Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-30
Agricultural.
Peat.

A company has been formed 10 Boston, com
posed OF persons largely interested in railroad.
and manufacturing, the object of which ia to
briog into use peat az an article Of fuel. This
they propose TO do by disseminating inflammation
respecting its value az an article of fuel and for
other purposes, the best mean. Of curing il. &c.
pamphlet issued by the company gives The fol-
loving facts relative TO peat 10 Vermont.
Peal-be 10 may bs found in every town in the
State. The number ia so great, that We shall not
endesvor TO enumerate them all. We will, how
ever, mention some Of special interest. mostly
from the observations Of Rev 5. II. Hal, Author
OF the new" History and Geography OF Vermont
just published.
The peat throughout the State, il /, though,
will average about i've feet 10 thickness, and Is in
many places covered with a growth of timber
consisting OF cedar, black ash, ,ainarack, spruce
and pine
10 Albany, on the farm Of Guar Rowell. cas-, OF
Great Ho.mer's Pond, everything maj, Is a bed of
peat four feet thick, covering from sir to ten
acres. 1t is computed that each acre cont.i
about one thousand i've hundred cord, OF neat.
On the land OF q. w. Powers, in the soulh,.,t
part OF the town, halt mile north, upon MIR.
Orne's farm, 10 the orheast part Of The town.
on land Of Mr.. Church, MI uoye,, and oth.r.
there is large amount of peat Near the new
church there 10 bed Of peat, evolving sulphu-
retted hydrogen when disturbed
Peat 10 also described as abundant in ibs ,ovr.
OF Andoyer, Baroet, Barre, Barton, Berlin. Bethel
Bradford, Bfattl.boro, Bndgewst,r, Brock held
bloomington, Calns, C.vesdlsh, Chelsea, Chester.
Cornth, Coventry, Cr.flsbur,, Dinulle. DERBY
Dammers,oD, Eden, Emorc, Glover, Greep,boro
Hancock, Hsrdwlek, Hartford, Holland. u,de'
park, Jamaica, Londonderry, Lowell. Ind
Low, Marht Id, Montpelier, Moretnwn. Morris.
town, Newiane, Norwlch, Peacham, p ,mouib
Pulnes, Pownal, Rudolph Rochester, X ek,no.
ham, koyal,on, klegate, 81. Johnsbur,, Spring
hsld, Ihelford, TO~Dshend, Troy, Wats6sl5.
Walden, Watdsboro Warren, Wasbinytor
Waterbury, Waterford, Wtather.Red. We,t.
minister. Wssmore, WiamstoWn, W,nd.o,
Woodbury. Woodstock, Woloott and Worcester
1T particulars concerniug thee oed, ar. desired
they will be found described as muck in the Second
Geological Report Of Professor Adams.
Numerous, and in some cases very v.lpsbl,
beds OF mar are dispersed 10 all p.tt. Of M
State and the remark is made, that mosi ~
them are associated With beds Of peat ami otb.,
forms OF oTgaDlc vegetable matter.
Many Of the peat.beds IRE observed IN rccn,
m meadows formerly the hsunts Of beaver A. and
numerous trees OF the works Of these bu,v NH.
animals are Uncovered as excavations are made.
New D. Il Hall, 10 his Report on the Geolory
OF vermont says; Nearly ell the pea, or muck
OIL vermont would answer good purpose fr
fueli but al present It is not needed. /, w.pll
furulsh 40 abundance OF olfbursu,d b,dro,sr Il
employed Tor producing gasngh mucu les i.
psnsye than coal. oil Vt RESIN. Inc p,.,. h.,,s
Ie''' inousns'e aud has, IN respect to healIhfi
hess' great advantages o'er some other kiod, -
Va the summit OF Mansfield Mountain, In
stove the highest poin. 10 toe slalt, 4 34S iesi.
are found beds Of pest aud the lphlga,lis mos,
that produces them. fhs Is one OF TIE ,et, lew
cA.e' 10 Nss lgland where peat occur. al rtes,
elevation. 10 Europe the cases ats Lva,rogs