Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-01
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Q. Please give comparative yield
per acre OF Porto Rico and Nancy Hall
sweet potatoes. J. G. ".
A. The Department OF Agriculture
says that the yield of Porto Rico and
Nancy Hall sweet potatoes is as
rule about equal on the same type OF
soil. They generally consider $50 TO
220 bushels OF either variety very
fair crop. However. they have records
of 400 or more bushels to the acre.
The Porto Rico variety is inclined
to produce a good many diversified
potatoes, but these are usually Of fine
quality.
@. WIN fee freeze thicker In one
locality than another n the tempera-
ture is the same? r. e. J.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
II the other conditions are also the
same. there will be no difference in
the thickness OF the ice. Other con-
ditions may differ very much. For in
stance, there may be only shallow
water at the one place and quite deep
at the other. In, this case the shallow
water has thicker ice than deep water.
Indeed the deep water may have no
ice at all. Or the wind may keep the
water in motion thus hindering freez-
ing In one case. whereas the absence
of wind would favor freezing.
Q. How many Knights Templar
were there in the parade in Philadel-
phia last year. Also how many
horses and bands? r. y.
A. There were 2S3 horses and 43
bands in the knights Templar parade
and il is estimated that there We're
5,400 men in line.
@. What portion Of the land OF the
earth is in forests2 c. o. L.
A. Twenty-seven per cent OF the
land OF the earth is in forests. OF the
total land area Of 52,372,000 square
miles. 14.14O,44o square miles are
forest land.
@. In poker. must the cards be
cut? S. NJ. G.
A. Cutting the cards before the
deal in poker game is optional. They
are offered to the player at the dealers
right. If he refuses TO cut them, no
other player may demand the right to
cut.
@. Name some other discoverers Of
Columbus time. A. w.
A. Among the greatest discoverers
o; Columbus time We're yincente Pin
zon, Amerigo Vespucci, and Francisco
de Orellava.
@. When was John Trunlbulls pic
ture "The Signing of the Declaration"
made, and when the Durand etching?
E. r. II.
A. John Trumbun was employed by
Congress TO paint "The Signing OF the
Declaration of Independence" in 1917.
Asher b. Durand's etching OF this work
was made about 1925.
@. Why is it that honey bees and
wasps will gather on spruce trees?
G.. A. w.
A. Bureau Of Entomology says at
times there is an acid on spruce trees
which contains honey dew and when
bees are unable to find flowers they
gather on these trees.
Q. Why are first prizes given the
blue ribbon? X. E. r.
A. The custom originated with the
Gordon Bleu or Blue Ribbon. a term
applied to first-class cooks, especially
to female cooks. The Blue Ribbon
originally represented an ancient
French order of knighthood and was
first conferred upon a female cook
by Louis XIV at the suggestion OF
Madame Du Barry.