VALUE OF LIMING.
A VARIABLE RESPONSE. "The orthodox view that liming is practically always sound cannot- now be accepted," says a bulletin issued by the fields division of the Department of Agriculture. "Liming of grassland has produced very diverse results. In view of this, expenditure on liming should not be incurred without careful consideration. Liming by itself is seldom financially attractive. It is, as a rule, unwise to resort to lime as a substitute for those more costly artificial fertilisers such as superphosphate and basic slag. However, if these latter manures are not giving satisfactory results, the use of lime in conjunction with them is well worth a trial. The point probably of major current importance is that liming, as a cheap alternative to other top-dressing of proved value, is, as a rule, false economy which is likely to begot disastrous results."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21161, 19 April 1932, Page 11
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142VALUE OF LIMING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21161, 19 April 1932, Page 11
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