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Journal of Agricultural Research 



Vol. VI, No. 9 



Table I. — Summary of the climatic conditions at Garden City, Kans., for the growing 



vionths of igi4 and igij 



Year and jnonth. 



1914. 

 May 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



June 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



July 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



August 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



September. . 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



1915- 

 May 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



June 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



July 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



August 



Do 



Do 



Days (iu 

 elusive). 



I- 5 



6-10 



11-15 



16-20 



21-25 



25-31 



I- 5 



6-10 



11-15 



16-20 



21-25 



26-30 



I- 5 

 6-10 

 11-15 

 16-20 

 21-25 

 26-31 



I- 5 



6-10 



11-15 



16-20 



21-25 



25-31 



I- 5 



6-10 



11-15 



16-20 



21-25 



26-30 



I- 5 



6-10 



11-15 



16-20 



20-25 



25-31 



I- 5 



6-10 



11-15 



16-20 



21-25 



26-30 



I- 5 



6-10 



11-15 



16-20 



21-25 



25-31 



I- 5 



6-10 



11-15 



Air temperature (° F.). 



Average of — 



58 

 65 



53 

 62 

 72 

 69 

 76 



77 

 76 

 76 

 82 



77 

 74 

 77 

 86 



76 



81 



83 



77 

 77 

 77 

 82 



77 

 73 

 77 

 79 

 75 

 77 

 63 

 67 



53 

 56 

 71 

 46 

 67 

 55 

 65 

 64 

 66 

 71 

 69 

 72 

 66 

 76 

 81 

 72 

 74 

 75 

 69 



Maxi- 

 mum. 



68 

 78 

 61 



79 

 87 

 89 

 88 

 89 

 94 

 94 

 85 

 91 

 99 

 87 

 94 

 98 



93 

 91 

 91 

 99 

 91 

 87 

 94 

 96 

 89 

 90 

 80 

 86 



65 

 69 



87 

 55 

 78 



65 



75 



85 

 79 

 84 



77 

 90 



97 

 84 



85 

 74 

 83 

 80 



83 



Mini- 

 mum. 



47 

 51 

 44 

 55 

 59 

 57 

 65 

 64 



63 

 62 

 69 



59 

 62 

 60 

 69 

 62 



65 

 66 



65 

 62 

 62 

 64 

 61 

 60 

 60 

 64 

 58 

 60 



44 



51 



44 

 55 

 39 

 57 

 47 

 58 

 52 

 53 

 61 



58 

 59 

 55 

 60 

 67 

 62 

 61 

 64 

 56 

 60 

 61 



Maxi- 

 mum. 



78 

 92 

 72 



79 

 90 



89 

 92 



91 

 96 



99 



98 



103 



94 



93 



103 



lOI 



98 

 102 

 95 

 95 

 95 

 102 



99 

 94 

 103 

 102 

 96 

 97 

 85 

 90 



76 

 81 



94 

 68 

 90 

 72 

 81 

 86 

 87 

 95 

 91 

 88 



S3 

 96 



lOI 



96 



91 

 90 

 90 

 94 

 86 



Mini- 

 mum. 



44 

 41 

 38 

 50 

 57 

 49 

 62 



51 

 59 

 58 

 64 

 51 

 53 

 53 

 64 

 58 

 64 

 64 

 61 

 56 

 58 

 62 



50 

 54 

 55 

 59 

 48 



56 

 37 

 47 



31 

 32 

 46 



32 

 44 

 39 

 55 

 36 

 50 

 56 

 56 

 57 

 49 

 54 

 64 

 56 

 ^6 

 62 

 51 

 56 

 59 



Precip- 

 itation 



Inches. 

 I. 40 



• 19 

 . 20 

 .72 

 . 12 



I. 00 



• 19 

 . 21 

 .61 



•39 



.04 



•15 

 . 10 



T. 



■^'^ 

 T. 



• 19 

 .06 

 . 01 

 T. 



01 



03 



79 



.07 



I- 15 

 .64 

 .94 



.62 

 .69 



•57 



• 51 

 .06 



• 15 



• 13 



• 24 

 .90 



5- II 

 . 10 



Evapora- 

 tion. 



Inches. 



0-9S3 



1.484 



I- 135 



•596 



1.584 



1.294 



1-432 

 1.728 

 1.520 

 1.409 



1-991 

 I. 862 

 I. 200 

 1.440 

 1.822 



1. 416 



I- 451 



2. 074 



1-477 

 1.792 



1-474 

 1-959 

 1-745 

 1-563 

 1-739 

 I. 501 



1-653 

 1-390 

 1-343 

 I. 740 



I. 187 

 .985 

 1-857 

 1-324 

 I. 069 

 I. 169 

 •738 

 1.386 

 I. 490 



1.485 

 I. 181 



1-419 

 1-451 



1-732 

 1-743 



1.407 



1-397 



1.528 



I. 012 



.860 



.927 



Wind 



velocity 



per 



hour. 



Miles. 



9.0 

 II. 8 

 10. 9 

 13.6 

 10. 2 



6.9 

 13-0 

 15-2 



9 

 6 



9 



7-7 

 5-7 

 5-7 

 6. I 

 8.0 

 7.0 



7-5 

 7-4 

 7-5 

 8.6 

 II. 4 

 7.6 



6-4 

 II. I 



7-7 



10.8 



12. 2 



8.6 



8. I 



8-7 

 8.6 

 8.0 

 8.8 

 8-5 



5-5 

 6.8 



5-8 

 4.9 

 2.7 



