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Application of the Chemical and Physical Characteristics of Peat to the Classification of Peat Deposits
Author(s) -
Feustel Irvin C.,
Byers Horace G.
Publication year - 1931
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1931.036159950b1220010006x
Subject(s) - peat , citation , library science , chemistry , history , computer science , archaeology
A comprehensive and adequate classification of the peat lands of the United States is highly desirable and, in fact, necessary, for the diverse purposes of their utilization, especially for agriculture. Peat land of varying types is found in significant quantities in about half the States of the Union and the potential economic importance of these areas demands a fundamental groundwork of facts in the selection of peat deposits for cultivation or otherwise. It is desirable to segregate peats derived from various vegetable remains and in different states of decomposition in such a manner that a given type or profile will have a definite significance as to its agricultural and commercial possibilities.