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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



TABLE 55.-EFFECT OF ORGANIC MAITI^R ON TEMrERATURE OF SOILS. DAILY AVERAGE. DECEMBER, 



1912. 



2. 



3. 



4. 



5. 



6. 



7. 



9. 

 10. 

 11. 

 12. 

 13. 

 14. 

 16. 

 17. 

 18. 

 19. 

 20. 

 21. 

 23. 

 24. 

 26. 

 27. 

 28. 

 30. 

 31. 



Date. 



Peat 



39.70 

 38.00 

 36.93 

 37.13 

 40.80 

 37.23 

 34.87 

 34.13 

 33.87 

 33.37 

 32.70 

 32.37 

 32.10 

 32.37 

 33.03 

 33.10 

 33.00 

 33.07 

 32.40 

 32.00 

 32.43 

 32.80 

 32.50 

 32.80 

 31.90 



Monthly average 34. 18 



18' 



lU . _'0 



40.87 

 40.63 

 40.47 

 40.97 

 41.13 

 40.43 

 39.63 

 39.20 

 38.63 

 38.03 

 37.40 



37.33 

 37.20 

 37.10 

 37.00 

 36.33 

 35.93 

 36.30 

 36.63 

 36.30 

 36.23 

 35.80 



6.95% 

 Org. Matter. 



18" 



43.53 

 36.57 

 38.40 

 38.83 

 40.03 

 35.13 

 I 33.10 

 32.43 

 32.53 

 30.97 

 30.10 

 30.13 

 31.33 

 31.57 

 32.30 

 32.33 

 32^27 

 32.57 

 31.80 

 31.23 

 31.37 

 32.23 

 31.35 

 31.93 

 31.60 



38.13 



41.27 

 41.50 

 40.00 

 40.07 

 42.27 

 40.40 

 38.37 

 37.50 

 37.37 

 36.87 

 36.03 

 35.57 

 35.10 

 35.40 

 36.10 

 36.07 

 35.93 

 35.97 

 35.43 

 35.07 

 35.33 

 35.83 

 35.45 

 35.43 

 34.83 



5.47% 

 Org. Matter. 



6' 



33.43 



37.17 



43.80 

 36.27 

 38.53 

 39.37 

 39.53 

 34.60 

 32.70 

 31.90 

 32.10 

 29.17 

 23.37 



29 . 

 31.40 

 31.77 

 32.50 

 32.57 

 32.40 

 32.80 

 31.50 

 31.23 

 31.13 

 32.37 



30 ^"> 

 32.17 

 31.73 



18* 



33.25 



41.67 

 41.20 

 39.83 

 40.00 

 42.47 

 40.07 

 38.10 

 37.17 

 37.03 

 36.43 

 33 03 



34.90 

 35.10 

 35.83 

 36.00 

 35.80 

 36.00 

 35.37 

 34.97 

 35.20 

 35 67 



!i.) '.'..} 



35.27 

 34.70 



3.32% 

 Org. Matter. 



47.00 

 35.30 

 38.40 

 39.80 

 38.37 

 33.60 

 31.47 

 31.33 

 31.27 

 27.00 

 2S.47 

 ^ 83 

 31.37 

 31.87 

 32.50 

 32.97 

 32.70 

 32.80 

 31.27 

 31.10 

 30.87 

 32 23 



32.20 

 31.60 



18* 



I 



42.43 

 40.90 

 39.90 

 39.93 

 42.70 

 39.77 

 37.83 

 37.03 

 37.00 

 36.23 

 35.30 

 34.93 

 34.93 

 35.20 

 35.93 

 36.27 

 36.03 

 36.23 

 35.43 

 34.93 

 35.17 

 35.73 

 35.35 

 35.20 

 34.77 



2.01% I 1.81% 

 Org. Matter. Org. Matter. 



47.07 

 35.23 

 38.30 

 39.63 

 38.27 

 33.53 

 31.20 

 31.13 

 31.17 

 26.53 

 28.50 

 28.83 

 31.23 

 32.23 

 33.23 

 32.97 

 32.53 

 32.73 

 30.63 

 30.87 

 30.53 

 32.17 

 29.65 

 32.03 

 31.53 



18' 



42.40 

 40.20 

 39.60 

 39.47 

 42.50 

 39.10 

 37.07 

 36.33 

 36.23 

 35.37 

 34.53 

 34.30 

 34.33 

 34.90 

 35.77 

 35.87 

 35.57 

 35.77 

 35.00 

 34.43 

 34.83 

 35.17 

 34.55 

 34.83 

 34.40 



43.00 

 I 34.23 

 37.47 

 38.70 

 37.53 

 32.60 

 30.00 

 30.27 

 30.20 

 25.00 

 27.37 

 27.87 

 30.80 

 32.50 

 32.47 

 32.00 

 31.37 

 31.60 

 29.53 

 29.97 

 29.33 

 31.23 

 28.30 

 31.20 

 30.83 



37.00 , 32.99 | 37.00 32.87 36.50 



31.81 



18' 



42.20 

 38.97 

 38.77 

 38.57 

 41.87 

 37.90 

 35.70 

 35.10 

 35.07 

 33.90 

 33.17 

 32.77 

 33.17 

 33.87 

 34.97 

 35.00 

 34.67 

 34.70 

 33.67 

 33.20 

 33.47 

 34.20 

 33.55 

 33.67 

 33.27 



35.42 



