Arizona republican., 1922-04-23
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q. How much water is needed for
raising crops by irrication.-E. w. p.
A. The amount of water needed
for raising such crops varies with the
character of the soil, but agricultural
| investigators. have found that rronl
800 to 500 or more pounds Of water is
required. for every pound Of dry mat
| ter produced.
@. When was the first orchestra
established in America TT. w.
A. Bethlehem, Pa, is the most re-
markable town musically in the Uni
ted States. The settlement had an
orchestra as early as 1880. Their
modern musical festival is often re-
| ferred to as the American musical
/ Oberammergau or the American Bey-
reuth.
@. How many kinds of birds are
there in our own United States -
A. There are 500 distinct kinds Of
birds in this country. They are di-
vided into 90 families, of which 90
families are classed as waterfowl,
as shorebirds, as upland game birds
8 as birds of prey. and. 80 as land
birds.
@. Why are the upper parts Of
many lamp globes frosted?--H. O. r.
A. The effect OF frosting the up
per part of lamp is to diffuse the
light which would ordinarily go
through the glass without alienation
of direction. BY this the light is sent
out more uniformly in all directions,
/ the frosted glass becoming a second
ary source of light. There is also a
small increase in the light sent down
ward through the clear part of the
bulb, due to this diffusion.
Q. How many books have been
published &c. w. o.
A. 1t is estimated that over los, 900
books, pamphlets and magazines are
| published annually and that $4,000. 900
separate works have been published
| since printing was invented in the
fifteenth century.
@. Are Ensishmen taller than the
Scotch and lrish?-L. A. T.
| A. A compilation of heights of men
| in the United Kingdom shows that
the average height of Scotsmen is
feet So inches; or Irishmen, 5 feet
| inches; Of Englishmen, feet IA
inches, and of Welshmen, feet 6i2
inches.
@. Was the name of the city of
Cleveland originally spelled "Cleave-
iIand?v-T. r.
a. The city Of Cleveland was
named for Moses Cleaveland, leading
shareholder of the Connecticut Land
| company, who founded the first set
| tlement on the site of the present
city. The spelling of the name was
changed in 1880, when the Cleveland
Advertiser was established and the
editor dropped the "a' in the first
syllable in order to get the headline
into the form.
J. {; {. How tall is baby at S'''''-
A. A newborn baby is about 20
| inches tall, and at the end of its third
year of life has attained half of its
adult height.
@. What is meant by "seven poune
lead ?"-D. r. S.
A. In plumbing the term is used
to indicate sheet lead of such thick
ness that one square foot woulc
weigh seven pounds.
@. How long have inheritancs
taxes been employed to raise public
1 funds N.
A. The raising of public funds by
inheritance taxes has been sanctioned
by legislation since the beginning Of
Roman law.