COOL CUCUMBER

Lake County Mail, Issue 17, 17 September 1947, Page 2

COOL CUCUMBER

You’ve all heard the popular saying, “As cool as a cucumber,” but exactly how cool is a cucumber? Well, according to an expert, it is 20 degrees cooler than its surroundings. In Nebraska recently, with the official air temperature 96 degrees Fahr. and the ground temperature 98 degrees, the temperature inside a cucumber of good size was found to be 78. This is a decidedly comfortable temperature, and indicates the cucumber by some process which man did not invent is well air-conditioned. However, the internal temperature would be cooler than air or soil temperatures. The cucumber does have a high water content, and it actually is a little cooler than most vegetables. —California Engineer.

He knew of cases in which lambing was down to as low as 5 per cent, of live lambs. The task of rebuilding flocks from breeding up from the small remnant left was a terrific one. British farmers were, however, tackling the task in their characteristically effective manner. Meanwhile, additional meal supplies were urgently needed and he exhorted New Zealand producers to do the best they could to help the desperate position of the British peoples.