Agricultural Service Laboratory

Clemson University

Lime Tables

Effective November 1, 1998

Pounds/Acre Agricultural Limestone

Target pH = 5.5

Soil pH

Buffer pH

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.4

7.95

-

100

100

200

200

200

300

300

300

400

400

7.90

100

200

300

300

400

500

600

600

700

800

900

7.85

100

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1,000

1,200

1,300

7.80

200

400

500

700

800

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,400

1,500

1,800

7.75

200

400

700

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,500

1,700

1,900

2,200

7.70

300

500

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,700

1,900

2,100

2,300

2,700

7.65

300

600

900

1,200

1,400

1,700

1,900

2,200

2,400

2,700

3,100

7.60

400

700

1,000

1,400

1,600

1,900

2,200

2,500

2,800

3,100

3,600

7.55

400

800

1,200

1,500

1,800

2,200

2,500

2,800

3,100

3,500

4,000

7.50

500

900

1,300

1,700

2,100

2,400

2,800

3,100

3,400

3,800

4,500

7.45

500

1,000

1,400

1,900

2,300

2,600

3,000

3,400

3,800

4,200

4,900

7.40

600

1,100

1,600

2,000

2,500

2,900

3,300

3,700

4,100

4,600

5,400

7.35

600

1,200

1,700

2,200

2,700

3,100

3,600

4,000

4,500

5,000

5,800

7.30

600

1,300

1,800

2,400

2,900

3,400

3,900

4,300

4,800

5,400

6,300

7.25

700

1,300

2,000

2,500

3,100

3,600

4,100

4,600

5,200

5,800

6,700

7.20

700

1,400

2,100

2,700

3,300

3,900

4,400

5,000

5,500

6,100

7,100

7.15

800

1,500

2,200

2,900

3,500

4,100

4,700

5,300

5,900

6,500

7,600

7.10

800

1,600

2,300

3,000

3,700

4,300

5,000

5,600

6,200

6,900

8,000

7.05

900

1,700

2,500

3,200

3,900

4,600

5,200

5,900

6,600

7,300

8,500

7.00

900

1,800

2,600

3,400

4,100

4,800

5,500

6,200

6,900

7,700

8,900

Pounds/Acre Agricultural Limestone

Target pH = 6.0

Soil pH

Buffer pH

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.4

7.95

100

100

100

200

200

300

300

300

300

400

400

400

400

500

500

500

7.90

100

200

300

400

400

500

600

600

700

700

800

800

900

900

1,000

1,100

7.85

200

300

400

500

700

800

900

900

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,300

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,600

7.80

200

400

600

700

900

1,000

1,100

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,700

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,200

7.75

300

500

700

900

1,100

1,300

1,400

1,600

1,700

1,800

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,300

2,500

2,700

7.70

300

600

900

1,100

1,300

1,500

1,700

1,900

2,000

2,200

2,400

2,500

2,700

2,800

3,000

3,300

7.65

400

700

1,000

1,300

1,500

1,800

2,000

2,200

2,400

2,600

2,800

2,900

3,100

3,300

3,500

3,800

7.60

400

800

1,100

1,500

1,700

2,000

2,300

2,500

2,700

2,900

3,100

3,300

3,500

3,800

4,000

4,300

7.55

500

900

1,300

1,600

2,000

2,300

2,600

2,800

3,100

3,300

3,500

3,800

4,000

4,200

4,500

4,900

7.50

500

1,000

1,400

1,800

2,200

2,500

2,800

3,100

3,400

3,700

3,900

4,200

4,400

4,700

5,000

5,400

7.45

600

1,100

1,600

2,000

2,400

2,800

3,100

3,400

3,800

4,000

4,300

4,600

4,900

5,200

5,500

6,000

7.40

600

1,200

1,700

2,200

2,600

3,000

