Table 31. Amount of Sulphur (95% S) Needed to Lower the Soil pH as Measured to Approximately pH 6.5 - Weights are expressed in Pounds per Acre.

Soil pH found by measurement	Broadcast application to whole soil mass (6 inch depth)
	Sandy Soils	Loamy Soils	Clayey Soils
7.5	435-655	655-872	872-1089
8.0	1089-1307	1307-1743	1743-2178
8.5	1743-2178	2178-2614	2614-3267
9.0	2178-3267	-----	-----

Source: The Fertilizer Handbook.

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