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of mead. In cases of fever it is found very beneficial, as it is 

 delightfully cooling and refreshing and has not the injurious 

 effect of wine or beer. 



HEIGHT OF A LIGHT. 



Question. I want to put up a light to show lo miles. Can 

 you tell me how high above sea level I should place it ? 



Anszt'er. Multiply the miles by itself and also by four, and 

 divide the product by 7. 



Thus : loX 10X4=400 

 400^7=57 1/7 



The light should be 57 1/7 feet above sea level or above level 

 plain country. — Queensland Agricultural Journal. 



CONCRETE FOR SILOS. 



The use of concrete for the construction of silos is advocated 

 by the Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Victoria. 

 It is said to be both cooler and warmer than brick or lumber, and 

 to be little more costly than lumber. 



EGG-LAYING RECORD. 



The world's egg-laying record for twelve months is held by 

 Mr. W. Williams of Clarendon, Australia, whose six birds have 

 laid 1494 eggs for that period. The net profit per bird' repre- 

 sented by the above production is about $2.25. The value of 

 good laying hens needs no further comment. 



REFORESTATION IN FR.\NCE. 



The denudation of the French watersheds had become so seri- 

 ous that in i860 the government appropriated $15,000,000 to 

 purchase 400,000 acres of the deforested area. For the last forty 

 years an annual expenditure of $600,000 has been made for re- 

 forestation, and the acquisition of an addition tract at a cost of 

 $20,000,000 is now projected. 



VALUE OF PEANUT CROP. 



The value of the peanut crop of the United States exceeds 

 $15,000,000 anually. It reaches about 400,000,000 pounds and 

 nearly half a million people are engaged in its cultivation. As 

 an improver of the soil, the peanut is said to equal any legumin- 

 ous crop. 



