3879Agricultural Lime

3879.1SCOPE

Provide agricultural liming material (ALM) containing calcium compounds, magnesium compounds, or both, capable of neutralizing soil acidity and providing an increase in soil pH within six months of placement into the soil.

3879.2REQUIREMENTS

ALM includes the following forms:

Gypsum is not a liming product. Provide lime product containing at least 80 percent total neutralizing power (TNP) ground fine to provide the following characteristics:

through a No. 8 Sieve

ALM Obtain the ALM from a Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) licensed distributor or producer. For ALM supplied in bulk, deliver the ALM to the Project with the following information on a billing, delivery invoice, or Scale ticket label:

or stockpile location

For ALM supplied in bags or other container types, affix the following information to the bag or container:

3879.3SAMPLING AND TESTING

Collect samples in accordance with the MDA Agricultural Lime Official Sampling Methods . Submit samples to MDA or the University of Minnesota testing lab for analysis of the following:

Perform sampling and testing within 90 Calendar Days before applying the lime Material to the land. The weight in pounds ENP per ton of ALM is defined as follows: ( ) T WPDMENPton lb =

000 , 2

When: ENP =

×

%

TNPFI

Fineness Index (FI) = 0.2(%𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝. 8 − %𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝. 20) + 0.6(%𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝. 20 − %𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝. 60) + 1(%𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝. 60) PDM = percent dry matter = 100 − percent moisture W = weight, pounds (lb) ENP T = Ton of ALM The Engineer may accept Material provided in accordance with this section, on the basis of the distributor’s or producer’s guaranteed analysis. The Department reserves the right to sample, test, inspect, and accept or reject the Material based on its own tests.