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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Station 



TABLE IX.— Concluded. 

 NORTHERN COUNTIES, LOWER PENINSULA. 



Alpena 



Benzonia 



Charlevoix. . . 

 Cheboygan . . . 

 East Tawas. . 



Frankfort . . . . 



Grayling 



Harrison 



Harrlsvllle 



Ivan 



Ludington. . . . 

 Mackinaw. . . . 

 Mancelona. . . 



Manistee 



Old Mission. . 

 Omer 



Onaway 



Reed City.. . . 

 Roscommon. . 

 St. James. . . . 

 Traverse City 

 West Branch. 



County 



Latest 

 (late of 

 killing 

 frost in 

 spring 



Alpena June 9. 



Benzie May 27. 



(yharlevoi.x ' June 10. 



Cheboygan June 20. 



Iosco June 24. 



Benzie May 27. 



Crawford Tune 8 . 



Clare May 30. 



Alcona. 

 Otsego. 



Mason 



Cheboygan 



Antrim 



Manistee 



Grand Traverse. 

 Arenac 



Presque Isle .... 



Osceola 



Roscommon 



Charlevoix 



Grand Traverse. 

 Ogemaw 



June 20. 

 June 12. 



June 17. 

 June 20. 

 July 13. 

 May 28. 

 June 9 . 

 June 12. 



June 14. 

 June 17. 

 June 2.5. 

 June 9 . 

 May 31. 

 June 24. 



Earliest 

 date of 

 killing 

 frost in 

 autumn 



Sept. 6. 

 Aug. 27. 

 Aug. 27. 

 Aug. 26. 

 Aug. 22. 



Sept. 29. 

 Aug. 26. 

 Aug. 27. 

 Sept. 4. 

 Aug. 26. 



Sept. 17. 

 Aug. 26. 

 Aug. 26. 

 Sept. 29. 

 Sept. 29. 

 Aug. 18. 



Sept. 3. 

 Aug. 23. 

 Aug. 21. 

 Sept. 2.5. 

 ScDt. 17. 

 Aug. 27. 



Average 

 date last 



killing 

 frost in 



spring 



May 13. 

 May 13. 

 May 14. 

 May 22. 

 May 20. 



May 10. 

 May 20. 

 May 14. 

 May 17. 

 May 23. 



May 14. 

 May 20. 

 May 28. 

 May 10. 

 May 13. 

 May 25. 



May 27. 

 May 22. 

 June 14. 

 May 16. 

 May 16. 

 May 25. 



Average 



date first 



killing 



frost in 



autunui 



Sept. 30. 

 Oct. 5. 

 Oct. 12. 

 Sept. 24. 

 Sept. 27. 



Oct. 19. 

 Sept. IS. 

 Sept. 29. 

 Oct. 3. 

 Sept. 25. 



Oct. 8. 

 Oct. 4. 

 Sept. 22. 

 Oct. 10. 

 Oct. 20. 

 Sept. 21. 



Sept. 22. 

 Sept. 23. 

 Sept. 12. 

 Oct. 12. 

 Oct. 6. 

 Sept. 26. 



Average 

 length of 

 the grow- 

 ing season 



in days 



146 

 145 

 151 

 125 

 131 



162 

 121 

 138 

 139 

 140 



144 

 137 

 117 

 153 

 160 

 119 



121 

 124 

 90 

 149 

 143 

 124 



CENTRAL COUNTIES, LOWER PENINSULA. 



Alma 



Arbela 



Bay City 



Big Rapids. . . 

 Harbor Beach 



Hart 



Muskegon. .. . 

 Port Austin. . 

 Saginaw 



Gratiot. . . 

 Tuscola. . 



Bay 



Mecosta. . 

 Huron. . . 



Oceana. . . 

 Muskegon 

 Huron. . . 

 Saginaw. . 



May 28. 

 June 9 . 

 May 28. 

 May 29. 

 June 4. 



May 28. 

 Mav 27. 

 June 20. 

 May 28. 



Sept. 2. 

 Aug. 27. 

 Sept. 18. 

