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AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



The exceptions to the above rules are found at places influenced by water, 

 whose high or moderate September mcau may extend into October without iu- 

 tei'vening frost. 



By consulting the following tables almost any one interested may determine 

 for himself what varieties of grapes he may grow on a small scale. It would 

 not be wise to enter upon the culture without more minute information and 

 larger study respecting the fitness of a locality for grape-growing. Some 

 places are too elevated that otherwise by position might be eligible. The 

 extensive tables of temperature accompanying the very valuable bi-monthly 

 reports of the Agricultural Department Avill assist some inquirers in determining 

 tbe mean temperature of their summer, their hot month, and of September, 

 though not as reliable as the means for many years. These reports have been 

 widely disseminated, and can or should be readily accessible in almost every 

 county in the land. The material for the construction of the following tables 

 have been derived from Blodget's extensive list of temperatures in his 

 "Climatology of the United States," and "Results of Meteorological Observa- 

 tions, 1S54 to 1859," a report of the Commissioner of Patents, &c. : 



Places which are beyond the limit of vine-growing ; the normal temperature 

 required for ripening being, for summer, 66*^.5 ; for hottest month, 70^ ; and 

 for September, CO*^ Fahrenheit, 



Locality. 



Charlotte, Priace Edward's island . 



Quebec, Canada 



Fort Kent, Maine 



Eastport, Maine 



Castine, Maine 



Bath, Maine 



Dover, Xcw Hampshu-e 



Hanover, New Hampshire 



Craftsbury, Vermont 



Princeton, Massachusetts 



WUliamstown, Massachusetts 



Pomfret, Connecticut 



Cherry Valley, New York 



Cazenovia, New York 



Utica, New York 



Lowvllle, New York 



Potsdam, New York 



Peaetanguislienc, Canada 



Mackinac, Michigan 



Fort Brady, Slictiigan 



Fort Howard, Wisconsin 



Kenosha, Wisconsin 



Fort Ripley, Minnesota 



Sandy Lake, Minnesota 



Forest City, Minnesota 



Fort Snelliug, Minnesota 



Steilacoom, Washington Terrify. 

 Astoria, Washington Territory... 



66.1 

 65.3 

 61.7 

 60.5 

 62.0 

 64.8 

 6G.9 

 62.8 

 63.6 

 65.8 

 65.3 

 66.1 

 65.4 

 66.6 

 66.5 

 63.7 

 66.3 

 65.2 

 62.0 

 62.0 

 08.5 

 65.3 

 61. 9 

 61.8 



oe. 9 



TO. G 

 62.9 

 61. 6 



59.5 

 56.2 

 51.6 

 57.3 

 5?. 4 

 59.2 

 58.8 

 55.0 

 55.8 

 58.6 

 58.5 

 59.4 

 57.8 

 57.5 

 58.4 

 56.8 

 57.4 

 53.2 

 55.1 

 54.6 

 57.2 

 59.6 

 56.7 

 58.3 

 56.4 

 58.9 

 57.7 

 58.7 



Length of observation. 



One year. 



Ten years. 



Pour years. 



Twenty-five years. 



Forty years. 



Ten and a half years. 



Do. 

 Three years. 

 Six years. 

 Two years. 

 Five years. 

 Six years. 

 Fifteen years. 

 Two years. 

 Twenty-three yeai'S. 

 Two and a half years. 

 Twenty-one years. 

 Two years. 

 Twenty-four years. 

 Thirty-one years. 

 Four years. 

 Three years. 

 Six years. 

 Two years. • 



Do. 

 Thirty-five and a half years. 

 Five and two-thirds years. 

 One and one-sixth year. 



