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attacked the lower leaves on most of the plats, but by September nth 

 it was apparent that the disease had done no serious injury. 



Fig. m — Mangels growing on fertilizer test plats, July 2J, igoo 



The normal and monthly temperatures and rainfall at Ithaca from 

 April to September, 1908, inclusive, are here shown. 



Month 



Temperature, 

 degrees F. 



Normal 



1908 



Rainfall, 



inches 



Normal 



1908 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August . . . 

 SeptemVjer 



44.2 



57- 

 66.2 



70. 6 

 68.2 

 60.6 



44.2 

 58.8 

 67.6 

 72 . 6 



673 

 65.2 



85 



30 

 26 



75 

 48 



61 



