jEJxpe7'iment Station Report. 



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Record of Frosts — Concluded. 



* No frost 7 A. M. Temperature 41*. 



Last 15 

 days of 

 April. 



First 16 



days of 



May. 



Last 15 



days of 



May. 



First 15 Last 15 

 days of days of 

 June. Aug. 



First 15 



days of 



Sept. 



Last 15 



days of 



Sept. 



First 15 



days of 



Oct. 



Average rainfall. 

 Average temp., 



1.73 in. 2.06 in. 

 48.6° 57.0° 



1.86 in. 1.81 in.!2.02 in. 

 60.4° 64.9° 67.5° 



1.46 in 

 64.3° 



1.84 in. 

 58.0° 



1.89 in. 

 52.4° 



Average date of last frost in Spring, from 1836 1885, May 16th. 

 Average date of first frost in Fall, from 1836-1885, September 20th. 



C. A. GOESSMANN, Director. 



Assistants in 1884. 

 Joseph B. Lindsey, Class '83, . . Stock-feeding and Chemical Analysis.* 

 Charles H. Preston, Class '83, . . General and Analytical Chemistry.* 

 H. J. Wheeler, Class '83, . . . General and Analytical Chemistry. 

 Winthrop E. Stone, Class '82, . . Biology and Field Experiments. 



* Messrs. Preston and Lindsey have since accepted more lucrative positions elaewbere. 



