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What are Illinois lime recommendations?

Overview:

This table can be used to help identify recommended lime application rates based on soil pH.

Answer:

If pH is Greater Than	& pH is Less Than or Equal To	& If OM > 20 Then Typical Lime Rec =	Or If CEC > 24 Then Typical Lime Rec =	Of if CEC > 15 and CEC <= 24 Then Typical Lime Rec =	Or If CEC >= 8 and CEC <= 15 Then Typical Lime Rec =	Or If CEC < 8 then Typical Lime Rec =
1	4.5	8000	16,000	16,000	13,200	8000
4.5	4.6	7200	16,000	16,000	12,600	7600
4.6	4.7	6400	16,000	15,000	11,800	7200
4.7	4.8	5600	16,000	14,000	11,000	6800
4.8	4.9	4800	16,000	13,000	10,200	6400
4.9	5.0	4000	16,000	12,000	9600	6000
5.0	5.1		14,600	11,000	8800	5600
5.1	5.2		14,000	10,000	8000	5200
5.2	5.3		12,600	9000	7200	4800
5.3	5.4		11,000	8000	6600	4400
5.4	5.5		9600	7000	5800	4000
5.5	5.6		8000	6000	5000	3600
5.6	5.7		6600	5000	4200	3200
5.7	5.8		5000	4000	3600	2800
5.8	5.9		3600	3000	2800	2400
5.9	6.0		2000	2000	2000	2000

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