PEAT 



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Table 99. — Peat produced in the United States in 1970, by type 



[In short tons. Source: U.S. Bur. Mines; Sheridan, 1971b] 



Table 100. Production and commercial sales of peat in the United States, 



by States, 1970 



fW withheld to avoid disclosing individual company confidential data; included in total. 



Source: U.S. Bur. Mines; Sheridan, 1971b] 



Commercial sales 



Production 

 (short tons) 



California 3 9,792 



Colorado '15 34,240 



Florida 8 45,743 



(Jeorgia 1 432 



Idaho 1 W 



Illinois 6 W 



Indiana 5 ^ 



Iowa 2 W 



Maine ^3 1,223 



Maryland 2 4,588 



Massachusetts 1 2,000 



Michigan "20 156,699 



Minnesota 8 "^^'^w 



Montana 1 " 



New Jersey 4 45,260 



New Mexico 1 BOO 



New York 5 15,325 



North Dakota 1 W 



Ohio 11 6,357 



Pennsylvania H 49,284 



South Carolina 1 W 



Vermont 1 338 



Washington 9 ^^'^|5 



Wisconsin 2 1,581 



Total 122 516,825 



1 Excludes one plant which had sales, but no production. 



2 Includes one plant which had production, but no sales. 



Short tons 



9,792 



34,499 



45,742 



432 



W 



W 



W 



w 



1,000 



3,633 



2,000 



166,950 



13,377 



W 



45,260 



500 



14,525 



W 



6,357 



43,793 



W 



244 



16,625 



1,650 



525,603 



5,986 



11.39 



Table 101. — Peat moss imported for consumption in the United States, 

 by grade and by country, 1970 



[Source: U.S. Bur. Mines; Sheridan, 1971b] 



Poultry and stable 

 grade 



Belgium-Luxembourg 



Canada 1.679 



Finland 7 



Germany, West 86 



Ireland 4 



Japan 



Mexico 



Norway 6 



Poland 



Spain 



Sweden 



United Kingdom 



Total 1.782 



1 Less than V4 unit. 



C) 



Fertilizer grade 



22 



267,944 



960 



30 



24 



7 



1,950 



7 



449 



117 



$12,792 



""429 



46 



2 



1 



4 



88 



5 



22 



9 



Value 

 { thousands ) 



22 



269,623 



7 



10,005 



964 



30 



24 



13 



1,950 



7 



449 



117 



C) 



$12,886 



C) 



432 



49 



2 



1 



5 



22 



9 



104 ' 281,429 13,398 283,211 13,502 



