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ble seasons, and the cause of failure, if existing. This was to be 

 determined from his own observation, and by inquiry of those 

 best informed upon the subject. The results given are those 

 actually observed, without reference to relative quantity. The 

 aggregate opinions thus obtained are scarcely capable of reduc- 

 tion into definite form from the very unequal field of observa- 

 tion of the different marshals, and the failure of many to make 

 reports on this subject where there was a manifest occasion. Of 

 the 1,744 marshals appointed to collect the materials of this 

 census, about 1,450 made returns of agricultural statistics, the 

 remainder being in cities and large villages. The principal cause 

 of failure was drought, and its extent was estimated as follows : 



State during twenty-five years, taken from the official reports of academies to the Regents of 

 the University, is added for convenience of comparison : 



PLACES OF OBSERVATION AND YEARS 



DEPTH OF RAIN. 



April. I May. , June j July 



AU£ 



Albany, Albany county, 1854, 



Clint n, Oneida county, 1854, 



Elmira, Chemung county, 1854, 



Flilt^lush, Kings county, 1854, , 



Geneva, Ontario county, 1854, 



Homer, Cortland county, 1854, 



Jainiica Queens county, 1854, ■ 



Liherty, Sullivan county, 1854, 



Mexico, Oj^wcgo county, 1854, 



New- York city, 1864,." 



Oxf.rl, Ch' nang- courity, 1854, , 



Plntt-b'irL'h, Clinton county, 1854, 



Roch-sfer, .\: on roe county, 1854, , 



White Plain.-, Westchester county, 1854,. 



Moan of the above. 185t, 

 Mean quantity in 1826, 



6.82 

 8.19 

 6.09 



5.20 

 5. 84 



11.19 

 6.70 

 4.51 



10.11 

 7.11 

 2.29 

 2.4{ 

 8.20 



79 

 70 

 80 

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1827, 



1828, 



1829, 



18^.0, 



18:^1, 



18:^2, 



18:^3, 



1834, 



18;<5, 



18:<6 



1837, 



18H8,.. 



1839, 



IS40, 



1841. 



1842, 



184.% 



1844, 



1HI5 



IHift, 



1847, 



1848, 



1849 



1850, 



Me>n qgantity of 26 yeart, 1825-50,. 





6.85 

 1.99 

 3.72 

 2.41 

 3.62 

 1.95 

 4.10 

 2.39 

 1.31 

 2.72 

 4.03 

 2.24 

 1.85 

 1.49 

 2.42 

 3.40 

 3.55 

 90 

 84 

 37 

 29 

 14 

 79 

 02 



1..H4 

 2.15 



2.53 



2.21 

 2.. 33 

 6.25 

 5 55 



3 . 06 

 4.28 

 3.22 

 1.45 

 2.15 

 5.19 



3.45 



81 

 2.81 

 3.28 

 2. 48 

 H.74 

 2.71 

 3.15 

 5.56 

 3 26 



1 .i'O 

 3.42 

 4.21 

 4.34 

 3.79 

 3. 15 

 1.98 

 2,33 

 1.90 

 4.8.S 

 2..'.2 

 3.92 

 2 09 



4 . 95 

 4.11 

 2.51 



2.31" 



2.96 

 ' 4.81 

 i 5.09 

 I 2.17 

 ! 2.48 

 I 3.31 



1.3'. 



! 2.37 



! 4.56 

 I 2.29 

 I 2.10 

 2.1'5 

 I 0.47 

 ' 1.80 



I 



i 3.11 

 I 7.02 

 ! 3.48 



3.74 

 3.. •■10 

 6.15 

 3.91 

 1.72 

 3.24 



' 3.35 



, 2.76 



i 3.12 



I 1.69 



0.89 



i 2. 19 



; 2.51 



2.42 



2.92 



I 2.81 



I 4.04 



0.99 



0.25 



I 3 02 



2 35 



: 3.12 



i 3.70 



I .'•.69 



3.16 



4.15 



4.42 



0.62 

 2.611 

 1.16 

 0.85 

 0.77 

 2.19 

 1.26 

 0.92 

 1.72 

 1.06 

 2.08 

 0.39 

 1.8> 

 0.40 



1.27 



2, 



4 



3. 



3. 



I. 



21 

 08 

 2(t 

 12 

 55 



29 

 76 

 -.9 



28 



no 



41 



::s 



61 

 .'>S 

 69 



4.11 

 .X.20 

 2.79 

 3 . 6H 

 4.37 

 .85 

 .89 

 .63 



2. 

 2. 

 2. 



2.44 

 3 . 92 

 3 . 1 .3 

 2.65 

 4.H 

 2.99 

 4,63 

 3 74 

 4. 25 



3.81 

 5.;'.7 

 3.29 

 1.7t 

 3.90 

 I.S7 

 5.12 

 3.51 

 2.43 



Sept. 



3.87 

 3 . 92 

 3.25 

 3.22 

 3.27 

 3.71 

 3.22 

 3.21 

 4. 84 

 4 15 

 4 77 

 3.81 

 5.18 

 5.40 



3.99 

 2.^8 

 4 . 00 

 5.29 

 3. el 

 2.63 

 3 . .'.4 

 75 

 98 

 97 

 81 

 50 

 05 



49 

 6. 



:<.43 



35 

 99 

 92 



78 



3.83 

 3.:7 

 2.39 

 2.98 

 "3.75' 



3 41 



2.r.4 

 I ;;.12 



3.26 



5.:n 



3. ♦iff 

 I l.f-4 

 I 3.r.4 

 2.10 

 5.13 

 2.57 

 1 87 

 4.69 



3.11" 



