538 



Water 0.230 



Carbonic acid ....... 0.857 



Ashes 0.007 



KILBAHA TURF. 



3.435 grammes gave 0.277 of a light reddish ash. 



0.663 gramme gave : 



Water 0.378 



Carbonic acid 1 .243 



CAPPOGE TURF. 



10.566 grammes gave 0.270 of ashes. 



0.500 gramme gave : 



Water 0.308 



Carbonic acid ....... 0.935 



From these results follow the composition : 



Kilbeggan. Kilbaha. Cappoge. 



Carbon . . 61.04 51.13 51.05 



Hydrogen . 6.67 6.33 6.85 



Oxygen . . 30.46 34.48 39.55 



Ashes. . . 1.83 8.06 2.55 



100.00 100.90 100.0 

 In the practical analysis of turf it is necessary to attend 

 to the physical constitution of the fuel, as, even with the same 

 chemical elements, the heating power, and the proportion of 

 fixed and volatile parts, will vary with the denseness of tex- 

 ture of the fuel. Important differences exist also in the 

 characters of the turf taken at different depths below the 

 surface of a bog. These circumstances require to be care- 

 fully attended to in practice. 



When ignited, there were obtained from specimens of 

 light surface turf : 



Cappoge. Kilbeggan. 



Volatile matter . . . 73.63 75,50 

 Pure charcoal . . . 23.82 22.67 

 Ashes 2.55 1.83 



100.00 100.00 



