Arizona republican., 1922-05-07
Questions And
AnSIUers
By Ripley

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@. What nation has the largest
coast trader r. S. D.
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 ex-
tensive in the world.
@. Could ostriches be raised any
place in the United States? r. r. 3.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that ostrich farming has only
been conducted success
business in the southwestern part of
this country Climatic conditions are
favorable for keeping birds out of
doors there throughout the year Al
falfa range seems to be one of the
essentials in successful ostrich farm
ing
@. What was the lowest point that
the English pound reached in the
United States, since the war? &. c. g..
A. The lowest quotation on the
English pound was on February 4,
1920-$323.
@. How long is the Grand Can.
yon? j. e. p.
A. The Grand Canyon is more than
200 miles in length, divided into four
divisions known as the Kaibab sec,
ton, the Kauai section. the Uinkaret
section and the Sheavwitz section.
@. What is the largest cotton mill
in the world? w. n. N.
A. The Olympia MIL Columbia, s..
c., with to 10 acres of floor space
and over 100000 spindles. is said to
be the largest cotton mill in the
world operating under one roof.
@. What element unessentiai to
plants is essential to animals? NJ. S.
A. Chlorine is an element essen
tial to animals but not essential to
plant life.
@. Was it ever proposed to name
3. : state +. Tor Thomas ''ff'''''' 9.
A. In 1859 delegates met and
adopted a constitution for State of
Jefferson. with an area somewhat
larger than Colorado. and the OPP
position held a second convention and
established the Territory OF Jeffer
son" which, later became the Terri
tory Of Colorado.
@. When was coal-tar first con-
sidered by-product and put to use?
L. N. 3.
A. Up until about the 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 it was first
used in Germany for making roofing
felt.
@. What can be done to make
hydranoeas blue? S. G. T.
A. Hydrangeas should be planted
in the spring as early as possible.
They should be planted feet apart.
The blue color of hydrangeas de-
pends upon soil conditions, and may
usually be induced in the following
year by watering with a solution of
alum Zone ounce to gallons) all the.
preceding summer while growth is
being made.
@. % eggs. lose weight in storage?
A. Unless the air in the room is
neither too moist nor too dry, and
the room is properly ventilated, eggs
win lose in weight in cold storage on
account of their tendency to evapo-
rate through the shell.
@. What change in temperature is
required to make cold wave? E. K.
a. Cold wave is term commonly
used in the United States to denote
a fall of at least 20 degrees in tenn
perature in "a hours, bringing the
temperature below the freezing point.
M ! ". 70~ 0'' : '0's'' 's''-
A. The ordinary specimen of the
conger eel taken along the New Eng
land shores averages about four feet
in length, while those taken in the
open sea measure from six to eight
feet and weigh from so to so pounds,
specimens having been taken that
weighed over 100 pounds.
@. Has an ohioan ever been
speaker of the national house of rep
resentatives III. L. G.
A. General J. Warren Keifer. Re
publican, was speaker of the house
in the 4Tth congress. 1873.
@. Is there town or city that is
situated one half in France and one
half in Belgium ?-E. A.
A. Commines, France, and COM
mines, Belgium, are towns situated on
opposite sides of the river Lys, and
in ancient days they formed single
town