The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-03
FACTS AND FIGURES.

There are 100000 gas burners in
New York City.
There is one railroad in Greece. 1t
is five miles long.
The railway companies of Great
Britain and ireland give employment to
J0D, 900 persons.
-lncu ling the garrisons, Berlin has
double that o: 1850.
=. Il. Ruggles, in his book on
American resources, says that there are
4D0. .OJ0, 000 acres of land north and
west o. the Ohio River, on which t.
S0J,COh,0 ,0J0 bushels of wheat will be
grown annually.
The blood of animals constitutes
but small part, at most, not more
than seven to nine per cent. of the live
weight. while in old or very fat animals
the proportion sinks as low as from
fout Ia six per cent.
The yearly consumption of butter
~ Lo adOl has been estimated at ten
pounds per head of the population, or
ib,n0D, 900 per year, without including
some 5000 tons, necessary for victual-
M ships leaving port.
On the 1st of December Minneapo-
lis MI iers held little, if any, less than
., OO0 go bushels OF wheat. The ship
ments of flour in 1880, thus far, have
reached 800. 300 barrels, and with that
in store Will approximate 1000, 900 bar
rels.
The number of Indians in America,
exclusive of Alaska. is 255, ,939, all of
whom, except about IS, 900, are more or
less under the control of Government
agencies. There are upward of 5000
Indians in New York State, and about
100 in Michigan.
Mr.. Beaman, OF Chester, N. Y, is
building, as memorial to his wife,
daughter AMI grand daughter, mag
niGcent granite and marble mausoleum
ut Cuttin rsviilc, VT, which is to cost
OYER $50 ODD, everything being of the
best work knanship and most enduring
materials, the bronze door alone costing
| $1,000.
Since the beginning of the six
teenth century more than 800, 900 acres
| nave been won from the water in Hol-
land, and reclamation still goes on at
the rate OF about eight acres day.
Snce 1850, the Lake of HARLEM has
been converted into a region OF farms
and villages, and the pumping out Of
the Zuyder Zee, now to be done, will
surpass in magnitude all previous en-
| deavorS.
The 100000 of American oysters
writes German correspondent, which
were planted in the little belt last spring
were inspected short time ago anC
found in tine growing condition. Within
four months they gained an inch in Cir
cumference, and German Professor o.
Zoology gives assurance that for the
purpose OF oyster-grOwing it cannot bt
excaled. II has now been determined
to construct basins where young oysters
viii be protected from polypes and star
fish. and to plant IN these basins 1000,
900 to 5000, 900 of American oysters.
Il The total of eleven and half mill
ion gallons representing the Californi;
vintage, is made upby 1850, 900 gallon
in Sonoml County, 2,250,O00 in Nap;
County, 100000 in the river tier 0
counties. 1000, 900 in Alameda, Contr;
Costa, san Mateo, Santa Clara and Sal
, Fran .isco Counties. and ]. 800, 900 in th
counties south of Santa Clara along tn
coast. THIS last figure may have to b
modified by reducing it half million
so that eleven millions may be assumes
as the amount of the vintage, of whic
: two millions may go to the brandy stil
and nine be available for wine.