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Elmira, Illinois. — Octoljer 8. — Ground frozen a little, for tlie first time this 

 season. 20th, first snow, ground quite white. 



Riley, Illinois. — October 9. — Thermometer 25^ at daylight ; ground frozen. 

 12th, heavy frost. 13th, frost. 17th, ground frozen, and some ice formed in 

 the creek. 2l8t, rain and snow from 2 to 9 p. m. ; snow melted as it fell. 



JJoylton, Illinois. — October 9. — Hard frost. 



WavcTlet/, Illinois — October 21. — First appearance of snow, a light fall. 



Ottawa Illinois. — October 8, 9, and 11. — Frost. 13th, hard frost. 18th, 

 hard frost; ground (where saturated with moisture) frozen a quarter of inch. 

 19th, frost. 



JVi/anet, Illinois. — Frost on the 11th, and frequently afterwards. Ice on the 

 9th, 13th, and 18th. Three-quarters of an inch of snow on the '21st. 



Tiskihva, Illinois. — October 9. — Hard white frost ; ice formed a quarter of 

 an inch thick. 



Manchester, Illinois. — October 10. — Hard frost this morning. ]5th, hoar 

 frost this morning. 



Wijinehago, Illinois. — October 8. — Frost. 9th, severe frost, first of sufficient 

 severity to kill tomatoes, beans, «&c. 



Pekin, Illinois. — October 9. — First heavy frost ; one hixndred and seventy- 

 one days since the last heavy frost. Intervals of slight frosts one hundred and 

 thirty days. 



Peoria, Illinois. — Latest frost in spring, April 20th; first frost in autumn, 

 October 9th. 



Augusta, Illinois. — October 9. — First frost to kill tender vines. 13th, light 

 frost. 20th, first snow ; fell about a quarter of an inch. 



JVi/anct, Illinois. — October 1. — Heavy frost, with ice, on the lat, and on 

 several subsequent days. On the 5th, ground frozen a quarter of an inch. On 

 the 11th a little round snow scattered over the ground. 



Canton, Missouri — October 9. — Hard frost. 10th, light frost. 



Harrison ville, Missouri. — Light frost every morning from the 6th to the 12th. 

 16th, most of the tender vines killed. 20th, threatening snow in the afternoon; 

 a little light sleet about 6 p. m. 22d, a sharp frost this morning ; ice on still 

 water about the thickness of writing paper. 



Embarrass, Wisconsin. — October 1. — Hard frost on the 1st day of October, 

 and very often through the month. No snow recorded. 



IMooynfiehl, Wisconsin. — October 9. — First ice formed ; tomato vines entirely 

 destroyed. No snow mentioned. 



Green Bay, Wisconsin. — No snow mentioned. 



Milwaukee, Wisconsin. — October 8 and 9. — Ice in the morning. 11th, heavy 

 frost. No snow mentioned. 



Beloit, Wisconsin. — No snow recorded. 



Dclavan, Wisconsin. — October 21. — Slight snow, with rain, from 11.15 a. m. 

 to 12 m. 



Manitoicoc, Wisconsin. — No snow recorded. 



New Ulm, Minnesota. — October 8. — Ice, the first this autumn ; in some 

 places from an eighth to a quarter of an inch thick; melted about 9 a. m. 



St. Paul, Minnesota. — October 17. — A little snow from 5 to 7 a. m. 



Iiyons, loioa. — October 5. — Hard frost this morning, enough to kill vines and 

 tomatoes. 8th, frost. An inch and a half of snow fell on the 20th and 21st, 



Spring Grove, Iowa. — October 13. — A very white frost and freeze last night. 

 20tli, rain and snow. 



Algona, Iowa. — October 19. — Snowed one inch this night. 



Independence, Iowa. — October 20. — Snowed half an inch. 



Monticello, Iowa. — October 20. — First and only snow this month. It was 

 very wet as it fell, between the showers of rain. 



