%0 Research Notes %T Vane test in planning of ditching %A Saarilahti, Martti %D 1984 %J Suo - Mires and peat %V 35 %N 2 %U http://suo.fi/article/9579 %X The paper discusses the use of vane test in the planning of forest ditching on peatland. A good correlation was found between the measured shear strength of peat and the quality of ditches after digging.