NEBRASKA 



1393 



rainfall, reaching an average of about 

 thirty inches per annum, while the rain- 

 fall in the Bad Land region is not more 

 than fifteen inches. 



The principal fruit is the apple, but the 

 hardier kinds of plums, cherries, peaches 

 and small fruits are grown. 



The number of bearing apple trees for 

 the whole state is estimated to be 2,937,- 

 178; peaches and nectarines, 1,188.373; 

 pears, 59,285; plums and prunes, 351,321; 



cherries, 494,468; grapes, 1,221,736 vines; 

 small fruits, 1,411 acres. 



The counties producing the largest 

 quantity of apples are: Cass, 143,302; 

 Gage, 132,944; Lancaster, 127.859; Nema- 

 ha, 150,516; Otoe, 157,035; Richardson, 

 175,179; Sanders, 110,124; Valley, 100,603. 

 All of these counties, except Valley, are 

 in the southeastern part of the state. Val- 

 ley county is near the central part and 

 drained by the Loup river. 



Granville Lowtheb 



Frost and Precipitation in Nebraska 



Station 



Frost 



Average Date of 



First 



Killing in 



Autumn 



Last 



in 

 Spring 



Date of 



First 

 in 



Autumn 



Last 



in 

 Spring 



Precipitation 



Annual 

 inches 



Hay Springs 

 Valentine. . . 



Lynch 



Oakdale. . . . 

 Tekamah . . . 

 Kimball .... 

 N. Platte.. . 



Ansley 



Genoa 



David City . 



Omaha 



Imperial. . . . 

 Beaver City 

 Hebron .... 



Lincoln 



Auburn 



Sept. 21 



Sept. 16 



Sept. 24 



Sept. 22 



Sept. 27 



Sept. 18 



Sept. 20 



Sept. 20 



Sept. 24 



Oct. 5 



Oct. 12 



Sept. 28 



Sept. 29 



Sept. 30 



Oct. 8 



Sent. 26 



May 16 



May 9 



May 3 



May 1 



Apr. 26 



May 15 



May 9 



May 8 



May 3 



Apr. 17 



Apr. 15 



May 4 



May 5 



Apr. 30 



Apr. 18 



Apr. 23 



Sept. 6 



Sept. 12 



Sept. 12 



Sept. 11 



Sept. 13 



Sept. 5 



Sept. 10 



Sept. 5 



Sept. 2 



Sept. 12 



Sept. 18 



Sept. 7 



Sept. 12 



Sept. 12 



Sept. 12 



Sept. 13 



June 21 



June 21 



May 26 



May 24 



May 22 



June 5 



May 23 



May 28 



May 27 



May 5 



May 19 



May 26 



May 26 



May 26 



May 7 



May 12 



19.5 

 19.3 

 23.1 

 24.1 

 32.0 

 14.9 

 18.0 

 23.0 

 27.7 

 28.8 

 30.8 

 19.2 

 21.3 

 28.9 

 27.7 

 35.7 



Production of Fruits in Nebraska 



Small fruits: 1909 and 1899. The following table shows data with regard to small 

 fruits on farms: 



> Reported in sma!! fractions. 

 3—5 



