transformation of vegetable matter into coal. In fact 

 some Peat bogs are now "bottomed" in Lignite. 



This appears to be the logical time for the entry of 

 Peat among the leading industries of the State. 



Statements are appearing in the papers that coal 

 will probably never be much if any cheaper, and that 

 the best grades are becoming scarce; and we know 

 wood is getting high. (I paid $7.00 a cord this winter 

 in Little Falls.) This means some substitute must be 

 found and makes a place for Peat as fuel. At the 

 same time agricultural papers are indicating Peat as 

 the source of Potash, Phosphorus and Nitrogen now a 

 necessity to preserve the fertility of our ' ' farm lands. ' ' 



By "pooling" what the advocates of Peat as fuel 

 tell us, and what agricultural papers are giving us as 

 the best available source, of the means to save our soil 

 from being entirely worn out, we are to conclude : that if 

 the Peat industry is developed as a wood-yard ' ' annex ' ', 

 the by-products will pay expenses and on the other 

 hand if managed as a labratory for the production of 

 Phosphorus and Nitrogen the wasted product sold for 

 fuel will pay expenses of manufacturing, so you are 

 bound to make a net profit out of it either way. 



Looks, like a big thing doesn't it? Well we shall see. 



AIRPLANE PATROL TO START 

 SOON IN NATIONAL FORESTS 



PATROL of national forests by Army airplanes to 

 give early warning of fires developing in the for- 

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