North Central Ohio, across the Corn belt ! | The Mythical , totally non factual information concerning Pelleted lime has come, for the most part from fertilizer dealer's marketing schemes.
Yes, It may be better than Nothing at times ? But what a High price the farmer pays for a unit of Calcium compared to bulk Lime in most areas of the corn belt.
So many times a farmer has called me and said the dealer wants to add a few hundred pounds every time they spread dry fertilizer.
Well Of Course He Does !!!
haul and spread a ton or 3 of the dry bulk lime you need, Beet Lime if available or water treatment lime.
If you need Calcium and have Poultry Litter available ? Nothing could be better than that for a soil feeding Calcium source. and if you figure the N. P. and K. from the Litter
The Calcium then, at that point, is Free to the Farmer.
Now if you have soils Like Wilson in Texas, and or many areas of Michigan. You may not need Calcium at all.
Pell Lime, Just like Gypsum and even chicken Litter has been over sold, At times with mythical information.
Just like the Two supposed Agronomist ??? Funny, trying to tell Wilson in Texas that Gypsum would be his Savior ??? what Crap
IF You need Calcium ? and you have NO quarry's ? or Calcium sources available, Then there may be some RARE Cases that one may see the Need to purchase Pell Lime for the good of HIS farm over and above the Benefit of the local Fertilizer Dealer. |
200 lbs of pelletized lime = >½-1 T of Ag lime. revisited
