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March 25, 1922 
High Points in America 
Some weeks ago The R. N.-Y. printed 
a table of figures showing tin.* heights of 
various mountains and of distances in 
the United States. M.v teachers say 
these figures do not agree with those iu 
the geography. For example. The R. 
N.-Y. gives the highest, mountain peak 
as Mt. Whitney, 14.501 ft., while the 
geography gives Mt. McKinley, in 
Alaska. Which is right ? A. S. 
The table was made up by the United 
States Geological Survey, and we be¬ 
lieve it is correct. It referred to what 
is known as Continental United States— 
lhat is. it does not include Alaska and 
Panama. Mount Whitney, in California, 
is the highest peak in Continental United 
States. Its height is given as 14,501 ft. 
Mount McKinley is in Alaska, and stands 
20,300 ft. high. Other highest peaks in 
the country arc: 
Feet 
Mt. Elbert, Colorado.14.420 
Mt. Rainier. Washington. 14.408 
Cannot Peak, Wyoming. 13.7S5 
King’s Peak, Utah... 13.408 
East Peak, Nevada. 13,145 
San Francisco Peak, Arizona.... 12.011 
Granite Peak. Montana. 12,850 
The highest peak on the Atlantic coast 
is Mount Washington, in New Hamp¬ 
shire—0,293 ft. The highest point in 
North America is Mount McKinley, 
20,300 ft, and the lowest point Death 
Valley, California. 270 ft. below sea 
level. The highest point in the world is 
Mount Everest. India-China, 20,002 ft., 
and the lowest world point is the Dead 
Sea, Palestine. 1.200 ft. below sea level. 
The gross area of the United States is 
given by the Geological Survey at 
3.020,780 square miles—the land area 
being 2.013.774 square miles. The south¬ 
ernmost point is at Cape Sable. Florida, 
while the extreme northern point is in 
Minnesota. West Quoddy Head, in 
Maine, is the extreme eastern point, and 
Cape Alice, in Washington, the extreme 
west. The straight distance between 
these two points is 2X17 miles. From 
the extreme south of Texas due north to 
the Canadian line is 1.598 miles. "he 
length of the Canadian border from At¬ 
lantic to Pacific is 3.80S miles, and the 
length of the Mexican border is l,i44 
miles. As the boys would say—some 
country! 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, MARCH 25, 1922 
FARM TOPICS 
Lessons Jersey. Potato Growers Are Learn- 
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Setting Asparagus in Sod. 
Horseradish Culture . 
Cultivation of Hops... . . 
Pea and Oat Hay.... 
Skim-milk as Fertilizer.. • • • 
Hope Farm Notes.-. 450 - 
A Suggestion to Women Farmers.45d 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
Raising Hothouse Lambs—Part III. 
The Milk Diet. . 
Increasing Demand for Veterinarians.- 40o 
Boosting Better Breeds in Wyoming ana 
Genessee Counties, N. Y.... 
The Local Price of Wool... 
Quick Hay Crop. . . ; .’tm 
Rations Deficient in Protein............ •••• 
Feeding Stale Bread: Ration for Family Cow 460 
Lambing Time . 
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Lasting Qualities of Basswood and Cotton¬ 
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Renaud’s Disease - ;••••••• . 
Remarks About the Milk Diet. 
Stucco Inside Silo... 
Are Chickens Ever Jealous?. . 
The Committee of Twenty-one Report. 
A Woman and Her Child. ..-• *• • .. 
Warning Against "The Knockers 
Trees as Autograph Albums... 
A Struggle That Failed..... 
A New Famr Help Proposition....,. 
A Friendly Paper. 
Holding a Child as Security. 
Killing the Old Horso. 
A Personal Visit .... 
Pastoral Parson and His Country Folks- 
Crack t'illnr . .. 
Cleaning Paint from Tank........ . 
Copper Weather Vane and Lightning. 
Wood Alcohol from Juniper. 
Wood Painted to Imitate Stone.. 
Thawing Underground Water Pipe......... 
Corrosion of Brass Well Point.... 
Imperfect Freezing . 
Filling for Fire Extinguisher. 
Growth of Stones; Ripe Hay. 
Tinning or Galvanizing Don. 
Gilding Frame* . .. 
How to Make R Soap to Sell. 
Manufacturing Cotton in Europe. 
The Golden Rule in Real Estate. 
Hea'th of the Country Child. 
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