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Excerpt from The Relation of Lime and Magnesia to Plant Growth: I. Liming of Soils From a Physiological Standpoint; II. Experimental Study of the Relation of Lime and Magnesia to Plant Growth
Although for several reasons the burnt lime is superior to carbonate of lime, and even in some cases mentioned can not be replaced by the latter, still there are instances where finely pulverized carbonate of lime can be applied directly with great success, especially on sandy soil.-1 In many other cases the sulphate of lime (gypsum) is the most favorable form, especially when the amount of sulphates in the soil is very small, it often sinking, far below per cent.
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