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\n\t<\/strong><\/font><\/span>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n \n\t \n<\/p>\n \n\tPART I.<\/font>—<\/font>O<\/font>RIGIN<\/font>, V<\/font>ARIETIES<\/font>, <\/font>AND <\/font>C<\/font>HEMICAL <\/font>C<\/font>HARACTERS OF <\/font>P<\/font>EAT<\/font><\/font>.<\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n \n\t1. What is Peat? <\/font>9<\/font> \n\tPART II.<\/font><\/font>—<\/font>O<\/font>N THE <\/font>A<\/font>GRICULTURAL <\/font>U<\/font>SES OF <\/font>P<\/font>EAT AND <\/font>S<\/font>WAMP <\/font>M<\/font>UCK<\/font><\/font>.<\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n \n\t1. Characters that adapt Peat for Agricultural Use <\/font>28<\/font> \n\tPART III<\/font><\/font>.—<\/font>O<\/font>N <\/font>P<\/font>EAT AS <\/font>F<\/font>UEL<\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n \n\t1. Kinds of Peat that Make the Best Fuel <\/font>92<\/font> \n\tGet this very informative and detailed PDF ebook for just $1.00!<\/strong><\/font>\n<\/p>\n \n\t <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","edd-categories":[49],"edd-tags":[],"class_list":["post-730","download","type-download","status-publish","hentry","download_category-yard-garden","edd-download","edd-download-cat-yard-garden"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsolutionsebooks.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/edd-downloads\/730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsolutionsebooks.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/edd-downloads"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsolutionsebooks.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/download"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsolutionsebooks.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsolutionsebooks.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/edd-downloads\/730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9017,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsolutionsebooks.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/edd-downloads\/730\/revisions\/9017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsolutionsebooks.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"download_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsolutionsebooks.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fedd-categories&post=730"},{"taxonomy":"download_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsolutionsebooks.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fedd-tags&post=730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\t2. Conditions of its Formation <\/font>9<\/font>
\n\t3. Different Kinds of Peat <\/font>14<\/font>
\n\tSwamp Muck <\/font>17<\/font>
\n\tSalt Mud <\/font>18<\/font>
\n\t4. Chemical Characters\/Composition of Peat <\/font>18<\/font>
\n\ta. Organic or combustible part <\/font>19<\/font>
\n\tUlmic and Humic Acids <\/font>19<\/font>
\n\tUlmin & Humin—Crenic and Apocrenic Acids <\/font>20<\/font>
\n\tUlmates and Humates <\/font>21<\/font>
\n\tCrenates and Apocrenates <\/font>22<\/font>
\n\tGein and Geic Acid—Elementary Composition of Peat <\/font>23<\/font>
\n\tUltimate Composition of the Constituents of Peat <\/font>25<\/font>
\n\tb. Mineral Part—Ashes <\/font>25<\/font>
\n\t5. Chemical Changes that occur in the Formation of Peat <\/font>26<\/font>\n<\/p>\n
\n\tA. Physical or Amending Characters <\/font>28<\/font>
\n\tI. Absorbent Power for Water, as Liquid and Vapor <\/font>31<\/font>
\n\tII. Absorbent Power for Ammonia <\/font>32<\/font>
\n\tIII. Influence in Disintegrating the Soil <\/font>34<\/font>
\n\tIV. Influence on the Temperature of Soils <\/font>37<\/font>
\n\tB. Fertilizing Characters <\/font>38<\/font>
\n\tI. Fertilizing Effects of the Organic Matters, excluding Nitrogen <\/font>38<\/font>
\n\t1. Organic Matters as Direct Food to Plants <\/font>38<\/font>
