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Under what soil condition do you think a farmer would treat the soil of his fields with quick lime (calcium oxide) or slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) or chalk (calcium carbonate) ?

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When the soil is acidic then the farmer would treat the soil of his fields with quick lime or slaked lime.
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