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Our winds as a rule from the south. The northers spring Tip, but last only three 

 days at most. [P. S. Clarke, Waller. 



i .South and southeast, varied at intervals by wind from the north that continued two 

 or three days. [Samuel Davis, Hunt. 



Winds stiff and change frequently, and come from all points of the compass. [O. 

 H. P. Garrett, Washington. 



February, 1851, nineteen days from the south ; the remainder from the north a-nd 

 northwest; Ia62, fifteen days from the south and southwest, the remainder from the 

 north and northeast. [ J.M. Glasco, Upshur. 



East. [H. J. H. Breusing, Bowie. 



South three to six days ; then north three or four days. [W. Barnes, Cherokee. 



North. [R. Wipprecht, Comal. 



Alternately south and north. [A. Schroeter, Burnet. 



The prevailing winds in February are mostly northeast and south, seldom changing 

 to west. The uoi'th winds are generally dry and cold. East wind is almost always 

 rain wind ; the same southeast. [ J. H. Krancher, Austin. 



From the south, and fifteen miles an hour. [W. T. Hill, Walker. 



From southwest and northwest. [C. B. Richardson, Rusk. 



The most general course of the winds in this locality is from the south and east. 

 [S. Harbert, Colorado. 



The general direction of the winds in this locality is, in February, west and northwest ; 

 in changes, such as rain or snow, invariably north or northeast. From the middle to the 

 last of the month the wind drops further south and southwest ; in case of change to 

 rain or " wet spell" invariably east and northeast, clearing from the north. All the 

 mild weather in this month has a brisk southwest wind. The force of the wind south 

 and southwest is from a mild breeze to a gale. [ J. W. Jackson. 



In spring, most from the south ; in summer, mostly south ; fall, south and east, oc- 

 casionally north; winter, south and generally north. [Natt Holmau, Fayette. 



QUESTION 4 1. Direction and force of the icind in the month of March. 



ALABAMA. 



Southeast. [Knox, Minge, and Evans, Hale. 



East and southeast in 17G. [J. W. Du Bose, Montgomery. 



Generally from east to west. [H. C. Brown, Wilcox. 



From the east and north, frequently changing, and often violent. [C. M. Howard, 

 Autauga. 



For the greater part of this month a strong wind from the north and northeast. 

 [M. W. Hand, Greene. 



The winds in March are more generally from the southeast and south, except what 

 is called the March wind, which blows very strong from the west and northwest. 

 [J. N. Gilmore, Sumter. 



West and northwest. [I. F. Culver, Bullock. 



From southeast to northwest. [ J. A. Callaway, Montgomery. 



March, southeast, 28 ; southwest, 24. [H. Tutwiler, Hale. 



March is our blowing month, when winter dallies in the lap of spring. Winds 

 southwest and south. -[Dr. John Peurifoy, Montgomery. 



ARKANSAS. 



South and southwest, very little from north or east. [T. S. Edwards, Pope. 

 South and southeast. [E. T. Dale, Miller. 



FLORIDA. 



Very hard, from the west and northwest. [John B. Carrin, Taylor. 

 Variable, north and southerly. [R. Gamble, Leon. 



GEORGIA. 



Most of the time from the south and southwest, especially if it be a warm month. 

 [S. P. Odom, Dooly. 



Mostly from west. [E. M. Thompson, Jackson. 

 South and northwest. [M. Kemp, Marion. 

 Northwest. [William A. Harris, Worth. 

 Mostly from south and east. [Timothy Fussell, Coffee. 

 Northwest. [William Jones, Clarke. 



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