. Bulletin - Amherst Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Massachusetts. Agriculture. STATE LIBRARY Cl MAS Agricutlur BXJILi. iisro. 34. JUNE, 1889. Meteorological Summary for the four mon, ths ending May 31 , 1889. Februauy. March. April. May. Highest tcmpei-jitme, ° ° '^ ^- Lowest temperature, —° ° '* ; Mean temperature, ° ° '^^ Total precipitation, in. in. in Total snowfall. in. in. in. Prevailing winds. No. of days on which cloudi- ness averaged 8 or more on a scale
. Bulletin - Amherst Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Massachusetts. Agriculture. STATE LIBRARY Cl MAS Agricutlur BXJILi. iisro. 34. JUNE, 1889. Meteorological Summary for the four mon, ths ending May 31 , 1889. Februauy. March. April. May. Highest tcmpei-jitme, ° ° '^ ^- Lowest temperature, —° ° '* ; Mean temperature, ° ° '^^ Total precipitation, in. in. in Total snowfall. in. in. in. Prevailing winds. No. of days on which cloudi- ness averaged 8 or more on a scale of 10, 4 14 4 7 No. of days on which .01 of an inch or more of water from " rain or melted snow fell, 10 8 7 11 The temperature for the four months has been above the average, the rainfall, below. The abundant rains of May—the largest since 1883—have placed the hay crop beyond danger of drought. All crops are farther advanced than usunl. A frost occurred on May 29th, heavN' enough to touch our more tender crops ; but no serious damage was done. The weather throughout the season has been quite favorable with us for farm work. OUTLINES OF THE WORK CARRIED ON AT THE STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION DURING THE PRESENT SEASON. 019. The subsequent short statement is published with a desire of stimulating among our farmers, and all parties concerned in pro- gressive agriculture, an active interest in the work for which the sta- tion has been established. As periodical bulletins and annual re-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Massachusetts State Agricultural Experiment Station. Amherst, Mass. , Amherst Agricultural Experiment Station
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