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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



TABLE 52.— EFFECT OF ORGANIC MATTER ON TEMPERATURE OF SOILS. DAILY AMDRAGE, SEPTEMBER. 



1912. 



Date. 



2 



3 



4 



5 



ft 



7... 



<) 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



16 



17 



18 



19 



20 



21 



23 



24 



25 



26 



27 



28 



30 



Monthly average 



Peat. 



6.95% 

 Org. Matter. 



73.17 

 73.70 

 73.70 

 73.97 

 73.87 

 74.37 

 73.67 

 74.33 

 73.00 

 68.63 

 67.17 

 67.00 

 65.80 

 63.93 

 63.73 

 61.33 

 59.90 

 61.50 

 59.60 

 59.30 

 61.43 

 61.30 

 55.03 

 54.10 

 '' :j3 



18' 



65.80 



66.03 

 66.90 

 68.77 

 69.33 

 09.60 

 70.00 

 69.57 

 70.27 

 70.93 

 70.47 

 69.37 

 67.90 

 66.83 

 66.40 

 65.37 

 64.90 

 63.47 

 62.87 

 62.73 

 61.43 

 61.23 

 61.70 

 62.07 

 60.06 

 57.46 



78.60 

 77.50 

 75.70 

 77.00 

 77.37 

 77.93 

 78.43 

 78.63 

 73.70 

 66.77 

 66.83 

 66.87 

 65.27 

 61,27 



18' 



69.43 

 70.20 

 71.13 

 71.00 

 71.03 

 71.70 

 71.33 

 72,57 

 72.83 

 68.97 

 67.27 

 66.50 

 65.47 

 64.83 

 63.53 

 62.97 

 61.13 

 61.57 

 61.00 

 60.47 

 60.77 

 62.03 

 58.53 

 57.30 

 54.66 



5.47% ' 3.32% 

 Org. Matter. Org. Matter. 



65.81 I 66.61 I 65.53 



79.43 

 77.83 

 75.§7 

 77.57 

 77.97 

 78.50 

 79.30 

 79.27 

 73.53 

 67.20 

 67.60 

 67.20 

 65.63 

 61.03 

 64.53 

 58.03 

 60.07 

 63.47 

 60.70 

 60.23 

 64.90 

 58.70 

 53.73 

 51.03 

 50.36 



66.96 



18' 



69.90 



70.53 



71.17 



71.17 



71.10 



71.83 



71.77 ! 



73.10 



72.77 



68.67 



67.17 



66.50 



65.33 



64.53 



63.53 



62.83 



60.77 



61.63 



60.83 



59.93 



60.97 



61.93 



58.33 



57.03 



54.33 



80.03 

 77.80 

 75.67 

 77.67 

 78.40 

 78.30 

 79.53 

 79.33 

 72.47 

 67.30 

 68.57 

 67.67 

 65.30 

 60.63 

 64.70 

 58.17 

 60.77 

 64.60 

 61.17 

 60.37 

 66.03 

 59.03 

 54.33 

 50.36 

 60.56 



18' 



70.53 

 70.87 

 71.27 

 71.. 57 

 71 :..; 

 71.83 

 72.03 

 72.90 

 73.00 

 68.60 

 67.37 

 67.07 

 65.33 

 64.47 

 63.63 

 62.60 

 60.97 

 62.10 

 61.07 

 60.17 

 61.50 

 62.33 

 58.37 

 56.96 

 53.83 



2.01% 1.81% 



Org. Matter. Org. Matter. 



79.37 

 76.87 

 75.07 

 77.03 

 77.87 

 77.57 

 78.60 

 78.67 

 72.77 

 67.57 

 69.07 

 67.60 

 65.10 

 60.77 

 64.53 

 58.27 

 60.37 

 64.83 

 61.00 

 60.50 

 65.43 

 59.90 

 53.80 

 50.46 

 51.03 



65.50 67.15 65.68 66.96 



18' 



5' 



70.83 

 71.00 

 71.23 

 71.43 

 71.47 

 72.00 

 71.93 

 73.07 

 72.63 

 68.40 

 67.50 

 67.03 

 65.03 

 64.17 

 63.53 

 62.27 

 60.67 

 61.90 

 60.77 

 60.03 

 61.40 

 62.40 

 57.83 

 56.93 

 53.26 



65.57 



77.23 

 75.00 

 73.43 

 74.97 

 76.80 

 76.27 

 76.43 

 76.50 

 71.80 

 66.70 

 67.23 

 66.50 

 63.97 

 59.97 

 63.67 

 57.23 

 59.27 

 63.70 

 59.50 

 59.43 

 65.70 

 58.90 

 52.27 

 49.73 

 49.96 



65.69 



18' 



70.97 

 70.80 

 70.77 

 71.10 

 71.27 

 72.07 

 71.50 

 72.53 

 72.03 

 67.33 

 66.63 

 66.37 

 64.33 

 63.40 

 62.90 

 61.00 

 57.90 

 61.53 

 59.87 

 59.27 

 61 00 

 61.80 

 56.13 

 55.40 

 53.23 



64.93 



