RE: Liming Soil
for that 5.5 tons of lime that's suggested, what is the incorporation depth in the recommendation? if it's something like 10-12" for the 5.5 tons, you could spread much less lime if you only work it into the top few inches.
if you don't raise the ph, adding extra fert is a waste of money since it's going to be binded to the soil and not available to the plants. sort of like painting the outside of your house just before a heavy rain.