ACTION OF LIME AS A MANURE. 
T 3 
A. DRY LAND SOIL. 
After 
After 
Trial No. I. 
2 weeks. 
4 weeks. 
Soil and soy beans. 
Moisture. 
39- I 4 
38.80 
Dry matter . 
60.86 
6 i.20 
Mineral matter . 
44.66 
45 - 01 
Organic matter and combined water 
16.20 
16.19 
Trial No. II. 
Soil, soy beans and lime. 
Moisture. 
39.26 
39-32 
Dry matter . 
60.74 
60.68 
Carbon dioxide 
1.41 
1.10 
Dry matter free from C 0 2 . 
59-33 
59 - 5 8 
Mineral matter . 
46.11 
46.54 
Carbon dioxide therein. 
1.17 
1.05 
Mineral matter free from C 0 2 
44.94 
45-49 
Organic matter and combined water 
14-39 
14.08 
B. PADDY SOIL. 
Trial No. I. 
Soil and soy beans. 
Moisture. 
58-30 
47-54 
Dry matter . 
41.69 
52.46 
Mineral matter . 
28.96 
36-52 
Organic matter and combined water 
12.73 
15-94 
Trial No II. 
Soil, soy beans and lime. 
Moisture. 
48.61 
45-52 
Dry matter . 
5 T - 3 8 
54 - 4 8 
Carbon dioxide . 
0.38 
o-35 
Dry matter free from C 0 2 . 
5 1 - 00 
54-13 
Mineral matter . 
36.82 
39.16 
Carbon dioxide therein. 
0-45 
o -37 
Mineral matter free from C 0 2 
36-37 
3 8 -79 
Organic matter and combined water 
14.63 
15-34 
After 
6 weeks. 
38.62 
3 !- 3 8 
45-23 
16.15 
40.2g 
59 - 7 1 
0-73 
58.98 
46.25 
0.86 
45-39 
13-59 
39-90 
60.09 
41-93 
18.16 
36-75 
63-25 
0.25 
63.00 
45-46 
0.14 
45-32 
17.68 
