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winters extremely cold. A considerable amount of farm work can be 

 carried on during tbe winter months and early spring, as there are a 

 number of pretty days during that time. 



The eastern and southern parts of the Piedmont region as shown by 

 the table at Raleigh and Charlotte are slightly warmer than the northern 

 and western portions around Roxboro and Statesville. This is ac- 

 counted for in part because of the differences in elevation. The aver- 

 age date of the last killing frost in the spring at Charlotte is April 1, 

 and the first in the fall is November 4. This gives a growing season 

 of about 215 days — a sufficiently long time for the production of a 

 wide range of crops. Of course along the northern and western border 

 the growing season would be a few days shorter. 



Owing to its high elevation, rolling topography, and good surface 

 drainage, and also to the fact that good spring and well water can be 

 had in all parts, the Piedmont region possesses a healthful and invig- 

 orating climate. 



The following table gives the average precipitation and temperature 

 at several points in this region, extending over a period of several years. 



MEAN NORMAL MONTHLY AND ANNUAL TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION. 



TEMPERATURE — DEGREES. 



PRECIPITAl ION — INCHES. 



AGRICULTURE AXD INDUSTRIES. 



The Piedmont region of North Carolina has a population according 

 to the United States census for 1910, of over 1,000,000 people, or nearly 

 one-half of the 2,200,000 people in the State. This region now (1914) 

 probably has a population around 1,100,000. This, region includes 

 many of the large cities in the State such as, Charlotte, Raleigh, Win- 

 ston-Salem, Greensboro, and Durham, and a considerable number of 

 large and important towns, such as, High Point, Salisbury, Concord, 

 Gastonia, Shelby, Hickory, Statesville, Reidsville, Oxford, Henderson, 

 Burlington, Monroe, and Lexington. All of these towns and many 



