24 MUCK CROPS 



The value of coke and byproducts he has 

 summarized as follows: 



ESTIMATED QUANTITY AND VALUE FOR 

 UNITED STATES, 1908 



Products in tons Value 



Peat Coke 3,608,800,000 $26,005,300,000 



Illuminating oils 257,800,000 



Lubricating oils 90,200,000 j 4,474,200,000 



Paraffine wax 38,700,000 3,479,900,000 



Phenol 167,500,000 66,345,100,000 



Asphalt . . . / 25,800,000 824,900,000 



Wood alcohol 43,800,000 7,844,000,000 



Acetic acid 56,700,000 2,268,800,000 



Ammonium sulphate .... 39,900,000 2,777,400,000 



Combustible gases 738,400,000 6,501,300,000 



The sum total of which is so great that it 

 fairly staggers the average individual not 

 conversant with muck and peat possibilities. 



Muck as Fertilizer. It is not best to take 

 large quantities of muck from the swamp 

 and immediately spread it on the land. The 

 muck should go through a process first. The 

 muck may be acid. This should be changed. 

 The nitrogen is comparatively inert and 

 should have an opportunity to become some- 

 what available before being placed on the 

 soil. Soil life, such as bacteria and insects, 

 are also lacking in fresh muck. 



