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From J. M. Janney, Warren county^ Ohio. 

 Lat. 39° 30' N. ; Long. 84° W. ' 



Winds from the SW., with but few exceptions, bring rain ; this 

 is the result of eleven and a half years' observations. 



Farm situated between the Miami rivers. There are no moun- 

 tains nearer than the Cumberland and Alleghany ; the one lying in 

 a SE. direction, and the other E. of this locality. The nearest 

 point to these elevations is perhaps not short of 225 or 250 miles. 

 Lake Erie, situated about 100 miles NE. of us, is the nearest sheet 

 of water. 



The fruits are apples, pears, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, 

 currants, gooseberries, quinces, and peaches. Grapes also thrive well. 

 The products of the soil are maize, wheat, oats, flax, rye, and potatoes. 



I may observe, that the cold S. winds often prevail through the 

 winter ; and during the spring cool, rather piercing NW. winds fre- 

 quently assail us ; during the prevalence of which drought is almost 

 sure to exist. Snow-storms generally come from the SW., but oc- 

 casionally we have a heavy storm of this kind from the E. To me 

 it is obvious that the winds that bring us rain sweep through the 

 great Mississippi and Ohio valleys in their course NE. ; that is, they 

 are SW. winds. 



From Wm. J. Payne^ near Rushville, Rush county^ Indiana, 

 Lat. 39° 30' N. ; Long. 85° 30' W. 



The winds are various : the W. wind sometimes brings most rain 

 during some years ; but the SW. winds are most prevalent, and bring 

 rain the greatest number of years. 



Fruits are, peaches, apples, pears, and cherries. 



Productions — Corn, wheat, oats, rye, &c. 



From Lewis Moore, Carrollton, Mississippi. 



Lat. 33° 30' N. ; Long. 90° W. 



On an average, the winds that bring us rain are the SW. Farm 



situated in a hilly district, some 150 miles from the sea-coast. 



The most common fruits are apples, peaches, &c., and melons in 



abundance. 



Agricultural staples are cotton, corn, oats, potatoes, &c. 



From Turner Vaughan, La Guardo, Tennessee. 

 Lat. 36° 30' N. ; Long. 86° 30' W. 

 Winds S. by W. bring the most rain, and WNW. the most 

 storms ; the latter, however, are unfrequent here, and very partial, 

 owing, perhaps, to remoteness from the sea. 



Whenever the lightning appears to linger in the N. at eventide, 

 rain almost invariably follows speedily ; not so in S. 



