ed or slaked lime, 31, 53
magnesian limestone, 30
marl, 59
oyster shells, 61, 75
wood ashes, 61, 75

Source of lime in soils, 10, 24

Technical terms, 28

Tests for soil acidity, 20, 21

Thin soils usually acid, 18

Timber as an index, 7, 15

Timothy, 17, 88

Truog, Prof. E., 21

Truog test, 21

Value of lime after magnesium removal, 62

Voorhees, Dr. E. B., 62

Warding off soil acidity, 7

When production decreases, 18

Wood ashes, composition and relative value of, 25, 61, 75

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