TWELFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 27 



and the early sown grain was up and showed a good stand. Pasturage was 

 exceptionally good at the close of the month. 



Novem'ber was characterized by the coldest weather ever experienced in 

 the state during the first half of the month. Following local thunder- 

 storms and spring-like showers on the night of the 10th and morning of 

 the 11th, a severe blizzard swept over the state on the afternoon and 

 night of the 11th, which caused sub-zero temperatures in the northwestern 

 counties on the morning of the 12th. Sleighing was good in the north- 

 eastern counties after the 27th. Corn husking was delayed in the 

 southern sections by wet weather and soft ground in the fields, but prob- 

 ably 8,5 or 90 per cent of the crop had been harvested by the end of the 

 month. 



December was one of the pleasantest winter months ever experienced 

 in Iowa. The first 15 days were exceptionally fine, with an abundance 

 of bright sunshine and mild temperatures. The only storn of importance, 

 during that period, being a general rain on the 9th and 10th. 



