SUGGESTIONS TO SETTLERS TN COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEY. 5 



drainage and partly to the fact that the fruit blossoms earlier than 

 in the higher altitudes and is in a condition to be injured when frosts 

 occur. 



The following table gives the dates and temperatures of 32° F. or 

 lower during the month of April for the past five years: 



Table I. — Temperatures at or below the freezing point reached at Umatilla, Oreg., Kenne- 

 tvich, Wash., and Wahluke, Wash., during the month of April, in the years from 1905 to 

 1909, inclusive. 



UMATILLA, OREG. KENNEWICK, WASH. WAHLUKE, WASH. 



190.5. 



April 10, 32° F. April 2, 32° F. April 1, 30° F. 



April 12, 31° F. April 3, 25° F. April 3, 29° F. 



April 4, 31° F. April 10, 27° F. 



April 10, 25° F. April 11, 31° F. 



April 11, 27° F. 



April 28, 32° F. 



1906. 



April 3, 32° F. April 3, 29° F. April 10, 31° F. 



April 12, 30° F. April 10, 30° F. 



April 13, 30° F. 



1907. 



April 28, 30° F. April 19, 30° F. April 10, 30° F. 



April 29, 29° F. April 20, 32° F. April 11, 31° F. 



April 30, 32° F. April 24, 32° F. April 20, 31° F. 



April 27, 25° F. April 28, 26° F. 



April 28, 25° F. April 29, 27° F. 



April 29, 31° F. 



1908. 



April 1, 30° F. April 1, 29° F. April 1, 24° F. . 



April 4, 32° F. April 2, 32° F. April 2, 31° F. 



April 7, 28° F. April 6, 25° F. April 4, 30° F. 



April 8, 32° F. April 7, 30° F. April 5, 20° F. 



April 25, 30° F. April 8, 32° F. 



1909. 



April 26, 32° F. 



April 5, 30° F. April 7, 24° F. April 4, 32° F. 



April 6, 26° F. April 8, 25° F. April 5, 30° F. 



April 8, 30° F. April 9, 31° F. April 8, 28° F. 



April 11, 32° F. April 11, 29° F. April 18, 26° F. 



April 18, 25° F. Ai)ril 16, 31° F. April 30, 31° F. 



April 19, 30° F. April 18, 24° F. 



April 21, 29° F. April 19, 29° F. 



April 21, 26° F. 



April 30, 32° F. 



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