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["Robert Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

> On Jun 15, 2008, at 7:50 AM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:
>> Rob, if there are limestone quarries in your area, consider
>> limestone sand or
>> crusher chet instead of agricultural lime.

I don't have any quarries near here and really don't know where I'd
get these forms of lime.

> Recently I stopped by a  monster lime spreader truck at the roadside.
> I had just finished spreading lime on a  field.  From that, I assume
> you can hire folks with such specialized spreaders and access to tons
> and tons of lime to do the job.

In this area, there are a couple of farm stores/suppliers that spread
lime for you. They charge by the ton. Once you have the soil analysis
back, you can take it to them and they work from that.

Rob - Va