Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 136, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1917 — To Develop Irish Peat Bogs. [ARTICLE]

To Develop Irish Peat Bogs.

The lackof by-products from peat owing to the shutting off of German exports is directing new attention to Irish peat bogs. It is stated that peat In its composition contains ingredients which produce acetate of lime, an essential in the manufacture of cordite; sulphate of ammonia, a source of nitrogen; naphtha, paraffin, and other volatile oils; charcoal carbon, from which pencils for electric light are manufactured; many gallons of alcoholic spirit to a ton of peat; a composition Shat adds strength to food for cattle and dogs; a cultured flavor in whiskies; and recently it has been demonstrated by Professor Bottomley of King’s college, London, that peat is an excellent fertilizer under certain conditions. A largq company, backed by a body of experts, has been formed to promote the manufacture of the mhny by-products Of Irish peat