EPIDEMICS. 



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Table 



yi. — Precipitation records, showing average monthly departure in inches from 



normal in several States in 190S, 



l^O-'i, 



and 1905. 



1903. 



1904. 



October 



November 



December 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



Departure from normal: 



Accumulative 



-\yerage monthly 



Of 3 crop months — 



Accumulative 



Average monthly 



Of month' containing critical 

 period 



-t-0.11 

 -2.48 



- .92 

 -1.41 



- .08 

 -1.17 

 -f- .20 



-5.65 



- .79 



-1.05 



- ..35 



-I- .20 



-1.99 

 -1.18 

 + .12 

 -1.0 

 -1.08 

 - .47 

 -I- .23 



-5.44 



— .77 



-1.3-2 



- .44 



-f- .23 



-0.04 



- .61 



- ..30 

 -1.03 



- .13 

 -t- .91 

 -1-1.86 



-I- .66 

 -f- .09 



-1-2.03 



+ .87 



-1-1.80 



-1.14 



- .77 

 -i- .80 

 -1.34 

 + .89 

 -hi. 97 

 -f- .22 



-1- .69 

 + .09 



-1-3. 

 -1-1.02 



-t- .22 



-0.52 



- .12 



- .53 



- .57 



- .51 



- .02 



- .74 



-2.99 



- .42 



-1.25 



- .41 



- .74 



-0.88 

 .21 

 .03 

 .35 

 .74 

 .35 

 .05 



-t- 



-f- 



-1.61 



- .23 



- .60 



- .22 



-1.05 



-0.17 

 + .04 



- .99 



- .75 



- .23 

 + .43 



- .10 



-1.83 



- .26 



+ .04 

 -t- .01 



-0.14 

 + .21 + 

 + .38,-1- 



- .17- 



- .57- 

 -1-1.74 + 



- .38 + 



-0.31 

 .10 

 .05 

 .73 

 .75 

 .05 

 .44 



+1.09-1.25 

 + .15- .17 



+ .79- 

 + .26- 



.20 

 .08 



.16- .38'+ .44 



-0. 



1 

 .02 

 .41 

 .80 

 .17 

 .70 

 .72 



.37 

 .39 



-1.86 

 - .26 



1.25+ .07 



.02 

 - .01 



1905. 



October 



November 



December 



January 



February , 



March . . ". 



April 



May 



June 



July 



Departure from normal: 



Accumnlulive 



Average monthly 



Of 3 crop months- 

 Accumulative 



A verage monthly 



Of month containing critical 

 period 



+0.44 

 -1.46 



- .39 



- .07 

 + .81 

 +2.28 

 +3.44 



+4. 45 

 + .63 



+0.53 

 +2.17 



+3.44 



-1.88-1.01 

 -1.00- .33 

 + .04+ .0 

 + .01- .12 

 + 1.93+1.14 

 + 1.58- .33 

 + 1.38+ .45 



+2.00- .13 



+ .37 

 +4.89 



.01 

 + 1.26 



+1.63+ .42 



I 

 +1.38+ .45 



+ 



2.09 

 .67 

 .29 

 .54 

 .33 

 .58 

 03 



-4.47 

 - .63 



- .29 

 + .03 



-0.39 

 + .59 

 + .06 

 + .19 

 + .93 

 +2.04 

 + 1.24 



+4.60 

 + .00 



+4.21 

 +1.40 



+1.24 



+0.15 

 + .OOi 

 + .53 

 + .20 

 + .14 

 + 1.82 

 + 1 



+3.90 

 + .55 



+2.96 

 + .98 



+1 



+0.16 



- .12 



- .15 

 -1.33 

 +3.37 

 +2.40 

 + 1.28 



+5.61 

 + .80 



+7.05 

 +2.35 



+1.28 



-0.25 



- .21 



- .15 

 -1.39 

 + 1.18 

 + .68 

 + 1.44 



+ 1.30 

 + .18 



+3.30 

 + 1.10 



+1.44 



-0.09 



- .18 



- .29 



- .93 

 +2.13 



-0.04 



- .04 



- .18 

 -1.11 

 + 1.04 



+2.39+3.20 

 + .59- .31 



+3.52+3. l(i 

 + .50+ .45 



+5.11+4.53 

 + 1.70+1.51 



+ .59- .31 



+2. 40 

 + .35 



+3.89 

 + 1.29 



+ 1.05 



The precipitation records (Table VI) for this region for the seven 

 months preceding harvest and the plotted monthly mean departure 

 from normal (fig. 1) show that the preci])itation in all the States 

 except Kansas and ]\[iasouri averaged slighth^ above normal in 1903 

 (A), was below normal in 1904 (B), and was again above normal in 

 1905 (0). In considering the three months before and during the 



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