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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



TABLE 50.-EFFECT OF ORGANIC MATTER ON TEMPERATURE OF SOILS. DAILY AVERAGE. JULY, 1912. 



Date. 



3.. 



4... 



5.. 



C. 



8.. 



0... 

 10., 



11 



12 



13 



15 



IG.. 

 17.. 



18 



19 



20 



22 



23 



24 



25 



26 



27 



29 



30.. 



31 



Monthly average 



Peat. 



6.95 , 

 Org. Matter. 



5.47% 

 Org. Matter. 



3.32% 

 Org. Matter. 



2.01% 

 Org. Matter. 



70.63 



71.33 



73.5 



73.73 



75.66 



76.3 



76.0 



77.0 



78.03 



78.13 



77.2 



75.5 



78.1 



74.2 



75.83 



73.9 



68.66 



68.23 



67.2 



68.56 



70.46 



73.16 



70.63 



69.4 



69.23 



68.5 



67.13 



72.81 



18' 



67.1 



66.8 



67.4 



67.23 



68.36 



69.7 



70.73 



70.53 



71.36 



72.36 



72.73 



73.06 



72.33 



72.43 



71.83 



71.86 



70.83 



69.7 



66.93 



66.53 



67.2 



67.66 



68.46 



67.46 



68.23 



68.1 



67.7 



73.63 

 75,4 

 77.73 

 78.13 

 78.96 

 79.73 

 79.03 

 81.26 

 [ 80.63 

 ■ 82.23 

 79.73 

 75.23 

 80.16 

 74.63 

 79.46 

 71.76 

 68.13 

 65.26 

 70.06 

 69.73 

 73.93 

 76.73 

 72.43 

 74.7 

 70.1 

 67.3 

 67.26 



69.41 



18' 



68.4 



68.2 



69.5 



69.46 



70.9 



71.93 



71.26 



71.83 



73.56 



73.96 



74.1 



73.7 



72.96 



71.73 



71.83 



72.5 



68.13 



67.4 



64.96 



67.54 



67.23 



69.13 



69.33 



68.06 



68.53 



67.4 



66.46 



73.66 



75.33 



77.46 



77.96 



78.76 



79.13 



79.06 



81.3 



80.03 



81.63 



79.26 



74.86 



80.2 



74.86 



80.1 



71.2 



68.33 



64.96 



71.00 



70.16 



74.36 



77.03 



71.76 



74.3 



70.03 



67.23 



66.96 



74.93 



69.99 



74.85 



18' 



68.13 



68.13 



69.43 



69.4 



71.0 



71.86 



71.16 



71.8 



73.56 



73.76 



73.73 



73.43 



73.03 



71.33 



71.9 



72.26 



67.43 



66.7 



64.86 



66.66 



67.43 



69.4 



69.16 



67.8 



68.23 



66.93 



65.76 



18' 



69.77 



73.96 



75.36 



77.4 



78.13 



78.73 



78.9 



79.53 



82.33 



79.8 



81.5 



78.86 



74.26 



81.16 



75.7 



80.93 



70.06 



68.63 



64.16 



72.33 



71.0 



75.36 



78.23 



71.93 



74.73 



70.23 



67.66 



67.33 



68.23 



68.26 



69.7 



69.7 



71.23 



72.26 



71.0 



72.33 



74.1 



74.13 



73.9 



73.10 



74.06 



71.63 



72.5 



72.36 



67.2 



66.83 



65.2 



67.2 



68.06 



70.03 



69.53 



68.2 



68.33 



67.16 



65.83 



75.23 



70.11 



73.23 



75.2 



77.2 



77.96 



78.7 



78.7 



79.3 



82.26 



79.03 



81.2 



78.7 



74.13 



80.86 



75.1 



80.26 



69.6 



67.7 



63.86 



71.7 



70.46 



74.9 



78.1 



71.36 



73.73 



70.43 



66.83 



67.66 



IB' 



74.55 



68.0 



68.3 



69.8 



69.8 



71.53 



72.36 



71.66 



72.66 



73.43 



74.23 



73.76 



73.26 



74.23 



71.4 



72.4 



72.06 



66.5 



66.36 



65.16 



67.13 



68.16 



70.23 



69.3 



68.16 



68.3 



67.2 



65.7 



1.81% 

 Org. Matter. 



18' 



70.03 



71.2 



73.5 



75.63 



76.36 



77.4 



77.3 



77.43 



80.23 



77.5 



79.3 



76.86 



73.0 



78.96 



72.0 



76.93 



68.23 



65.20 



62.53 



70.26 



68.76 



73.56 



76.53 



69.63 



73.7 



68.83 



66.5 



69.36 



72.85 



67.33 



68.0 



69.83 



69.7 



71.66 



72.5 



71.0 



72. 56 



73.. 56 



74.0 



73.2 



72.8 



74.1 



70.4 



71.26 



70.9 



65.06 



65.13 



64.7 



66.63 



67.96 



70.23 



68.76 



66.8 



67.06 



67.4 



64.86 



69.58 



