... somewhat extraordinary This beautiful little animal was first brought from Orkney to Cellardyke, in Fifeshire, in a fishing-boat. He was then full grown, but his age was not known. He was purchased by Mr. Sharp's late father, by whom he was much used as a riding pony for mauy years ; next by his son, who is forty- five years younger; afterwards by his grandchildren, the youngest of whom is ...

... 1 12,000.000 hectolitres of inferior grain. (The hecto- litre is a trifle more than 2| English bushels, and the kilogramme mentioned below is a little more than 21b. or 1,600 grammes.) For the making of 100 kilogrammes of Hour into bread there are required 600 grammes of leaven, 000 grammes of salt, and upon an average fit) kilos of water. To obtain from the oven a loaf ol 10 kilos, the ...