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equal to or greater than fifteen miles per hour and all days 

 when the thermometer stood at or below twenty degrees (F.), 

 were eliminated. The number of days remaining was taken 

 to represent those when tonging might have been done. The 

 following is a tabulated statement of the result of the study 

 of the records furnished by the Weather Bureau. 20 



Digest of Weather Bureau records, showing the number of days avail- 

 able for tonging in Anne Arundel County during three seasons. 



1904 September 4 4 20 



and October .... 5 2 7 17 



1905 November 4 2 7 17 



December 4 4 8 6 9 



Jamiary 5 5 8 6 7 



February 4 1 11 6 6 



March 4 5 2 7 13 



April 4 5 6 10 



2<>When rain and wind occurred together the day was placed in th 

 "rain" column only, and when a low temperature occurred with wind 

 such days were placed in the "temperature" column only; duplication 

 being thus avoided. 



