Food for 

 Plants 



Of General Interest. 



196 



Average Annual Rainfall in the United States. 



Place. Inches. 



Neah Bay, Wash 123 



Sitka, Alaska 83 



Ft. Haskins, Oregon 66 



Mt. Vernon, Alabama 66 



Baton Rouge, Louisiana .... 60 

 Meadow Valley, California. . 57 



Ft. Towson, Oklahoma 57 



Ft. Meyers, Florida 56 



Washington, Arkansas 54 



Huntsville, Alabama 54 



Natchez, Mississippi . . 53 



New Orleans, Louisiana 51 



Savannah, Georgia 48 



Springdale, Kentucky 48 



Fortress Monroe, Virginia. . 47 



Memphis, Tennessee 45 



Newark, New Jersey 44 



Boston, Massachusetts 44 



Brunswick, Maine 44 



Cincinnati, Ohio 44 



New Haven, Connecticut ... 44 

 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. . 44 

 New York City, N.Y...... 43 



Charleston, South Carolina. . 43 



Gaston, North Carolina 43 



Richmond, Indiana 43 



Marietta, Ohio 43 



St. Louis, Missouri 43 



Muscatine, Iowa 42 



Baltimore, Maryland 41 



New Bedford, Massachusetts 41 

 Providence, Rhode Island.. . 41 

 Ft. Smith, Arkansas 40 



Place. Inches. 



Hanover, New Hampshire . . 40 



Ft. Vancouver 38 



Cleveland, Ohio 37 



Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ... 37 



Washington, D. C 37 



White Sulphur Springs, Va. 37 



Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma 36 



Key West, Florida 36 



Peoria, Illinois 35 



Burlington Vermont 34 



Buffalo, New York 33 



Ft. Brown, Texas 33 



Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. . . 31 



Detroit, Michigan 30 



Milwaukee, Wisconsin 30 



Penn Yann, New York 28 



Ft. Kearney 25 



Ft. Snelling, Minnesota 25 



Salt Lake City, Utah 23 



Mackinac, Michigan 23 



San Francisco, California ... 21 



Dallas, Oregon 21 



Sacramento, California 21 



Ft. Massachusetts, Colorado 17 



Ft. Marcy, New Mexico 16 



Ft. Randall, Dakota 16 



Ft. Defiance, Arizona 14 



Ft. Craig, New Mexico 11 



San Diego, California 9 



Ft. Colville, Washington. ... 9 



Ft. Bliss, Texas 9 



Ft. Bridger, Utah 6 



Ft. Garland, Colorado 6 



Number of Years Seeds Retain Their Vitality. 



Vegetables. Years. Vegetables. Years. 



Cucumber 8 to 10 



Melon 8 to 10 



Pumpkin 8 to 10 



Squash 8 to 10 



Broccoli 5 to 6 



Cauliflower 5to 6 



Artichoke. . . . 5 to 6 



Endive 5 to 6 



Pea 5 to 6 



Radish 4 to 5 



Beets 3 to 4 



Cress 3 to 4 



Lettuce 3 to 4 



Mustard. . . 3 to 4 



