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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



Per cent of vioisture in the corn plots in No. 6. — Continued. 



WEST STRIP. 



June 4-. 

 June 14. 

 June 21. 

 June 28. 



July 5... 

 July 12.. 

 July 19.. 

 July 26.. 



Aug. 2.. 

 Aug. 9.. 

 Aug. 16. 

 Aug. 23. 



Aug. 30. 

 Sept. 7. 

 Sept. 12 

 Oct. 1... 



June 4.. 

 June 14. 

 June 21. 

 June 28. 



July 5... 

 Julv 12.. 

 July 19.. 

 July 26.. 



Aug. 2-. 

 Aug. 9.. 

 Aug. 16. 

 Aug. 23. 



Aug. 30. 

 Sept. 7. 

 Sept. 12 

 Oct. 1... 



Plot 1. 



1st foot. 

 Percent. 



11.28 

 12.16 

 10.24 

 12.02 



9.66 

 5.38 

 6.21 

 2.89 



2.23 



4.90 

 4.90 

 6.86 



5.54 



6.02 



5.80 



10.92 



2(i foot. 

 Percent. 



6.92 

 10.81 

 11.17 

 10.48 



8.15 

 6.27 

 5.63 

 5.14 



2.89 

 2.70 

 4.05 

 4.53 



4.95 

 5.30 

 4.71 

 6.59 



3d foot. 

 Percent. 



12.84 

 13.96 

 12.13 

 17.44 



14.14 



13.85 



8.91 



11.47 



7.44 



5.85 



11.47 



10.95 



10.62 

 13.11 



11.05 

 9.59 



Average 



for 



3 feet. 



Percent. 



Plot 3. 



10.35 

 12.31 

 11.18 

 13.31 



10.65 

 8.50 

 6.92 

 6.50 



4.19 

 4.48 

 6.81 

 7.45 



7.04 

 8.14 

 7.19 

 9.03 



10.91 

 11.77 



9,78 

 13.08 



10.94 

 11.49 



10.14 

 8.55 



6.71 

 6.04 

 7.18 

 7.71 



8.82 

 7.14 

 7.55 



Plot 2. 



1st foot. 

 Percent. 



11.63 

 14.10 

 11.74 

 15.45 



11.50 

 9.93 

 8.33 

 4.21 



3.27 

 5.98 

 5.36 



6.17 



3.61 

 6.52 

 5.56 



7.81 



2d foot. 

 Percent. 



8.90 

 10.22 

 10.61 

 13.75 



9.41 



9.65 



10.18 



4.97 



3.35 



4.97 

 4.50 

 6.19 



4.89 



6.81 



5.34 



10.53 



8.75 

 9.15 

 6.95 



10.89 



10.97 



6.68 



5.64 



4.56 

 4.48 

 5.26 

 4.06 



5.02 

 3.36 

 3.37 

 4.43 



3d foot. 

 Percent. 



15.27 

 14 61 

 13.96 

 16.90 



14.61 

 12 98 

 12.29 

 13.03 



10.49 



7.21 



10,93 



12.12 



11.61 



12.31 



8,19 



5.03 



Average 



for 



3 feet. 



Percent. 



Plot 4. 



10.63 



13.27 



9.73 



11,30 



11.29 

 9.10 

 8.18 

 6.50 



5.04 



5,08 

 6.85 

 5,84 



11.88 

 12.62 

 10.88 

 14.04 



12,30 



11. 29^ 



9.10 



7.63 



6.11 

 5.89 

 7.18 

 7.45 



6.75 

 7.40' 

 5.71 

 5.76 



12,04 

 12,58 

 10,95 

 13.35 



10.98- 



10.08 



9.33 



8.03 



7.81 

 6.20 

 8.01 

 7.79- 



6, 



7, 



7 



10. 



53, 



71 

 16 

 11 



The dates and amount of the rainfall from April 1st to October .31st, 1898, are 

 given in the following table: 



Rainfall April 1 to Oct. 31, 1898. 



