. Diseases of fruit and nut crops in the United States in 1921. Fruit Diseases and pests United States; Nuts Diseases and pests United States. VffiATKEH - Frocinitation 100 New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, \^fid Jouisirna. Huly was characterized by irreguli;r end mainly scanty rainfall. Most of New England, Arizona, IJew Mexico, snd the South . and Gulf States, however, had excesses. Tl^e generally dry weather of this month, accompanied by protracted heat, had a deleterious effect on many crops. August. The rainfall of this month was irregularly distributed, Some states, such as


. Diseases of fruit and nut crops in the United States in 1921. Fruit Diseases and pests United States; Nuts Diseases and pests United States. VffiATKEH - Frocinitation 100 New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, \^fid Jouisirna. Huly was characterized by irreguli;r end mainly scanty rainfall. Most of New England, Arizona, IJew Mexico, snd the South . and Gulf States, however, had excesses. Tl^e generally dry weather of this month, accompanied by protracted heat, had a deleterious effect on many crops. August. The rainfall of this month was irregularly distributed, Some states, such as those from the eastern edge of the Plains to the Appalachians, and parts of New Jersey, Georgia, southern Alabama, and Arizona, had rather heavy precipitation, but on the other hand the majority of the Atlantic and Gulf States had comparatively little. September precipitation was snail in the middle and east Gulf and Atlantic Coast States and from the Rocky I'ountains v/estward, cut much above normal in most of the Ohio and middle Llississippi Valley States, and in some northern border districts, south- western Texas, and portions of the far Southwest. October. The nearly universal deficiency in pre- cipitation of the month of October was its most marked feature. Only seven of the 48 states had more than the normal amounts, and only two corner states, Florida ^nd V/ashington, had as much as a fifth part above normal, Ilovember. The monthly totals '..'ere above normal nearly everywhere east of the llississippi River, though portions of Florida and Mississippi had con- siderable deficiencies, V.'est of the Mississippi River there was more than normal nearly everywhere from iJ'orth Dakota -;nd" .'yorain^ westv/ard and about twice the normal quantity of rain fell in most of northeastern Cre-on and nearby districts. In other states deficiencies prevailed. December. The precipitation was moderate to li^ht in most sections of the country. Table 1 shows the temperatures and


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