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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
February, 1915 
Real Estate 
An Unusual Bargain 
This beautiful Dutch Colonial 
home in the finest residential 
section of Bergen County 
(Palisade), N. J. Ten large 
rooms, two baths, all modern 
improvements and in fi-st- 
class condition. An all-year 
home. Can be bought at a 
most reasonable price. 
For full information and 
photographs, address 
Box S, HOUSE & GARDEN 
31 E. 17th St., N. Y. City. 
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Peat as a Stable Litter 
HE chief requisite of a good litter is 
that it shall possess great ab¬ 
sorbent power and that it add fertility to 
the manure is also desirable. Straw, the 
most common litter, is not well suited for 
the purpose in either of these respects, 
especially in the quantities and form in 
which it is ordinarily used. Because it is 
produced on every farm, and the fact that 
its use as a litter represents the best way 
of disposing of it, it will, of course, con¬ 
tinue to be used in this way. Its value 
might be greatly increased, however, by 
using more of it and having it cut fine. 
The coarser it is, the lower the absorbing 
power. 
In peat we find a material which is natu¬ 
rally well adapted for the purpose in ques¬ 
tion, its absorptive power for both liquids 
and gases being exceptionally high. By 
absorbing the liquid manure, the most val¬ 
uable portion is saved, since it contains 
about 56% of the nitrogen and 80% of the 
potash of the total manure. Furthermore, 
the plant-food in the liquid form is im¬ 
mediately available for plant use, while 
the solid manure must first be decomposed 
in the soil before the elements can be 
taken up by the crop. Consequently, the 
preservation of the liquid manure is of 
much greater importance than the care of 
the solid. The most disagreeable feature 
of the manure, especially around dairy 
barns, is its odor. This is due to gases 
given off in the rotting process, which be¬ 
gin almost as soon as the manure is made. 
As was pointed out above in connection 
with composting, ammonia is also formed 
in this process, and is likely to escape into 
the air and be lost. The remarkably high 
absorptive power of peat for gases makes 
it a remedy for both these evils. Barns 
in which peat is used as a litter are notably 
free from the usual characteristic odor of 
manure. As in the case of composting, 
peat also adds considerable fertilizing 
value to the manure in the form of nitro¬ 
gen compounds and organic matter. 
The best way to use either peat or 
muck as a litter is to fill the trenches 
behind the animals, or in the case of box 
stalls, to place a layer over the floor and 
cover it with straw. Otherwise, unless it 
is of the “peat moss” type, it may cake on 
the animals as it becomes moist. If, 
however, it is quite fibrous and contains 
considerable quantities of moss, it may 
even be used directly as a bedding, a prac¬ 
tice which is finding favor in the East, 
where peat moss is imported to some ex¬ 
tent for the purpose. 
In districts where manure is scarce, it is 
highly desirable to increase its quantity to 
the greatest possible extent without pro¬ 
ducing unfavorable results. The question 
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