. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals. Gardening; Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. 786 LBS. GROUND ROCK OR OYSTER SHELL /3ZI TO 1786 LBS. A/ft-SLACKED L/ME 1521 LBS. HYDRATED L/ME. /000 LBS. BURNED L/ME Fig. 206.—Chart showing the different amounts of materials required to furnish the equiv- alent of 1000 pounds of lime. method. Special lime spreaders and lime hoods for manure spread- ers are in use. It is sometimes hauled out and left in small piles to slake and is then spread by hand from these piles. It is better to do the slaking in one large pile and the hauling afte
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals. Gardening; Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. 786 LBS. GROUND ROCK OR OYSTER SHELL /3ZI TO 1786 LBS. A/ft-SLACKED L/ME 1521 LBS. HYDRATED L/ME. /000 LBS. BURNED L/ME Fig. 206.—Chart showing the different amounts of materials required to furnish the equiv- alent of 1000 pounds of lime. method. Special lime spreaders and lime hoods for manure spread- ers are in use. It is sometimes hauled out and left in small piles to slake and is then spread by hand from these piles. It is better to do the slaking in one large pile and the hauling afterwards. Ground limestone and oyster shell are the most agreeable forms to handle. TILLAGE Soils may be improved both physically and chemically by proper tillage Stirring the soil will greatly aid the growth of garden crops and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Davis, Kary Cadmus, 1867-. Philadelphia, London, J. B. Lippincott Co
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