"Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel" by Samuel W. Johnson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Samuel W. Johnson. Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel
Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
FOOTNOTES:
PART I
THE ORIGIN, VARIETIES, AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERS OF PEAT
PART II
ON THE AGRICULTURAL USES OF PEAT AND SWAMP MUCK
FOOTNOTES:
PART III
ON PEAT AS FUEL
FOOTNOTES:
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Samuel W. Johnson
Published by Good Press, 2019
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This is due to the fact that mosses (sphagnums) need little lime for their growth, while the grasses require much; aquatic grasses cannot, therefore, thrive in pure waters, and in waters containing the requisite proportion of lime, grasses and sedges choke out the moss.
The accidental admixtures of soil often greatly affect the appearance and value of a peat, but on the whole it would appear that its quality is most influenced by the degree of decomposition it has been subjected to.
