South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-01
PEAT CONVENTION
CLOSES; MAY NAME
FLORIDA FOR rs
Members of Peat Society
Conclude Three-Day SEES
sion as City's Guests.

what members OF the American
Peat society claimed 70 be the most
congeniaI. profitable and most har-
monious convention in the history
OF the organization closed in South
Bend Thursday after tour OF the
entire city, concluding with a trip
to the u S. department OF agricul-
lures experimental station located
or the Steenberg farms. south OF the
city.
At % O'Clock the convention as
sembisd In final session 10 hear lee
lures. adopt resolutions and appoint
associate editors.
Prof. O. A Russell, bureau of
plant industry. department OF agri-
culture, had prepared a paper on
Production OF Mint on Muck Soils
but as he was unable 10 be present
the paper was read by Prof. J. n.
Beattie. The paper gave in detail
much information regarding proper
methods OF cultivation and profits
20 be derived from mint growing.
Sees Future Need.
Fred Wledmer, president OF the
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paper on Peat as a Fertilizer In
gredient In his opinion peat as
a fertilizer or a constituent part OF
fertilizers has been greatly under
estimated by chemists because OF
the apparently low chemical nitro
gen content He predicted that az
ter field experimentation has pro-
greEed further. peat will be in
greater demand "a a soil builder.
Resolutions were submitted by the
resolutions committee and adopted
by the entire membership tending a
rising vote or thanks TO the mayor
OF sodth Bend. the city. the oliver
Chilled Pillow Co. Chamber OF Com
merce. the Studebaker corp. and
the press for the hospitable and
kindly manner in which the mem
bers OF the society had been re-
ceived during their three-day visit
TO this city.
Name Editors.
J. II. Beattie's motion that four
associate editors should be appoint
ed 10 assist G. c. Osborn. editor OF
the Peat Society Journal. lin his
work. was adopted and Mr.. Osborn
Immediately selected the following
men 10 serve in that capacity:
E. c. Bird. St. Joseph county agri-
cultural agent, 10 prepare articles or
peat from any section OF indiana
that was available for articles. Prof
+. J. Away division OF soils. Uni
vers.ty Of Minnesota TO represen
Wisconsin and Minnesota. E. V
Moore. fuel engineer in charge ex
perimental plant of Canada depart
ment Of mines 10 submit articles OF
what is being done with peat IL
Canada. J. H Beattie wac chosen
10 cover peat progress from tn
standpoint OF the United states de
partment Of agriculture.
May Name Florida.
At the executive session Myron w
Robinson. president Of the Crex Car
ust Co. New York was reelected
president OF the society; Fred WED
mer. OF New York was chosen frs
vice president: G. H Payne, Albert
lea. MINI. second vice president
Charles KNAPP New York, secretary
treasurer: J. NJ Hoff New York
chairman OF the executive commit
tee. The executive committee vii
be composed of J. II. Beattie. Wash
inston, d. c.. c. c. Osborn, Ponci
City. Okla. Robert Ransom. st. Au
gustine. Fla.
After luncheon the entire mem
bership made a sightseeing tour o
South Bend and then out to the [
s experimental station at Steen
berg's farms.
The meeting place for next year
convention was not selected, but
is believed some point in Florida wi
be chosen for the seventeenth annua
convention.