Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-08-01
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

1T Is calculated that 1t will require
$3.50 cars to move the yorange crop OF
Southern California this season. The
value of the crop is estimated at S2,60S,
900. ..-.-,. -.
The total value of the fish landed
on the coast of Scotland during the first
four months of this year was e424, 1858
being an increase over tho corresponds
ing period of 1890 of a30,673. OF this
amount the east coast ports are credited
with e333, ,526. .,..-
The sea-snakes are now regarded
by Boulanger, on account of the differ
ent shape of the teeth in the three
genera known, as the descendants OF
three terrestrial genera, the close sim
ilarity in the shape of the head, theii
color and habits being due to adapta-'
tion to their pelagic life.
About IL, 900 acres have been planted
to sugar beets in the territory tributary
the Norfolk sugar factory, and the
company calculates to pay the farmers
| on an average $50 an acre for the prod
uct 1t is estimated that the company
will pay out this year for beets, and
labor in working them up, $2ss, 900.
|
ing the year 1890 shows a large increase
over the output of 1889, and this in
crease is general throughout the penin-
sula, with the exception of the central
provinces. The production for the year
was over 100000 tons, or an increase
of IL Is per cent, as compared with 1889.
N. Y. Evening Post. ''
-Linn@us, the Swedish scientist,
whose monument has Just been un.
yelled in Chicago, was an Industrious
writer as well as naturalist, and at his
death stood responsible for 1874 volumes
He was fiery in temper, peculiar in his
habits, and in summer slept five hours
out of each twenty-four, and in the
winter ten. - Illustrated Christian
Weekly.
We are now producing six times al
much wine as we import. The number
of gallons of foreign wines imported
last year was only 5,060,STS, wherea'
the number of gallons of home produc
ton was over 10000, 900, The importa
tons, moreover, are only 100000 gallon
more than in 1910, when we only pro
duced 125, 900 gallons of wine.-N. Y
Saturday Globe.
Six hundred Louisiana planter
have applied for bounty under the. nev
sugar law. If the crop turns out as BIZ
as expected it will amount to 100000,
900 pounds, and take out of the treasur,
So, 900, 900 in bounties. The new law ha
greatly stimulated the sugar industry
1t has done mone-it has brought NOR
: machinery into New Orleans than ha
!; ever before been known
Prof Kenasson, having resigne
from the department of Greek in How
, ard university, is about to make an e1
| ploring tour through Labrador. A SUI
vey will be made along the river, whic
is said to be full of rapids and beautifr
! falls higher than Niagara. The. agr
cultural department has appointed tn
] professor as special agent to bring bac
specimens, and the geological depar
: ment lends him all the instrument
7 needed for the survey. fs.t''S
t Sir Dietrich Brands, f. R. S
states that North America has abor
s 412 species of forest trees, distribute
! as follows: Atlantic region, 176; Pacif
v region, 106; common to both, 10; Rock
e Mountain region, 46; Florida tropic;
: species, "a. Europe has only 15S specie
s At least six of the North America
|. species are also indigenous in Europ
- The extremely rapid destruction I
o American forests is not only an alarm
u ing waste of resources. but has resulte
in great loss from the appalling. flooC
j. that are clearly traced to removal of tt
trees from the hillsides.
n Closely following on M. Lippma
is an inventor of another system of phi
/ tographing in colors, who proceeds {
i. the theory that there are four pi
mary colors--green, red, blue and viole
O He accordingly takes four distinct pic
,. ures simultaneously by means of fo
lenses, in front of which respectively
a screen of one of the four colors name
"A The negatives are developed in the c
II dinary manner, and in throwing t
=. pictures on the screen four lenses a
again used having a common focus, ca
of the pictures being projected throu;
a screen of the color originally use
The result is that picture is produc
which includes the colcrs of the ori