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Strictly speaking itec eight-ninths as much as a sample 90 1 relative -Yahies of "lime" and alsoiirfecjdinfeh carbonate to equal 1 pound sold on thefinarketso we mayhavfr sample of grtnind limestone contain-1 - he should purchlspjre,p of calcium and mag-' It seems remM a of the four'- plantfob'dsew firhtlnlne soil, the errors of the ' Pound of oxide. ,t " ground limes calcium and mag- - earlv chemists :hQuld:sHmbeerM of calcium hydroxide (hynesium carbonates iwould only be I. ' ted to cohfuser : trying ' to learn" something H?t:,these 7; ; f )xlde7;c-7' Burned Lime important matters. AVerfot Ammonia" is -stiu-used ?tc:;measure nitrogen ; that ?phosphorj used as the measure of; phosphorus; , that ' potasn'; is ,usea wyyii Uahonate ntp t 'k th e ; 1i st mis- tfround Lime- takes, we learn that. vlime,; ls' usgd !ie?i? Hme);;S worth $2' a. ton. rSmm But the best: wayito compare the Any of ; these earners, of calcium, ;TaIues of different samples or grades Lb. IP u i'.s- Lbs.v IJtou Lbs. Lbs jco m woo 2oca : ii :m 1300 262 .180 $80 1800 3C0.. " ceht;df, matter which is ; of no valued pound of calcfum in each; Those who They .'may: also contain a certain per have studied our articles on finding' cent 6l magnelium 6xide magnesium the number of pounds of plant-foods : hydroxide,; or niaghcsiunv carbonate in a tori : of f fertilizer ; wilL have no -1 as the case may be. On most soils trouble in calculating the number of for calcium. The ; most '; rem for pounds of calcium in a" ton of-any , oart "f whn tiiing:isthat:xhem-g,r'---:-." y.y.?;.;-, -.. -r f., . . caicium compouna. ror instance, a- ists are themselyei(uty:bf :the use" of these terms whicht3y:knpwto be erroneous ahdichfd to prevent the farmer and:. theusers of fertilizers unders1anding;the.rsub-: ject. ' - ''i'PMMti KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, You Have Shown" Your Daddies How to Make Big Corn Crops-r-ow Help in- the Big Work of Marketing and Coop erationThis Week' "Succe$ Talk for Boyw V Calcium the Element Needed ; IF IN our study 'of mind , that ; . it -isCalciumiHr wanted and thaOhisaiciuri$t be in the form of oxide hydroxide," and v carbonate, if it is toothetwpr erally thought to i 6e f t'rf ornied Lby ." "lime", there will be' less difHcuityriin avoiding confusKm.Jpow think these terms too hardjorememj ber, but if we are tounderstand our " work we musFstudyCsu tie, arfd three termslike thesejshpuld not be very hardfjBremembejrl;7 aid in remembering thes;e three forms in which calcium is tise theii pllow-J ing statement of x heotfternlm used to designate, eachof thec,thre: different forms may be of yalne : ; '. - 1. Oxide: Calcium oxide, ; Umo, burijed 2 lime, quick lime, cautiv limt' i Btone -Ume, -:; lump lime, builders' llme siiell Um ei7; 4v 2. Hydroxide: Calcium r hydiy)xlder ? slaked lime, water slaked lim, hydrated lime, caus- ; tic lime, etc. . :;--"-:'-7 77W":7i7" 3. Carbonate : Calcium carbonkte, ground limestone, ground oyster shells,- shell marl, marl, marble, chalk, shells, carbonate at , lime, etc. . .77; inese three forms are-Jiot: eaually which 'Icalciurri comoounds: are used. wfAiinr! limpatnnA nt t4itit unA rich in calcium; antarcbnseq Hme "Ul cquai .vaiue; ana7we musi, . therefore, remember the amount or per cent of : calciumlri"eaf6rm;il is, calcium we want and calcium that" OTHERS e that which urged 7 ; I you to'make two blades of grass grow whiere one grew before." ; A- 7 The man who can do that is better niorallyy physically and in c every other! wa have m,ade 40 bushels of corn grow where . only 10 bushels grew before,. not p only; because) you have increased production V on the little land you have 'planted, hut because 'J you hare waked up the bid farmers, your daddiesr and made them take notice and get busy. ' ; ; But-you have got .a bigger work than this he- fore;yous'4TouTve'': ) you caii'; help incrwse jtHe priceju your efforts can help , the farmer of this country come nearer to getting 'JfairiiiHcerl his product than he has : ever done before; Wf'SB Wlh , : presidbwt BARRETT f.f meVs big : problent. What you- have done in' ; .increasing production, you can also do in building c6operation7 Keep 7 up the good work you have begun, and the reward is yours, not only in the returns Iwhich come to you today, but in the splendid impetus -; which you have - given and will give to your country's . agricultural f, i growth and bettermentan impetus that will be felt throughout all t theearsc ; .President Farmers'-Educational and Cooperative Union of America. : - sample of ground limestone contain ' a x ' ' i : . ing u per cent caicium ana magne sium carbonates : costs laid down at 'the farm $2.40 a ton, while a sample of burned lime containing 95 per cent of calcium oxide costs $5i0 a ton laid 7 down : at: the farm. ' Which is the cheaper? . - . -. . . , , : , S7 We must remember .that 440 per cent of pure, calcium carbonate is calcium but this- sample is only 90 ' per cent pure ; then it is evident that 90 per cent of 40.will give the number of pounds, of calcium in 100 pounds of this sample of ground limestone, and 20 times, this the number of pounds of . calcium in a ton of this ground lime stone, and since thif costs $40, the., costiper pound of calcium is cent-n p7$2.(.90X40f :0f pure calcium obctde, 71.4 per cent ' : is calcium; but this sample of burned lime was only 95 per cent pure j there fore 95 per cent of 71.4 gives the nuirn ber of pounds of calcium in 100 pounds' of this burned lime (67.83 pounds), and; the result, multiplied by 20 f gives thetnumber of pounds of calci- -am in one ton of this sample of burn "ed lime (U56.6 pounds) As the tost as. $5.50, then 5L50 divided by I JS6.6 ;: will give the cost of a, pound of cal f cram in this sample of burned lime-H (S.50t U56.64-H or cents). ; Since : a .pound of calcium in ho we should , buy and pay for, "and con vs. Humy we must k of calcium each of J of "lime'contains,- .SS Calcium .. X-L i '- Per cent of "-Calcium ' -::' Calcium " Calcium . J : cvPxlde ; Hydroxide Carbonate 7 Burned Lime I Water Slaked Ground ? lime- -u- Lime : v ,. stone : ' $8.00 . ' ' $8.05 - -':-:tiM-i - J 7.00 v 'v"-- 8.30 - v7V ; 8.95 i. :V:3 6.00 , - 4.55 -7 - A40 - 7Y7 5.00 i:-r.f :A . 3.80 : :' 2.80 -. too - . v :V 3.05 : 7 2.25 , . f Wroxide-of calcium :(Ca02H2J 54 f t onat? of calcium CaC03).' 40 - magnesium, any considerable amount "$5.50 a ton, even though the gound of magnesium in the 'lime" would be limestone was only .90. per cent pure,-' objectionabler but thesersoils are while the sample of burned lime was -probablyrai'e in the South . If these . three, calcium' compounds amount of this magnesium "lime acts ; Now this- may appear too difficult,- were ;alwavs:ourb.; an ;esti slowly in correcting (Concluded on page J8, this issue) , . Now if we keep the foregoing; factily in mindjiwhat "cah.be easier than cal-" culating ,the relative- values of theseV different forms? And yet. we: find'' farmers paying $12 a ton for ."hydrat- . ed hme" when burned- lime could' probably be obtained for $6 to $8 a ton and ground limestone for $2 or $3 a ton. . . - 7 -. For instance,- if ground limestone offered fpr $2i0 a ton delivered.at jne farm, what should onepay for a ton of "hydrated.;imeM? - Since pure calcium carbonate;(ground limestone contain? 40 per cent calcium and -pure calcium- hydroxide .(hydrated, Jime) contains 54 per cent of calcium, if we tiply .$2.50 by. 54 and divide the re-'. Z hf if .we have the value of :the nyarated .lime .per ton, laid dbwri at"' tne.farm-fr-., In order 7tof assist in. learning the'' 3 Ir values-of thse-'three forms" Jcaicium compounds,' the- following -v v r .v it SONGS OF THE LAZY FARMER My Neighbor's a Great Hand to Read i.:-7- yy neighbor's quite a hand to reqd;1ie says he learns to sow ; JyJL' his seed aM plant his corn the modern way, and feed his " pigs right every day. ; He spends his hard earned , money, -- too, whenever time.comes tQ renew, he'd never let his paper go, he likes its' plans and idees-so. : 'TTien ater he has fed his teams, he readsof other farisschemest and how they put up: clover hay, ' arid make the cows and poultry ' pdy::-Oi;rr -. ' " " Now I won't spend my hard earned dough, I'd rather let thy pa per go, someday when I arfioh the street, a pleasant agent I .will meet Hell - hand , me out ' watch, therihe'll ash me all about the folks and UU me all the latest 'l jokes and promise, ford stamp a week," no other knowledge need K seefc for he will send me, without 'pay, a dozen papers every day.- 4 -p Then wheniHy evening chores; are done, 111 read the stories, one . by 'Xy 'rP A if thw ainiVio veru ood. theutt save my wife a lot ' 0 of WOOd. r L :.-7-- :;V--'' ' .,. ,,7-'- . , v ... . . - V,- t v-"
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