814 EXPERIMENT STATION EECORD. 



and rainy and snowy days for each month of 1900 at Higashi-Snma in central 

 .Tai)an 100 meters above sea level and 1.5 km. from the coast. 



Report on the work of the station of agricultural climatology of Juvisy 

 during 1906, C. Flammarion (Bill. Mens. Off. Reim'ig. Agr. [/'(n/.s|, 6' {1901), 

 Nos. 10, pp. 1115-1193, figs. 7; 11, pp. 1323-1321). — As nsual, this report con- 

 tains records of observations on atmospheric pressnre, the temperature of the 

 air, soil, and underground water, and the relative humidity, rainfall, sunshine, 

 cloudiness, and ladiation. The data are recorded in tables and diagrams. 



The mean annual temperature of the air for the year was 10.5° C, which Is 

 very near the normal. The temperature of the soil at depths of 0.25. 0.5, 0.75, 

 1, and 1.5 meters varied with the temperature at the surface, though lagging 

 somewhat behind it. The mean annual temperature of the ground water at a 

 depth of 13.S meters was 11.25° C. The annual variation was only 1.55° C. 

 The total rainfall was 593.8 mm., the number of hours of sunshine during the 

 year 1.978. The season in general was not strikingly abnormal in any respect. 



The results of experiments during 3 years with a large number of different 

 garden crops to determine whether the moon exerts any influence upon the 

 germination and growth of these crops are summarized in this report. The 

 results were contradictory and do not permit of any definite conclusions. 



Meteorological observations at the Massachusetts Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, J. E. Ostrander and T. A. Barry {Massachusetts Sta. Met. Bills. 

 229, 230, PI), .'i each). — Summaries of observations at Amherst. Mass., on pres- 

 sure, temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, sunshine, cloudiness, and 

 casual i)henomena during January and February, 1908. The data are briefly 

 discussed in general notes on the weather of each month. 



Meteorology, N. C. Hamner and F. W. Christensen {Pennsiitvania ^ta. 

 Rpt. UHHU'pp. 99-108, 2t7-2JtO). — The observations here I'ecorded are of the same 

 character as those reported in previous years (E. S. R., 18, p. 210). Monthly 

 summaries of observations are given in the body of the report and the detailed 

 record in an appendix. The summary for 1905 is as follows: 



Summary of meteorological observations, 1905, 



Growing season 

 (Apr. -Sept.). 



Barometer (Inches): 



Mean ' 30.045 



Temperature (° F.): i 



Mean i 47.6 , 61.7. 



Highest— - 89 (.June 19) '89 (June 19). 



Lowest I - n (Feb. 14) , 18 (Apr. 17). 



Greatest daily range 45 (Apr. 4) 1 45 (Apr. 4). 



Least flaily range 3 (Jan. 2, Oct. 31, and 



Dec. 19, 20). I 



Mean daily relative humidity (percent) 83.3 1 78.4. 



Rainfall (inches)., 37.08 ! 19.83. 



Number of days on which 0.01 in. or more of rain fell--! 133 j 72. 



Mean percentage of cloudiness ! 48.4 1 43.7. 



Number of days on which cloudiness averaged 80 i 10.5 1 38. 



per cent or more. I 



Last frost in spring May 24. 



First frost in faU I Sept. 26. 



The climate of Buenos Aires {Statis. Ann. City Buenos Aires, 16 {1906), 

 pp. 2-8). — Tabular summaries are given of observations on pressure, tempera- 

 ture, humidity, rainfall, velocity of the wind, and sunshine, and on the ozone, 

 carbon dioxid, and ammonia content of the air. Observations at frequent in- 

 tervals on the bacteria content of the air are also reported, with analyses 

 (nitrogen content) of the rainfall of each month. The total annual rainfall 



