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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



TABLE 53.-EFFECT OF ORGANIC MATTER ON TEMPERATURE OF SOILS. DAILY AVERAGE, OCTOBER, 



1912. 



3. 



4. 



5. 



7. 



8. 



9. 

 10. 

 11. 

 12. 

 14. 

 15. 

 16. 

 17. 

 18. 

 19. 

 21. 

 22. 

 23. 

 24. 

 25. 

 26. 

 28. 

 29. 

 30. 

 31., 



Date. 



Peat. 



51.90 



51.76 



52.20 



54.9 



54.66 



58.26 



52.86 



51.83 



54.23 



55.47 



56.83 



48.55 



48.70 



46.57 



47.10 



50.47 



50.37 



48.87 



52.83 



48.17 



45.83 



45.40 



45.27 



45.63 



47.80 



47.10 



43.37 



18' 



57.26 



56.23 



56.23 



55.7 



55.86 



56.23 



56.60 



55.40 



55.60 



55.53 



55.63 



54.75 



53.90 



52.07 



52.17 



51.50 



51.50 



52.60 



51.77 



51.37 



52.43 



51.47 



50.77 



49.37 



49.57 



49.47 



49.50 



6.95% 

 Org. Matter. 



5.47% 

 Org. Matter. 



53.76 



54.16 



52.60 



55.95 



57.56 



60.03 



51.03 



52.36 



54.07 



57.00 



55.20 



50.40 



48.63 



46.83 



49.87 



54.47 



48.83 



51.11 



53.07 



45.10 



44.10 



44.70 



46.13 



48.27 



50.17 



44.43 



39.30 



18' 



Monthly average 50.26 53.37 



54.40 

 54.96 

 55.50 

 55.40 

 56.23 

 58.73 

 57.03 

 54.00 

 55.17 

 55.13 

 56.77 

 51.85 

 51.87 

 50.60 

 50.53 

 52.07 

 51.60 

 51.30 

 54.93 

 50.90 

 49.83 

 48.50 

 48.40 

 48.47 

 49.83 

 49.40 

 47.50 



50.70 52.63 



54.20 

 54.76 

 52.76 

 55.95 

 58.03 

 59.66 

 50.06 

 52.76 

 54.07 

 57.10 

 54.50 

 51.75 

 49.43 

 47.23 

 51.30 

 55.20 

 49.27 

 51.70 

 55.10 

 44.13 

 43.70 

 44.77 

 46.00 

 48.10 

 50.57 

 44.10 

 39.17 



18' 



54.23 

 54.53 

 55.20 

 55.25 

 56.20 

 58.90 

 57.16 

 53.70 

 55.07 

 55.20 

 56.57 

 51.65 

 51.10 

 50.20 

 50.53 

 52.17 

 51.97 

 51.00 

 53.30 

 50.20 

 49.13 

 47.60 

 48.10 

 48.23 

 49.73 

 49.23 

 47.00 



3.32% 

 Org. Matter. 



18' 



2.01% 

 Org. Matter. 



1.81% 

 Org. Matter. 



54.56 

 55.33 

 53.06 

 55.95 

 56.03 

 59.50 

 49.46 

 33.00 

 54.10 

 57.30 



54.30 

 54.90 

 55.30 

 55.85 

 56.13 

 59.40 

 55.63 

 53.73 

 55.07 

 55.57 



53.63 1 56.63 

 52.35 ' 51.7 



48.93 ' 51.50 



I 

 47.40 50.10 



1 

 51.33 50.70 



56.60 52.57 



48.77 52.27 



52.10 

 54.77 

 43.10 

 43.03 

 45.13 

 46.10 

 48.77 

 51.23 

 43.37 



51.13 

 54.00 

 50.00 

 48.73 

 47.53 

 48.03 

 48.20 

 50.07 

 49.20 



38.40 46.77 



55 '■ 



58.40 



59.60 



49.50 



52.56 



53.90 



57.07 



53.63 



52.35 



48.83 



47.23 



50.87 



55.67 



48.73 



51.57 



54.83 



43.40 



43.00 



45.33 



46.03 



49.10 



51.30 



43.50 



38.27 



55.90 

 59.43 

 54.96 

 53.26 

 54.73 

 55.30 

 56.43 

 51.25 

 51.00 

 49.87 

 50.30 

 52.50 

 52.07 

 50.67 

 53.47 

 49.47 

 48.03 

 47.07 

 47.73 

 47.90 

 49.93 

 48.67 

 45.67 



50.93 52.34 50.11 52.41 50.85 ! 52.04 



53.23 

 54.03 

 52.13 

 54.65 

 57.46 

 58.66 

 48,33 

 51.53 

 53.10 

 55.90 

 53.03 

 51.85 

 47.87 

 45.70 

 49. 37 

 54.67 

 48.30 

 50.73 

 54.37 

 43.20 

 42.60 

 44.60 

 45.13 

 47.53 

 50.30 

 42.73 

 37.40 



49.93 



18' 



53.03 

 53.43 

 54.13 

 55.20 

 55.83 

 59 06 

 57.10 

 52.46 

 54.27 

 55.07 

 55.90 

 50.60 

 49.97 

 48.57 

 49.13 

 52.17 

 51.50 

 49.72 

 53.37 

 48.67 

 46.77 

 46.03 

 46.83 

 46.97 

 49.40 

 48.07 

 44.03 



51.37 



