. Bulletin. Agriculture. New Ymkk State 39 degrees or more below zero, generally over the Northern Plateau, and that temperatures of 35 degrees below zero are not uncommon over the elevated parts of the Eastern and Western plateau divisions. But it is in the relative freedom from excessive cold along the Great Lakes that interest centers chiefly, for in this is found the explanation of the successful fruit growing in that section. Only Long Island and a small part of the adjacent coast enjoys greater freedom from excessive cold in winter. FROSTS The term " frost " is used to designat
. Bulletin. Agriculture. New Ymkk State 39 degrees or more below zero, generally over the Northern Plateau, and that temperatures of 35 degrees below zero are not uncommon over the elevated parts of the Eastern and Western plateau divisions. But it is in the relative freedom from excessive cold along the Great Lakes that interest centers chiefly, for in this is found the explanation of the successful fruit growing in that section. Only Long Island and a small part of the adjacent coast enjoys greater freedom from excessive cold in winter. FROSTS The term " frost " is used to designate a deposit of ice crystals on the surface of plants or other objects, and also temperatures that are injurious to vegetation. Weather bureau observers use the term in the latter sense, and record three degrees of frost — light, heavy, and killing. Light frost is recorded when only the tenderest plants are injured, heavy when the injury is more marked, and killing when the staple crops of the region are killed or badly Fig. 12.— Average Number of Days Between the Last Frost in Spring and the First in Fall. 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 New York (State). Dept. of Farms and Markets; New York (State). Dept. of Farms and Markets. Division of Agriculture. Albany, N. Y. : The Dept.
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