\n\t2. Organic Matters as Indirect Food to Plants <\/font>40<\/font>
\n\t3. Nitrogen, including Ammonia and Nitric Acid <\/font>42<\/font>
\n\tII. Fertilizing Effects of the Ashes of Peat <\/font>46<\/font>
\n\tIII. Peculiarities in the Decay of Peat <\/font>50<\/font>
\n\tIV. Comparison of Peat with Stable Manure <\/font>51<\/font>
\n\t2. Characters of Peat that are detrimental, or that need correction <\/font>54<\/font>
\n\tI. Possible Bad Effects on Heavy Soils <\/font>54<\/font>
\n\tII. Noxious Ingredients <\/font>55<\/font>
\n\ta. Vitriol Peats <\/font>55<\/font>
\n\tb. Acidity—c. Resinous Matters <\/font>57<\/font>
\n\t3. Preparation of Peat for Agricultural Use <\/font>57<\/font>
\n\ta. Excavation <\/font>57<\/font>
\n\tb. Exposure, or Seasoning <\/font>59<\/font>
\n\tc. Composting <\/font>62<\/font>
\n\tCompost with Stable Manure <\/font>63<\/font>
\n\tCompost with Night Soil <\/font>68<\/font>
\n\tCompost with Guano <\/font>69<\/font>
\n\tCompost with Fish and other Animal Matters <\/font>70<\/font>
\n\tCompost with Potash-lye & Soda-ash; Wood-ashes, Shellmarl, Lime <\/font>72<\/font>
\n\tCompost with Salt and Lime Mixture <\/font>73<\/font>
\n\tCompost with Carbonate of Lime, Mortar, etc. <\/font>75<\/font>
\n\t4. The Author's Experiments with Peat Composts <\/font>77<\/font>
\n\t5. Examination of Peat with reference to its Agricultural Value <\/font>81<\/font>
\n\t6. Composition of Connecticut Peats <\/font>84<\/font>
\n\tMethod of Analysis <\/font>86<\/font>
\n\tTables of Composition 88-90<\/font><\/font>\n<\/p>\n
\n\t2. Density of Peat <\/font>95<\/font>
\n\t3. Heating Power of Peat as Compared with Wood and Anthracite <\/font>96<\/font>
\n\t4. Modes of Burning Peat <\/font>102<\/font>
\n\t5. Burning of Broken Peat <\/font>103<\/font>
\n\t6. Hygroscopic Water of Peat-fuel <\/font>104<\/font>
\n\t7. Shrinkage <\/font>105<\/font>
\n\t8. Time of Excavation and Drying <\/font>105<\/font>
\n\t9. Drainage <\/font>106<\/font>
\n\t10. Cutting of Peat for Fuel—a. Preparations for Cutting <\/font>107<\/font>
\n\tb. Cutting by Hand; with Common Spade; German Peat Knife <\/font>108<\/font>
\n\tCutting with Irish Slane—System employed in East Friesland <\/font>109<\/font>
\n\tc. Machines for Cutting Peat; Brosowsky's Machine; Lepreux's Machine <\/font>113<\/font>
\n\t11. Dredging of Peat <\/font>115<\/font>
\n\t12. Moulding of Peat <\/font>116<\/font>
\n\t13. Preparation of Peat-fuel by Machinery, etc <\/font>116<\/font>
\n\tA. Condensation by Pressure <\/font>116<\/font>
\n\ta. Of Fresh Peat <\/font>116<\/font>
\n\tMannhardt's Method <\/font>117<\/font>
\n\tThe Neustadt Method <\/font>119<\/font>
\n\tb. Of Air-dried Peat—Lithuanian Process <\/font>120<\/font>
\n\tc. Of Hot-dried Peat—Gwynne's Method; Exter's Method <\/font>121<\/font>
\n\tElsberg's Process <\/font>125<\/font>
\n\tB. Condensation without Pressure <\/font>127<\/font>
\n\ta. Of Earthy Peat <\/font>128<\/font>
\n\tChalleton's Method, at Mennecy, France <\/font>128<\/font>
\n\tChalleton's Method, at Langenberg, Prussia <\/font>130<\/font>
\n\tRoberts' Method, at Pekin, N. Y. <\/font>132<\/font>
\n\tSiemens' Method, at Boeblingen, Wirtemberg <\/font>134<\/font>
\n\tb. Condensation of Fibrous Peat—Weber's Method; 135
\n\tHot-drying Gysser's Method and Machine <\/font>140<\/font>
\n\tc. Condensation of Peat of all Kinds—Schlickeysen's Machine <\/font>144<\/font>
\n\tLeavitt's Peat Mill, Lexington, Mass <\/font>146<\/font>
\n\tAshcroft & Betteley's Machine <\/font>148<\/font>
\n\tVersmann's Machine, Great Britain <\/font>150<\/font>
\n\tBuckland's Machine, Great Britain <\/font>151<\/font>
\n\t14. Artificial Drying of Peat <\/font>152<\/font>
\n\t15. Peat Coal <\/font>157<\/font>
\n\t16. Metallurgical Uses of Peat <\/font>162<\/font>
\n\t17. Peat as a Source of Illuminating Gas <\/font>165<\/font>
\n\t18. Examination of Peat with regard to its Value as Fuel <\/font>167<\/font>\n<\/p>\n