3,400

3,800

4,100

4,400

4,700

5,000

5,300

5,600

6,000

6,500

7.35

700

1,300

1,900

2,400

2,800

3,300

3,700

4,100

4,400

4,800

5,100

5,400

5,800

6,100

6,500

7,100

7.30

700

1,400

2,000

2,500

3,100

3,500

4,000

4,400

4,800

5,100

5,500

5,900

6,200

6,600

7,000

7,600

7.25

800

1,500

2,100

2,700

3,300

3,800

4,300

4,700

5,100

5,500

5,900

6,300

6,700

7,000

7,500

8,100

7.20

800

1,600

2,300

2,900

3,500

4,000

4,500

5,000

5,500

5,900

6,300

6,700

7,100

7,500

8,000

8,700

7.15

900

1,700

2,400

3,100

3,700

4,300

4,800

5,300

5,800

6,200

6,700

7,100

7,500

8,000

8,500

9,200

7.10

900

1,800

2,600

3,300

3,900

4,500

5,100

5,600

6,100

6,600

7,100

7,500

8,000

8,400

9,000

9,800

7.05

1,000

1,900

2,700

3,500

4,100

4,800

5,400

5,900

6,500

7,000

7,500

7,900

8,400

8,900

9,400

10,000

7.00

1,000

2,000

2,800

3,600

4,400

5,000

5,700

6,300

6,800

7,400

7,900

8,400

8,900

9,400

9,900

10,000

Pounds/Acre Agricultural Limestone

Target pH = 6.5

Soil pH

Buffer pH

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.4

7.95

100

100

200

200

300

300

300

400

400

400

400

400

500

500

500

500

500

600

600

600

600

7.90

100

200

300

400

500

600

600

700

800

800

900

900

900

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,200

1,300

7.85

200

400

500

600

800

900

1,000

1,100

1,100

1,200

1,300

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,500

1,600

1,600

1,700

1,700

1,800

1,900

7.80

300

500

700

900

1,000

1,200

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,700

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,200

2,300

2,400

2,500

7.75

300

600

900

1,100

1,300

1,500

1,600

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,300

2,400

2,500

2,600

2,700

2,800

2,900

3,000

3,100

7.70

400

700

1,000

1,300

1,500

1,700

1,900

2,100

2,300

2,400

2,600

2,700

2,800

2,900

3,000

3,100

3,200

3,300

3,400

3,600

3,800

7.65

500

900

1,200

1,500

1,800

2,000

2,300

2,500

2,700

2,800

3,000

3,100

3,300

3,400

3,500

3,700

3,800

3,900

4,000

4,200

4,400

7.60

500

1,000

1,400

1,700

2,000

2,300

2,600

2,800

3,000

3,200

3,400

3,600

3,700

3,900

4,000

4,200

4,300

4,500

4,600

4,800

5,000

7.55

600

1,100

1,500

1,900

2,300

2,600

2,900

3,200

3,400

3,600

3,800

4,000

4,200

4,400

4,600

4,700

4,900

5,000

5,200

5,300

5,600

7.50

700

1,200

1,700

2,200

2,600

2,900

3,200

3,500

3,800

4,000

4,300

4,500

4,700

4,900

5,100

5,200

5,400

5,600

5,700

5,900

6,300

7.45

700

1,300

1,900

2,400

2,800

3,200

3,600

3,900

4,200

4,400

4,700

4,900

5,200

5,400

5,600

5,800

5,900

6,100

6,300

6,500

6,900

7.40

800

1,500

2,100

2,600

3,100

3,500

3,900

4,200

4,600

4,800

5,100

5,400

5,600

5,900

6,100

6,300

6,500

6,700

6,900

7,100

7,500

7.35

900

1,600

2,200

2,800

3,300

3,800

4,200

4,600

4,900

5,300

5,600

5,800

6,100

6,300

6,600

6,800

7,000

7,200

7,500

7,700

8,100

7.30

900

1,700

2,400

3,000

3,600

4,100

4,500

4,900

5,300

5,700

6,000

6,300

6,600

6,800

7,100

7,300

7,600

7,800

8,000

8,300

8,800

7.25

1,000

1,800

2,600

3,200

3,800

4,400

4,800

5,300

5,700

6,100

6,400

6,700

7,000

7,300

7,600

