Lime Quality Calculation

Cost of Effective Lime/tonne
Enter source
Enter destination
Km's from source to destination
Freight cost ($/km/tonne) [ie 0.076]
Cost of Lime ($/t)
Spreading cost ($/ha)
 
Particle size mm % of product NV of particles Effective NV
0-0.125
0.125-0.25
0.25-0.5
0.5-1.0    minimal value
> 1.0    minimal value
    Total Effective NV
Cost of Effective lime/tonne/ha on your paddock is:
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I N S T R U C T I O N S

This is to help you decide which is the best value lime for your farm.
Enter the values into the green coloured boxes above.
Your lime supplier should provide you the full analysis of their lime so that you can calculate the value to you.
Lime particles greater than 0.5mm have minimal value in increasing soil pH and are not included in this calculation.
When all values are entered, click in the PRINT button at the TOP LEFT of the sheet to keep a copy of the calculations.
You should then enter the details from another supplier to see which supplier is the better value.