AGRICULTURAL OnSERVATIONS ON TRUCKEE-CAESOX PROJECT. 5 



TEMPERATURES. 



Table I, compiled from the records of the United States Weather 

 Bureau, shows approximated the temperature conditions that exist 

 in the region under discussion. It will be noted that the maximum 

 temperature recorded is 103° F. and the minimum —15° F. As a 

 general rule, plowing and leveling land and digging ditches are 

 carried on throughout the winter months; but the winter of 1900-10 

 was an exception to the ride, the ground remaining frozen for about 

 two months. 



Table I. — Maximum. ))>Uiimum, and mean tem-peratures, hy months, at Fallon, 



Nev., for ,si.r years, W0J,-1910. 



1 The records for 1905 are not obtainable. 

 FROSTS. 



The length of the summer period between frosts is shown in 

 Table II. This table is only approximately correct, for the reason 

 that the dates of the killing frosts are reported from the different 

 parts of the project by various individuals, who may have a di- 

 ver.sity of opinion as to what constitutes a "killing'' frost. The 

 table will, however, be helpful in indicating approximately the 

 length of the growing season. 



Tabi.k II. — Dales of the last killing frost in spring and the first killing frost in 

 autumn at various points on tlic Truekrc-i 'arson project, 1905-11)10. in- 

 chisivc.^ 



Locality. j Time of year. 



Cirson Dam 7'^^''* '° spring. . . 



Carson mm \First in autumn. 



Lcetville ^ I Last in spring. . . 



^^^^ '"® \First in autumn. 



c„,i„ T „i,„ (La.st in spring. . . 



S°''^Lake tFirst in autimin. 



Fallon (Last in spring... 



■^ ^"°° \ First in autumn 



Hazen i^'^^ ''^ spring. . . 



^^^^^ \First in aut uiim. 



Fernlcv i^^^ ™ spring. . . 



'^'^'^""^^ \First in autumn. 



Dates of killing frosts. 



1905. 



1906. 



1907. 



Sept. 4 



Oct. 8 



I 



Oct. 4 



Apr. 

 Oct. 

 May 

 Sep"t. 



1908. 



Oct. 

 May 

 Oct. 

 May 

 Oct. 



Sept. 

 May 

 Sept. 

 June 



June 

 Oct. 



May 15 

 Sept. 26 

 May 9 

 Sept. 26 

 May 16 

 Sep"t. 25 

 May 30 

 Sept. 25 



May 

 Sept. 



1909. 



May 11 

 Oct. 30 

 Mav 13 

 Sept. 22 

 May 14 

 Oct. 22 

 May 24 

 Sept. 22 



May 28 

 Oct. 8 



1910. 



Apr. 

 Oct. 

 Apr. 



22 

 13 

 12 



Oct. 13 



Apr. 15 



Oct. 13 



Mav 16 



Sept. 13 



Apr. 21 

 Oct. 13 



1 Compiled from the oDicial reports of the United States Weather Bureau. 

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