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land with good results; tasted well. Wanted to know the 
scientific reason for the use of lime on our soils 
Thos Bishop thought frozen manure in winter could not 
be handled to advantage. 
Dr. Woodwaed had used plaster mixed with one-sixth 
manirfit dm aS t0 appl ^ ing with common 
anure it drove off a large amount of water, thus burnine 
the whole to death; if lime is used it should be slacked. 
Prof Hall said it was a fact that lands differed greatly in 
their elements to produce plant life; as to which of the many 
fertilizers was best for all soils, it was hard to tell- lime 
mixed with other manures tends to liberate ammonia, which 
is useful^ 01 P 5 me ° f itSdf is not good ’ bnt as an agent, 
ed E thfalSln^ t H 0U fil lt ° Ur S ° ilS bj Cultivation ha <l exhaust¬ 
ed the alkali left by the prairie fires of an early day and 
wheaT. a SUPPHed bef ° re We ° an agahl raise Vood 
Prof. Hall promised to make practical experiments on 
corn, and find out “ the one thing needful.” 1 
nlJlr HU ™ SaW at Salt Lake ’ where soil abounded in 
kali, and beans would not grow, all crops were good. 
Dr. S. M. Slade put upon six acres of land 800°bushels of 
ashes, one half leached and the remainder unleached- could 
not perceive any difference as to fruit; had also tried lime from 
five bushels of ^ h 66 " US6d f ° r Paying; result, seventy- 
hve bushels of corn per acre. Could detect little difference 
between the various fertilizers. e 
ed^ruin to 3“™“ 10 ^ ‘ f prevent- 
“ nl ' i l n ° t ,el1 a11 "-suits of applying alkali. 
. C. Scofield had had great experience with ashes- could 
"I™ at t]lG 6XaCt d *fference between leached and un 
f 1 a ’ i. WaS sur P 1 * se, t to know that there was 400 bushels 
of old ashes m the town; would ns,, them, lie 
believed them to be the used 
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