1. Lewis M. Norton |air-dry, tough, compact, heavy; from bottom; | 3 to 4 feet deep; very good in compost. 2. " " | " tough, compact, heavier than 1, from | near surface; very good in compost. 3. " " | " coherent but light, from between 1 and | 2, very good in compost. 4. Messrs. Pond & Miles| " coherent but light, surface peat, | considered better than No. 5; good in | compost. 5. " " | " very light and loose in texture, from | depth of 3 feet, good in compost. 6. Samuel Camp | " hard lumps, half as good as yard manure, | in compost equal to yard manure. 7. Russell U. Peck | " is good fresh, long exposed, half as | good as barn-yard manure. 8. Rev. B. F. Northrop | " light, easily crushed masses containing | sand, has not been used alone, good in | compost. 9. J. H. Stanwood |moist, hard lumps, used fresh good after first | year; excellent in compost. 10. N. Hart, Jr |air-dry, hard lumps, excellent in compost. 11. A. L. Loveland | " hard lumps, contains grains of coarse | sand. 12. Daniel Buck, Jr | " coherent cakes, good as top dressing on | grass when fresh; excellent in compost. 13. " " | " light surface layers of No. 12. 14. Philip Scarborough | " after exposure over winter, has | one-third value of yard-manure. 15. Adams White | " hard lumps, good in compost, causes | great growth of straw. 16. Paris Dyer | " easily crushed lumps, largely admixed | with soil. 17. Perrin Scarborough | " well-characterized "vitriol peat;" in | compost, after 1 year's exposure, gives | indifferent results. 18. Geo. K. Virgin | " light, coherent surface peat; sample | long exposed; astonishing results on | sandy soil. 19. " " |moist, crumbly, contains much sand, four feet | from surface. 20. " " |wet. 21. Solomon Mead |air-dry, light, porous, coherent from grass | roots; long weathered, good; fresh, | better in compost. 22. Edwin Hoyt | " loose, light, much mixed with soil,