. Productive soils; the fundamentals of successful soil management and profitable crop production. Soils. Fig. 159,—A soil derived from limestone and underlaid by crumbled limestone. This soil is acid to a depth of three and one-half feet, within two inches of the rotten limestone. Air-slaked Lime.—This is formed when lime used in making plaster and mortar is exposed to the air. On exposure, the carbon dioxide gas of the air is absorbed and this action converts the lime. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability -
. Productive soils; the fundamentals of successful soil management and profitable crop production. Soils. Fig. 159,—A soil derived from limestone and underlaid by crumbled limestone. This soil is acid to a depth of three and one-half feet, within two inches of the rotten limestone. Air-slaked Lime.—This is formed when lime used in making plaster and mortar is exposed to the air. On exposure, the carbon dioxide gas of the air is absorbed and this action converts the lime. 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 Weir, Wilbert Walter, 1882-. Philadelphia London, J. B. Lippincott company
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