" FRESHWATER CHALK " AT HALSTEAD.
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material for dressing the land for agricultural purposes. Being
very soft and powdery it would act much more beneficially and
rapidly than chalk in Boulder-clay ; be much cheaper to
cart since a smaller quantity would be required, it being nearly
pure chalk instead of a mixture of chalk and clay, and lastly it
would be a better dressing where the clay of the Boulder-clay is
prejudicial to the land.
APPENDIX.
Percentage Composition of Chalk.