bulletins or other information the Government may 

 have to dispense on the "Subject of Peat." I have 

 also written to Ottawa, for Canadian Government Bul- 

 letins No. 299, "Peat Lignite and Coal" am expecting 

 them every mail. I have written to the Wisconsin 

 University for any thing they may have on the sub- 

 ject. I understand that in Wisconsin they have been 

 using Peat for some time as a source of "Fertilizer", 

 and they must know something about it. 



Minnesota, though "long" on Peat mines seems to 

 be "shy" of documents relating thereto. 



I wrote to the "M. IT. " for information, addressing 

 my letter to, "Dean of Mining Department" was an- 

 swered by E. W. Davis ' ' Supt. Mines Experiment Sta- 

 tion". He did not have anything to offer in the way 

 of information, except to direct me to the parties to 

 whom I have written but said, "There is at the pres- 

 ent time some agitation being started by J. A. 0. Preus, 

 State Auditor, having in view possible appropria- 

 tions carrying on investigation of the Peat industry, in 

 Minnesota:" From this I infer that Minnesota has no 

 published data in regard to * * Peat. ' ' 



If Peat has any such values as are claimed for it 

 even for fuel alone, you are right, when you say 

 "Greater profits are likely to be derived from selling 

 Peat, than from farming it." 



Genuine Peat lands are absolutely "N. G." for farm- 

 ing. I have made some observations along this line 

 myself. You will find the best "Peat Mines" have no 

 drainage. That is why these tracts have become "Peat 



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