TABLE III.--DESCRIPTION, ETC., OF PEATS AND MUCKS.
1. Lewis M. Norton |chocolate-brown,| | |. 2. " " | " " | | | 3. " " |light-brown, | | | 4. Messrs. Pond & Miles|chocolate-brown,| | | | | 5. " " |brownish-red, | | | 6. Samuel Camp |black, | | | 7. Russell U. Peck |chocolate-brown,| | | 8. Rev. B. F. Northrop |grayish-brown, | | | | | 9. J. H. Stanwood |chocolate-brown,| | | 10. N. Hart, Jr |brownish-black, | 11. A. L. Loveland |black, | | | 12. Daniel Buck, Jr |chocolate-brown,| | | 13. " " | " " | 14. Philip Scarborough | | | | 15. Adams White |chocolate-brown,| | | 16. Paris Dyer |grayish-black, | | | 17. Perrin Scarborough |chocolate-brown,| | | | | 18. Geo. K. Virgin |light | | brownish-gray | | | 19. " " |chocolate-brown,| | | 20. " " |black, | 21. Solomon Mead |grayish-brown, | | | | | 22. Edwin Hoyt |brownish-gray, | | | 23. " " | " | | | 24. " " | " | | | 25. A. M. Haling |chocolate-brown,| 26. " " | " " | 27. " " | " " | | | 28. Albert Day |dark-brown, | | | | | 29. C. Goodyear |black, | | | 30. Rev. Wm. Clift |chocolate-brown,| | | | | 31. Henry Keeler |light-brown, | | | 32. John Adams | " | | | 33. Rev. Wm. Clift |dark ash-gray, | | |
_Condition at Time of Analysis, _No._ Reputed value, etc._
1. Lewis M. Norton |air-dry, tough, compact, heavy; from bottom; | 3 to 4 feet deep; very good in compost. 2. " " | " tough, compact, heavier than 1, from | near surface; very good in compost. 3. " " | " coherent but light, from between 1 and | 2, very good in compost. 4. Messrs. Pond & Miles| " coherent but light, surface peat, | considered better than No. 5; good in | compost. 5. " " | " very light and loose in texture, from | depth of 3 feet, good in compost. 6. Samuel Camp | " hard lumps, half as good as yard manure, | in compost equal to yard manure. 7. Russell U. Peck | " is good fresh, long exposed, half as | good as barn-yard manure. 8. Rev. B. F. Northrop | " light, easily crushed masses containing | sand, has not been used alone, good in | compost. 9. J. H. Stanwood |moist, hard lumps, used fresh good after first | year; excellent in compost. 10. N. Hart, Jr |air-dry, hard lumps, excellent in compost. 11. A. L. Loveland | " hard lumps, contains grains of coarse | sand. 12. Daniel Buck, Jr | " coherent cakes, good as top dressing on | grass when fresh; excellent in compost. 13. " " | " light surface layers of No. 12. 14. Philip Scarborough | " after exposure over winter, has | one-third value of yard-manure. 15. Adams White | " hard lumps, good in compost, causes | great growth of straw. 16. Paris Dyer | " easily crushed lumps, largely admixed | with soil. 17. Perrin Scarborough | " well-characterized "vitriol peat;" in | compost, after 1 year's exposure, gives | indifferent results. 18. Geo. K. Virgin | " light, coherent surface peat; sample | long exposed; astonishing results on | sandy soil. 19. " " |moist, crumbly, contains much sand, four feet | from surface. 20. " " |wet. 21. Solomon Mead |air-dry, light, porous, coherent from grass | roots; long weathered, good; fresh, | better in compost. 22. Edwin Hoyt | " loose, light, much mixed with soil, | good in compost. 23. " " | " No. 22 saturated with horse urine, | darker than No. 22. 24. " " | " No. 22 composted with white fish, | darker than No. 23; fish-bones evident. 25. A. M. Haling |moist, fresh dug. 26. " " |air-dry, No. 25 after two year's weathering. 27. " " |moist, fresh dug, good substitute for yard | manure as top-dressing on grass. 28. Albert Day | " coherent and hard; fresh dug, but from | surface where weathered; injurious to | crops; vitriol peat. (?) 29. C. Goodyear |air-dry, very hard tough cakes; when fresh dug, | "as good as cow dung." 30. Rev. Wm. Clift |moist, from an originally fresh water bog, | broken into 100 years ago by tide, now | salt marsh; good after weathering. 31. Henry Keeler |air-dry, leaf-muck, friable; when fresh, appears | equal to good yard manure. 32. John Adams |moist, overlies shell marl, fresh or weathered | does not compare with ordinary manure. 33. Rev. Wm. Clift |air-dry, from bottom of salt ditch, where tide | flows daily; contains sulphate of iron.