Table 2.

The dates when lime was applied and the corresponding four rates (control, low (L), medium (M) and high (H) of lime as ground chalk (CaCO3, t-1 ha) applied at Rothamsted and Woburn.

Rothamsted Application dates	Lime rates (t ha−1) (Control, L, M, H)	Woburn Application dates	Lime rates (t ha−1) (Control, L, M, H)
5 March 1962	0, 5, 10, 15	9 March 1962	0, 5, 10, 15
4 December 1962	0, 0, 0, 5	19 October 1962	0, 0, 2, 4
29 November 1978	0, 2, 5, 10	21 November 1978	0, 1, 2, 4
3-7 December 1981	0, 2, 5, 10	25 November 1981	0, 2, 5, 10
26 November 1982	0, 5, 3, 10	4 November 1982	0, 0, 5, 10
13 November 1986	0, 1, 1.5, 2.5	13 November 1986	0, 1, 1.5, 2.5
Total	0, 15, 24.5, 52.5	Total	0, 9, 25.5, 45.5