 
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