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JULY, 1890. 



Meteorological Summary for the four months ending June 30, 1890. 



MARCH. APRIL. MAY. JUNE. 



Highest temperature, .... 59.5° 77.5° 79.0° 86.5° 

 Lowest temperature, .... —9.5° 22.0° 32.0° 38.0° 

 Mean temperature, .... 30.18° 45.45° 56.41° 64.58" 



Total precipitation, .... 4.81 in. 1.64 in. 5.14 in. 1.48 in. 



Total snowfall, 17in. 



Prevailing winds, N. E. N. K. S. E. S.E. 



No. of cloudy days, 14 9 11 8 



No. of days on which .01 of an inch 

 or more of water from rain or 

 melted snow fell, * 16 7 15 9 



A snow storm on the 6th of March gave good sleighing for a 

 few days. Toward the close of the month the weather was mild 

 with more than an average rainfall. 



The temperature for April was about the average ; the rainfall was 

 considerably less. The last heavy frost of the season occurred April 

 29th. 



The cool and wet weather of !May favored the growth of gi-Visses 

 and grain crops. The corn crop was somewhat behind at tii:^ end 

 of the month ; light frosts were reported on the 17th and 23rd. 



The weather during June has been more favorable for corri. Sosr.e 

 localities have suffered from drought toward the close of the month. 



Feeding Experiments with Lambs. 



The feeding experiments, which are briefly described within a few 

 subsequent pages, are the first of a series devised for the purpose of 

 ascertaining the cost of feed, when fattening lambs, by means of 

 winter fodder rations, for the meat market. 



