216 FARMING ON FACTORY LINES 



The annual rainfall in Ulster varies from about 

 32 inches to 49 inches, the spring rainfall being as 

 follows : — 



February 2.36 inches 



March 2.45 ,, 



April 2.74 ,, 



Total 7.55 „ 



Average per spring month ... 2.51 ,, 

 The Ulster August rainfall, by custom referred to as 

 the harvest month — although often corn is not cut 

 until September — is 3.64 inches, there being an aver- 

 age of 19.8 rain days in this particular month. 

 Another matter of importance from the Continuous 

 Cropping standpoint is the average winter tempera- 

 ture. For the period, October, November and Decem- 

 ber, the average winter temperature in Ulster is 

 43.52 degrees Fahr. For the three months, January, 

 February and March, the average temperature is 

 40.79 degrees Fahr., the average for the whole six 

 months referred to being 42.15 degrees Fahr. 



A Continuous Cropping 

 An Ulster Rotation. Ulster Rotation. 



1st Year lea oats spring sown Lea corn summer sown. 



H 

 2nd ,, flax . . . . Vetches and winter greens, 



autumn and summer 

 sown respectively. 



3rd „ potatoes and roots Flax and potatoes, spring 

 spring sown. sown. 



4th „% Corn, spring sown Corn, autumn sown. 



5th ,r Grass for hay . . Grass for hay. 



6th „ Grass for pasture . . Grass for pasture. 



