REMARKS 



The weather during August was near normal in most re- 

 spects. The mean temperature was 68.3 degrees, the normal 

 being 68.8 degrees. The rainfall was less than normal. The total 

 rainfall was 2.79 inches, the normal being 4.08 inches. There 

 were 263 hours of bright sunshine as compared to a normal of 

 237 hours. The mean relative humidity was 72.6 percent, the 

 normal being 70.2 percent. There were no high winds. 



The following report is given by Dr. J. K. Shaw: "The exces- 

 sive rainfall which has prevailed since spring came to an end 

 with August, but the soil is still well supplied with water and we 

 can be quite sure that the summer of 1945 will be one with no 

 injury from dry weather. Hot, humid periods interspersed with 

 cool weather prevailed during the month. The weather has been 

 bad for potatoes for the vines grew well during the wet weather 

 and were unable to stand the hot, sunny weather which followed. 

 Consequently, we may expect a poor crop in this vicinity. 



"The apple crop will be the smallest in many years, and of 

 very poor quality in the College orchards because of injury by 

 hail. Apple scab is more prevalent than usual because of 'scab 

 weather' and the fact that many growers did not spray as thor- 

 oughly as usual on account of the lack of a crop. The peach 

 crop is good both here and over the whole country. Pears will 

 make a fair crop but plums are few. 



Plenty of rain insured a good second crop of hay, which 

 should be plentiful next winter although much of it will be of 

 poor quality owing to wet weather which delayed harvest." 



Dr. A. B. Beaumont makes the following comments on clovers: 

 "This has been one of the best 'clover' years observed by local 

 agronomists. Tame and wild clovers have grown luxuriantly. 

 Red and alsike clovers have been abundant in new hay seed- 

 ings, and red clover has reappeared in many old mowings. The 

 rowen crop now being harvested contains a high proportion of 

 clovers. Wild white clover and the giant white cultivated clover 

 (Ladino ) have grown especiallv well in fertilized pastures. 

 Sweet clover and rabbit-foot clover have been much in evidence 

 along roadsides and in waste places. Abundant rains during the 

 early part of the season are thought to have been responsible 

 for the abundance of clovers this year." 



