514 XEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 



WEATHER NOTES OF THE GROWING SEASON. 



Herewith (page 511) is given a table of the New Jersey rain- 

 fall for the growing season — April to September, inclusive — for 

 the past ^^yenteen years. It is seen that for 1906 the precipita- 

 tion has been an inch and a half above the average, and this excess 

 was distributed over all the months, excepting September, which 

 was quite dry, and the preceding month, rainy. The season, as 

 regards moisture, was satisfactory, and upon the Gardens there 

 was no time when irrigation was urgent. 



The table upon page 512 shows that the temperature was above 

 the average for all the months, excepting July. A glance at the 

 ''rank in warmth" line will show that the present season was third 

 in high temperature, being exceeded only by 1896 and 1900. 

 Combining the facts above stated, the season in question was hot 

 and fairly moist. 



The third table, upon j^age 513, shows that the growing season 

 of 1906 was a dark one, being exceeded in cloudiness only by 1901 

 and 1889. In brief, the last season was moist, dark and hot- 

 There has been fully an average amount of plant diseases dur- 

 ing the year. Early in the season there were many complaints of 

 blight upon all orchard trees, that of the apple being especially in 

 evidence. Among truck crops, the lima beans were perhaps the 

 most to suffer from a mildew, appearing in August, and being par- 

 ticularly destructive in some localities. 



The comparatively dry September proved very helpful to the 

 potato growers, whose crop was prevented thereby from serious 

 decay. 