 Sept. 2. 

 Sept. 17. 



Sept. 2. 

 Sept. 14. 

 Sept. 10. 

 Sept. 14. 



May 12. 

 May 12. 

 May 9. 

 May 13. 

 May 11. 



May 13. 

 May 7. 

 May 16. 

 May 5. 



Sept. 29. 

 Sept. 23. 

 Oct. 12. 

 Sept. 23. 

 Oct. 8. 



Oct. 8. 



Oct. 8. 



Oct. 3. 



Oct. 7. 



140 

 134 

 1.57 

 133 

 150 



148 

 142 

 140 

 155 



SOUTHERN COUNTIES, LOWER PENINSULA. 



Adrian. ..... 



Allegan 



Ann Arbor. . 

 Battle Creek. 

 Bloomingdale 



Cassopolis. . . 

 Coldwater. . . 



Detroit 



Eloise 



Flint 



Grape 



Hastings. . . . 

 Hillsdale. . . . 



Holland 



Howell 



Jackson 



Jeddo 



Lansing 



Mt. Clemens. 

 Owosso 



Plymouth ... 



Pontiac 



Port Huron. . 

 South Haven . 

 Ypsilanti 



Lenawee. . 

 Allegan. . . 

 Washtenaw 

 Calhoun. . . 

 Van Buren . 



Cass 



Branch. . . . 

 Wayne .... 

 Wayne .... 

 Genesee. . . 



Monroe . . . 



Barry 



Hillsdale. . 

 Ottawa. . . . 

 Livingston. 



Jackson . . . 

 St. Clair... 

 Ingham . . . 

 Macomb. . 

 Shiawassee . 



Wayne .... 

 Oakland. . . 

 St. Clair... 

 Van Buren . 

 Washtenaw 



May 28. 

 June 11. 

 May 14. 

 May 27. 

 May 27. 



May 27. 

 May 21. 

 May 31. 

 May 27. 

 May 27. 



May 28. 

 May 28. 

 May 28. 

 May 27. 

 May 28. 



May 21. 

 May 28. 

 May 28. 

 May 31. 

 June 8. 



May 28. 

 May 29. 

 June 6. 

 May 20. 

 May 29. 



Sept. 19. 

 Sept. 5. 

 Sept. 22. 

 Sept. 19. 

 Sept. 12. 



Sept. 22. 

 Sept. 18. 

 Sept. 22. 

 Sept. 18. 

 Sept. 18. 



Sept. 19. 

 Sept. 18. 

 Sept. 19. 

 Sept. 26. 

 Sept. 19. 



Sept. 18. 

 Sept. 22. 

 Sept. 19. 

 Sept. 19. 

 Sept. 14. 



Sept. 2. 

 Sept. 11. 

 Sept. 22. 

 Sept. 21. 

 Sept. 14. 



May 7. 



May 13. 



May 4. 



May 3. 



May 8. 



May 3. 

 May 3. 

 Apr. 29. 

 May 8. 

 May 9. 



May 7. 

 May 15. 

 May 10. 

 May 9. 

 May 8. 



May 3. 

 May 7. 

 May 4. 

 May 13. 

 May 13. 



May 7. 

 May 11. 

 May 6. 

 May 3. 

 May 10. 



Oct. 25. 



Oct. 9. 



Oct. 16. 



Oct. 9. 



Oct. 10. 



Oct. 13. 



Oct. 6. 



Oct. 13. 



Oct. 9. 



Oct. 7. 



Oct. 13 



Oct. 4 



Oct. 6 



Oct. 9 



Oct. 7 



Oct. 10. 



Oct. 15. 



Oct. 9. 



Oct. 10. 



Oct. 4. 



Oct. 3. 



Oct. 10. 



Oct. 10. 



Oct. 13. 



Oct. 6. 



171 

 149 

 165 

 159 

 155 



163 

 156 

 167 

 1.54 

 151 



159 

 142 

 149 

 153 

 152 



160 

 161 

 158 

 150 

 146 



149 

 152 

 157 

 163 

 149 



