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<blockquote data-quote="John Chance" data-source="post: 4706044" data-attributes="member: 7650"><p>Both OK for where you are and Leiths are a reputable firm.</p><p></p><p>BIG thing is whether the stuff that arrives in the truck is the same as the sample that was analysed. All sorts of things can affect that.</p><p></p><p>Moisture content increases as the lime stockpiles in the quarry get rained on (easy to check with scales and oven) and you don't want to pay for water. Some quarries have freshly made stuff and older stocks (which can be damper). Ask for freshly made.</p><p></p><p>Handling and drops cause segregation, concentrating larger particles in bases and sides of heaps, so gradings can be different in different parts of quarry stockpiles. Screens meshes wear and sometimes end up with holes in them, leading to larger particles getting through, changing the grading over time. It's impossible to check small grading sizes (150mm) on the farm, but nothing to stop you telling them you are going to have a sample analysed for grading, which should keep them on their toes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Chance, post: 4706044, member: 7650"] Both OK for where you are and Leiths are a reputable firm. BIG thing is whether the stuff that arrives in the truck is the same as the sample that was analysed. All sorts of things can affect that. Moisture content increases as the lime stockpiles in the quarry get rained on (easy to check with scales and oven) and you don't want to pay for water. Some quarries have freshly made stuff and older stocks (which can be damper). Ask for freshly made. Handling and drops cause segregation, concentrating larger particles in bases and sides of heaps, so gradings can be different in different parts of quarry stockpiles. Screens meshes wear and sometimes end up with holes in them, leading to larger particles getting through, changing the grading over time. It's impossible to check small grading sizes (150mm) on the farm, but nothing to stop you telling them you are going to have a sample analysed for grading, which should keep them on their toes. [/QUOTE]
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