A New or Improved Artificial Manure or Fertilizer, and Process for Manufacturing the same.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 12th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 10th Feb., 1897-Accepted. 13th Mar., 1897
A New or Improved Artificial Manure or Fertilizer, and Process for
Manufacturing the same.
I, OSMOND GILLIES BLUNDEN, of 180 Cambridge Street, in the County of London,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object the manufacture, entirely or partly, from peat of
a valuable fertilizer or artificial manure.
For this purpose I carbonize peat either in its natural state, or mechanically or
otherwise prepared, and with this I mix, in suitable proportions, the ash resulting
from the ordinary combustion of peat and the fluid obtained as a distillate during the
process of carbonization of peat.
By the admixture of the last two of these substances ammonia is evolved, which
will be absorbed by the carbonized peat if added in sufficient quantity for this
purpose.
Where found preferable, instead of adding the carbonized peat to the admixture
of peat ash and the distillate resulting from the carbonization of peat, or in addition.
to this. another material, such as gypsum, may be added in order to fix the
ammonia.
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
A New or Improved Artificial Manure or Fertilizer, and Process for
Manufacturing the same.
I, OSMOND GILLIES BLUNDEN, of 180 Cambridge Street, in the County of London,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
My invention has for its object the manufacture, entirely or partly, from peat of a
valuable fertiliser or artificial manure.
For this purpose I carbonize peat, using for this either peat in its natural state, or
mechanically or otherwise prepared, and with this I mix, in suitable proportions, the
ash resulting from the ordinary combustion of peat and the fluid obtained as a
distillate during the process of carbonization of peat.
By the admixture of the last two of these substances ammonia is evolved, which
will be absorbed by the carbonized peat if the latter be added in sufficient quantity
for this purpose.
Where found preferable, instead of adding the carbonized peat I may add gypsum
or its equivalent to the admixture of peat ash and the distillate in order to fix the

page_text: ammonia, or I may add both gypsum or its equivalent and carbonized peat to the
mixture of peat ash and the said distillate to fix the ammonia.
I do not confine myself to the use of any particular quantities of these materials,
but I add the carbonized peat, peat ash, and gypsum or its equivalent as described, to
the said fluid distillate, in equal proportions or in any other suitable proportions and
in sufficient quantity to produce a manure or fertiliser of a sufficient degree of dryness.
The proportional quantities of the several ingredients being varied to suit the require-
ments of different crops and soils.
Neither do I add the dry substances in any particular order to the fluid distillate.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1) A compound or mixture consisting of carbonized peat, peat ash, and the fluid
distillate obtained during the carbonization of peat as herein described for use as an
artificial manure or fertiliser.
(2) A compound or mixture consisting of the fluid distillate obtained during the
carbonization of peat, peat ash, and gypsum or its equivalent as herein described, for
use as an artificial manure or fertiliser.
(3) A compound or mixture consisting of carbonized peat, peat ash, gypsum and
the fluid distillate obtained during the carbonization of peat as herein described for
use as an artificial manure or fertiliser.
(4) The addition of carbonized peat and peat ash, with or without gypsum or of
peat ash and gypsum alone, as absorbing material to the fluid distillate obtained
from the carbonization of peat.
Dated this 10th day of February 1897
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.