The Bulletin. 15 



Fourth Series. Applicalion. 



Ai T i.,,p l.Ono pounds slaked Umc per acre broadcast 



^ x^iiiiU . every fourth year. 



5* O 



Q* N P K L 



iji "M" "p TT" Fertilizer applied broadcast. 



84 "Vr "p T/" Two applicntinns of fertilizer, one-half at plant- 

 J-N i IV ing_ one-half later. 



WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING 1903-'09, INCLUSIVE. 



Besides soil, seed, fertilization and cultivation, and time of plant- 

 ing, ^vcatber conditions, niainiy the rainfall, iiiiiiience the crop 

 yield. In the tables presented herewith will be fonnd the monthly 

 and annual rainfall during the years covered by the experiments, the 

 mean monthly and annual rainfall, since 18G8, and the same data 

 for the months of May to September, inclusive. During the growing 

 months the rainfall in 1903 was below the normal ; good conditions 

 prevailed in 1904; 1905 and 190G had more than the normal amount 

 of rainfall and there was an early frost in 190G. The rainfall 

 throughout 1907 and in the growing season was low, and 1908 and 

 1909 were noted for heavy rainfalls. 



RAINFALL IN INCHES AT STATESVILLE. 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June -. 



July 



August --- 



September 



October 



November.-. 



December... 



Annual 



Monthly average for May to Sept., inclusive 



6.43 

 9.90 

 8.66 

 7.37 

 .63 

 4.52 

 3.55 

 3.04 

 5.05 

 1.08 

 1.72 

 1.69 



2.07 

 3.87 

 2.46 

 1.55 

 2.07 

 5.74 

 4.01 

 6.60 

 1.31 

 .12 

 3.71 

 3.64 



2.88 

 5.70 

 1.50 

 2.28 

 6.78 

 1.28 

 8.95 

 8.75 

 1.30 

 2.06 

 .35 

 8.09 



7.23 

 1.75 

 6.00 

 1 49 

 2.02 

 6.45 

 8.68 

 6.37 

 3.81 

 4.11 

 .80 

 2.80 



.53.64 137.15 i49.91 51.31 



1 



4.04 



4.41 



5.07 6.28 



05 

 16 

 75 

 85 

 02 

 74 

 02 

 26 

 05 

 60 

 00 

 22 



4.20 

 3.90 

 3.80 

 3.10 

 2.04 

 1.55 

 9.33 

 13.27 

 3.75 

 8.15 

 1.90 

 4.60 



.f9.66 59.59 



4.02 



6.97 



a 



■^ 00 



c ca 00 



5.58 

 10.67 

 5.96 

 4.95 

 1.58 

 2.92 

 1.11 

 2.52 



5.75 



3.98 

 4.57 

 5.15 

 3.67 

 3.96 

 4.36 

 4.81 

 5.82 

 4.19 

 3.23 

 2.98 

 4.37 



51.09 



4.79 



