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Lime application with the Stoltzfus wet-lime applicator. Lime material was incorporated with the surface soil shortly after application.
hen homesteaders arrived in Montana, they analyzed
the soil on their land by sight. ey would look at the texture as
to whether it was rocky, sandy, clay, or loam. ey even noted
the color of the soil as to whether it was brown, gray, black
or red. rough crop failure they learned that certain crops
should not be raised in particular fields.
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