Practical Fig Culture in Arizona 5 



TABLE II. — LOCATION, ELEVATION, LENGTH OF RECORD, MEAN 

 ANNUAL PRECIHTATION, AND RANGE OE VARIATION FROM LOWEST 

 TO HIGHEST, AND THE YEAR IN WHICH THE EXTREMES OCCURRED 

 FOR TWENTY WEATHER BUREAU STATIONS. 



Since nearly ripe fruit is usually ruined by moisture, no rainfall 

 and dry air are desirable during the ripening and picking season. 

 A glance at the above data shows that the annual rainfall varies 

 greatly for each section and that occasional extremely wet seasons 

 occur. Seasonal distribution of rainfall is the important factor in 

 fig production. The normal annual rainfall chart appearing below, 

 is useful in giving correct information concerning the usual distri- 

 bution and precipitation for sections in which the Smyrna and 

 less hardy forms may be grown. 



In those sections where Adriatic forms are adaptable for home 

 use occasional summer rain does no appreciable injury, since 

 immediate attention is given to th' collection and use of the fruit. 

 At higher elevations where the summer rainfall is considerable, 



