Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
Title 7. AGRICULTURE |
PART V. Bureau of Plant Industry |
Chapter 108. Agricultural Liming Materials |
Section 108.15. Fineness of agricultural liming material
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(a) Label requirement. The label shall set forth the classification of the fineness of the agricultural liming material that is the subject of the label. The minimum percentages by weight of that agricultural liming material which will pass through United States Standard 20, 60 and 100 mesh sieves shall also appear on the label.
(b) Classification criteria. The classifications of the fineness of agricultural liming materials, as set forth in this subsection, are the minimum percentages by weight which shall be able to pass through various sizes of United States Standard sieves to earn a particular classification:
Classification Sieve Size Minimums Fine-sized 95% through a 20 mesh sieve
60% through a 60 mesh sieve
50% through a 100 mesh sieveMedium-sized 90% through a 20 mesh sieve
50% through a 60 mesh sieve
30% through a 100 mesh sieveCoarse-sized Agricultural liming materials that fail
to meet the minimums for fine-sized
or medium-sized classification, as set
forth in this subsection.
The provisions of this § 108.15 adopted March 4, 1994, effective March 5, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 1179.