The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . indicators descrited above all have their limitations, but to the experiencedworker they are of service as rough guides in feeling the pulse of the landwith r<sp(ct to the nted of lime. -Experiments with Lime. Bv far the most satisfactory and practical method of testing the landis by the establishment of experimental plots with varying dressings oflime. By this means every farmer can test the requirements of the soilson his farm. In order that the information gained should be of value,it is absolutely necessary to conduct the expe
The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . indicators descrited above all have their limitations, but to the experiencedworker they are of service as rough guides in feeling the pulse of the landwith r<sp(ct to the nted of lime. -Experiments with Lime. Bv far the most satisfactory and practical method of testing the landis by the establishment of experimental plots with varying dressings oflime. By this means every farmer can test the requirements of the soilson his farm. In order that the information gained should be of value,it is absolutely necessary to conduct the experiments over a lengthv , the most satisfactory results can onlv be obtained when the plotsare permant-nt in character, so that the effects of ea-^h particular be noted. Tlu full effects of lime are never immediately must be a I lowed for the beneficial changes to be wrought. Experiments were laid down last autumn at Rutherglen, Wyuna, andon private farms in the Western district. Central district, and in Gipps-. LIMING LAND. land, to test the value of lime under var\ ing conditions. The experimentswere designed toseek deliniie information on the followiiig points: — (a) The value of dressings of lime var\ing from 5 cwt. up to 2 tonsper acre when applied to lucerne, barley, wheat, and rapecrops, in order to determine the effect of lime, and the mostsuitable amounts to appiv for legumes, cereals, and nan-leguminous forages. (h) The periodicity of application that will lead to the most profit-able results. (c) The value of lime when used in varying (juantities with and without phosphates, iiitrales, and potash, singly and in com-bination. (d) The effect of lime when used with and without green manures.(i) The effect of lime when used in various two, three, four, and rive course rotations.(/) The relative merits of equivalent forms of lime when appliedin the form of quicklime, carbonate of lime, and gypsum, todifferent crops and different
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