Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-04
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Q. What nation has the largest
coast trade? r. S. ID.
A. The great length of our sea
and lake coasts. the number of
good harbors and the fact that
most of the coast region of the
United States has been settled,
makes the coasting trade of this
country the most extensive in the
world.
q. Could ostriches be raised any
place In the United States? L. +. b.
A. The department of agricul-
ture says that ostrich farming has
only been conducted successfully
as business in the southwestern
part of this country. Climatic con-
ditions are favorable for keeping
birds out of doors there through
out the year. Alfalfa range seems
to be one of the essentials in sue
cessful ostrich farming.
@. What was the lowest point
that the English pound reached in
the United States since the war:
+. c. II.
A. The lowest quotation on the
English pound was on February 4,
1920-$3.23.
Q. How long is the Grand cam
yon? j. T.. p.
A. The Grand canyon is more
than 200 miles In length, divided
into four divisions known as the
Kaibab section. the Kanab section.
the Unikaret section and the She
avwitz section.
Q. What is the largest cotton
mill In the world? w. II. N.
A. The Olympia mill. Columbia.
;. c, with nine to ten acres of
floor space and over 100000 spin
dies, is said to be the largest cot
ton mill in the world operating
under one roof.
Q. What element unessential TO
plants Is essential to animals? N. s.
A. Chlorine is an element essen
tial to animals but not essential to
plant life.
Q. Was It ever proposed to name
a state for Thomas Jefferson. G.
ID. T.
A. In 1859 delegates met and
adopted a CONSTITUTE II for a state
or jefferson. with an area some
what larger than Colorado, and
the opposition held a second con-
vention and established the Ter
ritory OF Jefferson" which later
became the territory of Colorado,
q. When was coal-tar first con-
sidered a by-product and put to
use? j.. N. b.
A. Up until about he middle OF
the nineteenth century coal tar
was regarded as a waste product
and thrown away, or burned under
the retorts. but beginning in 1876
Its value was discovered and 1t was
first used in Germany for making
roofing felt.
| 2. What can be done to make
hydrangeas blue? s. G. T.
| A. Hydrangeas should be plant.
ed in the spring as early as pos.
sible. They should be planted two
rect apart. The blue color OF
hydrangeas depends upon soil con.
ditions, and may usually be in.
duced in the following year BY
watering with a solution of alum
Zone ounce to three gallons) a.,
the preceding summer while
growth is being made.
Q. Do eggs lose weight in stor,
age? G. Il.
A. Unless the air in the room
is neither too moist nor too dry
and the room Is properly venti
lated, eggs will lose in weight II
cold storage on account of theil
tendency to evaporate through tn,
shell.
Q. What change in temperatnr,
Is required to make cold wave.
Il. X.
| A. Cold wave is a term com
monty used In the United States t,
denote fall OF at least 20 degree
in temperature in twenty-fou
hours, bringing re Temperature
below the freezing point,