Average Annual Rainfall 



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. Tonson, Indian Ter 57 



Ft. Myers, 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 



Charleston, South Carolina 43 



New York City, N Y 43 



Gaston, North Carolina 43 



Richmond, Indiana 43 



Marietta, Ohio 4?, 



St. Louis, Missouri 43 



Muscatine, Iowa 42 



Baltimore, Marjdand 41 



New Bedford, Massachusetts 41 



Providence, Rhode Island 41 



Ft. Smith, Arkansas 40 



in the United States. 



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, Indian Territory 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 Yan, 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 Ter 16 



Ft. Randall, Dakota 16 



Ft. Defiance, Arizona 14 



Ft. Craig, New Mexico Ter 11 



San Diego, California 9 



Ft Colville, Washington. 9 



Ft. Bliss, Texas 9 



Ft. Eridger, Utah 6 



Ft. Garland, Colorado 6 



Food for 

 Plants 



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Number of Years Seeds Retain Their Vitality. 



Vegetables. 



Years. Vegetables!. 



Cucumber 8 to 10 



Melon 8 to 10 



Pumpkin 8 to 10 



Squash 8 to 10 



Broccoli 5 to 6 



Cauliflower 5 to 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 



Okra 3 to 4 



Rhubarb 3 to 4 



Spinach 3 to 4 



Turnip . 3 to 6 



Years. 



Asparagus 2 to 3 



Beans 2 to 3 



Carrots 2 to 3 



Celery 2 to 3 



Corn (on cob) 2 to 3 



Leek 2 to 3 



Onion 2 to 3 



Parsley 2 to 3 



Parsnip 2 to 3 



Pepper 2 to 3 



Tomato 2 to 3 



Egg-Plant I to 2 



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Anise 3 to 4 



Caraway 2 



Summer Savory i to 2 



Sage 2 to 3 



