. "Alfalfa"; a handbook for the alfalfa grower and student. Alfalfa. to the best interest of the Hme buyer to look to the moisture content of the product—especially in the case of the so-called waste limes, which are by-products of factories and are often exposed to rain. Find out Moisture Content of Waste Lime 1 bought a carload of lime refuse from a sugar-beet factory, paying less than a dollar a ton. The freight was nearly two dollars a ton. It was excellent lime. 1 thought it was cheap. It looked dry, but was not dusty—in fact, it felt just a little damp when handled. I had it an
. "Alfalfa"; a handbook for the alfalfa grower and student. Alfalfa. to the best interest of the Hme buyer to look to the moisture content of the product—especially in the case of the so-called waste limes, which are by-products of factories and are often exposed to rain. Find out Moisture Content of Waste Lime 1 bought a carload of lime refuse from a sugar-beet factory, paying less than a dollar a ton. The freight was nearly two dollars a ton. It was excellent lime. 1 thought it was cheap. It looked dry, but was not dusty—in fact, it felt just a little damp when handled. I had it analyzed. 1 could hardly believe it when told that it was pure lime carbonate but contained forty per cent moisture! It was very expensive lime when you consider that in a twenty-ton car eight tons were water, on which 1 had paid sixteen dollars freight. Ground Limestone Most Commonly Used Ground limestone rock may come in several grades of fineness—• the best grade and highest-priced grade being that ground to the. Fig. 21. A Portable Lime Grinder in Action. Lime rock which analyzes above 90 per cent carbonates and is easily quarried may be cooperatively ground with portable grinders. fineness of dust. This latter quality gives the quickest returns, and less needs to be applied. When freight rates are an important item and long hauls are necessary it is best to buy the highest grade because of the smaller amount needed. A larger amount of coarse ground limestone must be used, but if it can be laid down on the farm at low cost, both for the product and for transportation, it will prove satisfactory and economical if not too coarse. Use Lump Lime with Car«' Fresh lump lime may be the cheapest to use, especially with long hauls from the station and high freight costs. Fresh lime is lime in a concentrated form. One ton of it is equal to two tons of the best ground limestone or air-slaked lime. It is always free of excess moisture. But it is caustic. It burns. If applied dir
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