In a message dated 3/00 2:46:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, PARKHURS@LEAVENWORTH.ARMY.MIL writes: << but isn't a 1/2 inch layer of lime suitable for the disposal of bodies >> It probably is. Lord Byron laffed his ass off when he found out what I did last year when I screwed up the conversion table for raising the pH of soil, converting from acres to square yards. He has been asking me for a year if I've figured out that a square yard is not the measure of two sides of my property. Actually, I put almost an inch on last year and then double-dug (French intensive) it all in. At least Lord Byron didn't suggest that I take it out. Oh yes, no one has found the bodies yet either. Gareth the ChileKnight