. The chemistry of farm practice. Agricultural chemistry. 102 CHEMISTRY OF FARM PRACTICE to slake it before it can be spread. This is often accom- plished by putting the material in small piles at regular intervals over the field and covering the piles with moist earth, which promptly water-slakes the lime, making it. Fig. 35.—Effect of liming spinach. (R. I. Exp. Station.) into a powdered condition in which it may easily be spread from the piles. A number of State Experiment Stations have investi- gated the use of lime, in various forms, with the general conclusion that best results are obtai


. The chemistry of farm practice. Agricultural chemistry. 102 CHEMISTRY OF FARM PRACTICE to slake it before it can be spread. This is often accom- plished by putting the material in small piles at regular intervals over the field and covering the piles with moist earth, which promptly water-slakes the lime, making it. Fig. 35.—Effect of liming spinach. (R. I. Exp. Station.) into a powdered condition in which it may easily be spread from the piles. A number of State Experiment Stations have investi- gated the use of lime, in various forms, with the general conclusion that best results are obtained from the use of calcium carbonate. Results at the Pennsylvania Station, covering a period of over sixteen years, indicate that on. 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 Keitt, Thomas Ellison. [from old catalog]. New York, J. Wiley & sons, inc. ; [etc. , etc. ]


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