STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



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pieces, can but succeed, and will eventually receive the reward of his work 

 and make himself a home worth having. 



Another industry that could be followed with profit in Modoc County, is 

 dairying. The wild grasses even produce a splendid quality of butter or 

 cheese, which latter finds a ready market at 18 cents per pound here in 

 the country. There is plenty of room for dairies here, and but little pros- 

 pect of the business being overdone for many years yet. 



Annual Meteorological Review. 



The following table shows the climatic condition in all its features for 

 two years, from 188G to 1887, both years inclusive, at Fort Bid well, Cali- 

 fornia, and furnished by Thomas J. Patterson, Observer Signal Corps: 



Annual Weather Review for: 



Average barometer 



Highest barometer 



Lowest barometer 



Range of barometer 



Average temperature 



Highest temperature. .. 



Lowest temperature 



Range of temperature 



< irea test monthly range of 



temperature 



Least monthly range of tem- 

 perature - . -* 



Average maximum temp'ture 

 Average minimum temp'ture 

 Average range temperature. . 



Average humidity . 



Average dew point. 



Prevailing direction of wind.. 



Total precipitation 



Total velocity of wind 



Annual Weather Review for: 



1886. 



1KS7. 



Maximum velocity of wind.. 

 Direction at time of maxi- 

 mum velocity 



Total number of clear days. . 

 Total number of fair days.. . 

 Total number of cloudy days- 

 Total number of foggy days 

 Total number of days of 



precipitation 



Number of earthquakes 



Snowstorms 



Thunder and lightning 



Number of solar halos 



Number of lunar halos 



Number of light frosts 



Number of killing frosts 



Number of days maximum 



temperature was above 90°. 



Number of days minimum 



temperature was below 32°. 



30 



W. 



179 



104 



82 



none 



108 



none 



39 



9 



none 



9 



7 



12 



9 



145 



50 



S.W. 



165 

 124 

 76 

 none 



86 



none 



48 



16 



none 



4 



5 



25 



9 



166 



Average Precipitation in Modoc County. 



SISKIYOU COUNTY. 

 A Mountain of Marble in Siskiyou County. 



The following interesting description of Marble Mountain in the Scott 

 Valley of Siskiyou County, which blends so nicely and instructively with 

 the Indian legend connected therewith, was written by Mr. Isaac A. Rey- 

 nolds, attorney at law, of Fort Jones: 



There are few regions of country more rugged and mountainous than 

 that lying just to the westward of Scott Valley, in Northern California. 



