Deseret Evening News | 1890-05-12 | Page 2 | Water from Trees

Water From Trees. A maple tree of eight or ten inches diameter, well formed ami gro willful, will-ful, has on the average 25,0011 leaves on It, and It is a safe computation to say that such a tree will throw otr Iu the siacu of every twelve hours SKkOOOgrains w eight of water. Now au acre will easily contain 000 or 700 such trees, aud as the weight of one pint of water is 7,000 grains, troy w eight, it will be fount! upon calculation that from a tingle acre cf forest land 3,S7 gallons of pure water a re thrown otTand distributed through the body of tho surrounding surround-ing atmosphere in eviry twelvo hours. If tills seems incredible to you, I can assure you that it seems so only tiecause you have no knowledge of trees. II. 11. IT. .Varrrrw n llotten Jltrahl.