7,800

8,100

8,400

8,600

8,900

9,400

7.20

1,000

2,000

2,800

3,500

4,100

4,700

5,200

5,600

6,100

6,500

6,800

7,200

7,500

7,800

8,100

8,400

8,600

8,900

9,200

9,500

10,000

7.15

1,100

2,100

2,900

3,700

4,300

4,900

5,500

6,000

6,400

6,900

7,300

7,600

8,000

8,300

8,600

8,900

9,200

9,500

9,800

10,000

10,000

7.10

1,200

2,200

3,100

3,900

4,600

5,200

5,800

6,300

6,800

7,300

7,700

8,100

8,400

8,800

9,100

9,400

9,700

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

7.05

1,200

2,300

3,300

4,100

4,900

5,500

6,100

6,700

7,200

7,700

8,100

8,500

8,900

9,300

9,600

9,900

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

7.00

1,300

2,400

3,400

4,300

5,100

5,800

6,500

7,100

7,600

8,100

8,500

9,000

9,400

9,800

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

Pounds/Acre Agricultural Limestone

Target pH = 7.0

Soil pH

Buffer pH

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.4

7.95

400

400

400

500

500

500

500

500

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

700

700

700

700

7.90

700

800

900

900

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,400

1,400

7.85

1,100

1,200

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,600

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,800

1,800

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,100

7.80

1,500

1,600

1,700

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,200

2,300

2,300

2,400

2,400

2,500

2,500

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,700

2,700

2,800

7.75

1,900

2,000

2,200

2,300

2,400

2,500

2,600

2,700

2,800

2,800

2,900

3,000

3,000

3,100

3,100

3,200

3,200

3,300

3,300

3,400

3,500

7.70

2,200

2,400

2,600

2,800

2,900

3,000

3,100

3,200

3,300

3,400

3,500

3,600

3,600

3,700

3,800

3,800

3,900

4,000

4,000

4,100

4,200

7.65

2,600

2,800

3,000

3,200

3,400

3,500

3,700

3,800

3,900

4,000

4,100

4,200

4,200

4,300

4,400

4,500

4,500

4,600

4,700

4,800

4,900

7.60

3,000

3,200

3,500

3,700

3,900

4,000

4,200

4,300

4,400

4,600

4,700

4,800

4,900

4,900

5,000

5,100

5,200

5,300

5,300

5,400

5,600

7.55

3,300

3,600

3,900

4,100

4,300

4,500

4,700

4,900

5,000

5,100

5,200

5,400

5,500

5,600

5,700

5,700

5,800

5,900

6,000

6,100

6,300

7.50

3,700

4,000

4,300

4,600

4,800

5,000

5,200

5,400

5,500

5,700

5,800

5,900

6,100

6,200

6,300

6,400

6,500

6,600

6,700

6,800

7,000

7.45

4,100

4,500

4,800

5,100

5,300

5,500

5,700

5,900

6,100

6,300

6,400

6,500

6,700

6,800

6,900

7,000

7,100

7,200

7,400

7,500

7,700

7.40

4,500

4,900

5,200

5,500

5,800

6,000

6,300

6,500

6,700

6,800

7,000

7,100

7,300

7,400

7,500

7,700

7,800

7,900

8,000

8,200

8,400

7.35

4,800

5,300

5,600

6,000

6,300

6,500

6,800

7,000

7,200

7,400

7,600

7,700

7,900

8,000

8,200

8,300

8,400

8,600

8,700

8,800

9,100

7.30

5,200

5,700

6,100

6,400

6,800

7,000

7,300

7,500

7,800

8,000

8,200

8,300

8,500

8,600

8,800

8,900

9,100

9,200

9,400

9,500

9,800

7.25

5,600

6,100

6,500

6,900

7,200

7,500

7,800

8,100

8,300

8,500

8,700

8,900

9,100

9,300

9,400

9,600

9,700

9,900

10,000

10,000

10,000

7.20

5,900

6,500

6,900

7,400

7,700

8,000

8,300

8,600

8,900