For the field here at the house, I had ag-lime delivered and spread last fall, but for our woods food plots, I have to use the cone spreader on the tractor. So, I had planned to get bagged pelletized lime, like I usually do. Then a neighbor said I should go down to the co-op and get ag-lime and it would spread. I hauled the trailer down to the co-op and the guy there said no it won't spread out of the cone spreader. He said I would be wasting my time, especially since their lime stays outside and is a little damp. Back to the store to get 40 bags of lime (1 ton).
So I got 1 ton of lime spread on the plots yesterday afternoon, but it cost me $200. In addition, one of the guys tried to convince me to buy the "concentrated lime", which I think was solucal. Supposedly cost 4 times as much but goes 4 times as far. I guess it works faster too, but my understanding was the duration was much shorter. I've always been leery of high-cost shortcuts.
So what's the most economical way to lime plots with the tractor - regular pelletized lime, concentrated lime, or some special way to spread ag-lime?
So I got 1 ton of lime spread on the plots yesterday afternoon, but it cost me $200. In addition, one of the guys tried to convince me to buy the "concentrated lime", which I think was solucal. Supposedly cost 4 times as much but goes 4 times as far. I guess it works faster too, but my understanding was the duration was much shorter. I've always been leery of high-cost shortcuts.
So what's the most economical way to lime plots with the tractor - regular pelletized lime, concentrated lime, or some special way to spread ag-lime?