. The lure of the land . t it must be remembered that this precipitation did not take place entirelyin rain falls, but that the air was surcharged with moisture for days at a time, whilethe temperature remained high. While Mays record does not read amiss, the monthwas one of continued high winds during a moistureless period, conditions veryhard for plant life to bear. The Maximum and Minimum temperatures record thehighest and lowest points the thermometer reached during the month. Month Temperature Number Days Total Precipitation Maximum Minimum Bright Cloudy 1905 September 40 16 14 Rained 6 t
. The lure of the land . t it must be remembered that this precipitation did not take place entirelyin rain falls, but that the air was surcharged with moisture for days at a time, whilethe temperature remained high. While Mays record does not read amiss, the monthwas one of continued high winds during a moistureless period, conditions veryhard for plant life to bear. The Maximum and Minimum temperatures record thehighest and lowest points the thermometer reached during the month. Month Temperature Number Days Total Precipitation Maximum Minimum Bright Cloudy 1905 September 40 16 14 Rained 6 times October 28 22 9 Rained twice November 18 18 12 Rained 4 times December 18 15 16 Rained 5 times 1906 January 63 9 10 21 Rain and Snow 10 times February 84 6H 17 11 Rain and Snow 4 times March 53 15 16 15 Snow and Rain 6 times April 73 30 17 13 Rain 6 times May 91 36 18 13 Last Half of Month 4. 07 June 92 42>^ 19 11 in. July 87 53>^ 10 21 in. August 92 53 12 19 in. September 89 40 21 9 .86 in. 149. Summary Giving data, also conclusions o Broad Gauge Men THE history of Twentieth Century Pioneering has been writtenfrom a record kept day unto day in two diaiies; this recordbeing supplemented by a very large number of photographsto graphically portray the methods and happenings incident to the sub-jugation of acreage, frequently referred to as wild land, in the quick-est time possible. Unquestionably many improvements will suggestthemselves to even the casual reader. Three hundred and eighty varieties of plant growth were suc-cessfully developed or naturalized. This great number was experi-mented with in order to prove conclusively to the world at large thefact, well known to real Long Islanders, that auy plant growable inthe Temperate Zone could be developed far above the average in qual-ity, and further, many little known or entirely unknown growths ofmarked food value in their native countries would readily naturalizewith the particularly favorable condit
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