AREAS OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND.
Houghton, Mich.
What are the areas of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales? Also, what is the area of the county of Cornwall?
W. J. Uren.
Answer.—England has an area of 50,914 square miles, or 32,584,735 acres; Ireland, 32,524 square miles, or 20,815,460 acres; Scotland, 30,462 square miles, or 19,496,132 acres; Wales, 7,397 square miles, or 4,734,486 acres. The county of Cornwall contains 1,390 square miles, or an acreage of 869,898.
TO SELECT HOUDAN FOWLS.
Clinton, Iowa.
By what marks can I tell Houdan fowls I am about to purchase a pair, if they are what they are represented to be—of pure breed.
J. Allen.