Ques & Ans: Passage: The Hatch Act of 1887 (ch. 314, 24 Stat. 440, enacted 1887-03-02, 7 U.S.C. § 361a et seq.) gave federal funds, initially of $15,000 each, to state land-grant colleges in order to create a series of agricultural experiment stations, as well as pass along new information, especially in the areas of soil minerals and plant growth. The bill was named for Congressman William Hatch, who chaired the House Committee of Agriculture at the time the bill was introduced. State agricultural stations created under this act were usually connected with those land-grant state colleges and universities founded under the Morrill Act of 1862, with few exceptions.

Question: Based on this passage, what was the purpose of the hatch act of 1887?
gave federal funds , initially of $15,000 each , to state land - grant colleges in order to create a series of agricultural experiment stations , as well as pass along new information , especially in the areas of soil minerals and plant growth

Stream of consciousness: To answer the above question, the relevant sentence is: The Hatch Act of 1887 (ch. 314, 24 Stat. 440, enacted 1887-03-02, 7 U.S.C. § 361a et seq.) gave federal funds, initially of $15,000 each, to state land-grant colleges in order to create a series of agricultural experiment stations, as well as pass along new information, especially in the areas of soil minerals and plant growth.


Ques & Ans: Passage: BST begins at 01: 00 GMT on the last Sunday of March and ends at 01: 00 GMT (02: 00 BST) on the last Sunday of October. Since 22 October 1995, the starting and finishing times of daylight saving time across the European Union have been aligned -- for instance Central European Summer Time begins and ends on the same Sundays at exactly the same time (that is, 02: 00 CET, which is 01: 00 GMT). Between 1972 and 1995, BST began and ended at 02: 00 GMT on the third Sunday in March and fourth Sunday in October.

Question: Based on this passage, when does british summer time start and end?
begins at 01 : 00 GMT on the last Sunday of March and ends at 01 : 00 GMT ( 02 : 00 BST ) on the last Sunday of October

Stream of consciousness: The important part for answering this question is: BST begins at 01: 00 GMT on the last Sunday of March and ends at 01: 00 GMT (02: 00 BST) on the last Sunday of October.


Ques & Ans: Passage: Airboats are a very popular means of transportation in marshy and / or shallow areas where a standard inboard or outboard engine with a submerged propeller would be impractical, most notably in the Florida Everglades but also in the Indian River Lagoon, the Kissimmee and St. Johns rivers, and the Mekong River and Delta, as well as the Louisiana bayous and Mesopotamian Marshes.

Question: Based on this passage, what kind of boat is used in the everglades?
Airboats

Stream of consciousness:
The important part for answering this question is: Airboats are a very popular means of transportation in marshy and / or shallow areas where a standard inboard or outboard engine with a submerged propeller would be impractical, most notably in the Florida Everglades but also in the Indian River Lagoon, the Kissimmee and St. Johns rivers, and the Mekong River and Delta, as well as the Louisiana bayous and Mesopotamian Marshes.