472 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



below, and 1 inch below that for Julj, 1893. The absolute 

 maximum temperature was 98°, occurring on the 20th. 



August was extremely dry. The mean temperature was 

 about normal, while the precipitation, viz., 32 inches, was 

 nearly 4 inches below. 



The continued drought of July and August caused great 

 damage to farmers, seriously injuring crops, drying up wells 

 and springs, so that in many instances the water supply was 

 almost or entirely shut off. 



The first frost of the season occurred on the 22d of August, 

 and slightly injured vegetation on low lands. 



The mean temperature for September and October was 

 about 3° above normal, and the rainfall about normal. These 

 months were favorable for the ripening and harvesting of 

 crops. 



The mean temperature for November was about normal, 

 while the precipitation was 5 inches below. A trace of snow 

 fell on the 5th, which was the first of the season. 



For December the mean temperature was about normal, 

 while the precipitation was slightly below. 



The precipitation has not been sufl5cient to fill up the wells 

 and springs, and now there is a scarcity of water in many 

 localities. 



