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OCTOBER, 1892. 



CONTENTS. 



1. METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 1892. 



2. FEEDING EXPERIMENTS WITH STEERS. 



Meteorological Summary for August and September. 



AUGUST. SEPTEMBER. 



Highest temperature, 



Lowest temperature. 



Mean temperature, 



Total precipitation, (inches) 



Prevailing wind. 



Number of cloudy days. 



Number of days on which .01 of an 



inch of rain, or more, fell, 10 3 



The mean temperature for the month of August ('9>;),viz., 67.78°, 

 was 0-56° lower than that of August ('91), while the absolute maxi- 

 mum temperature, viz., 90*^, was exactly the same, as recorded at 

 this station. 



The month was characterized by excessive rain falls, usually 

 accompanied with heavy thunder, and brilliant displays of lightning. 

 The precipitation was much above the normal, being 2.03 inches 

 more than that of last year. 



The. mean temperature for the month of September ('92), viz., 

 59. 3'^, was 5.27° lower than for September ('91), while the absolute 

 maximum temperature was 10° lower, than that for last year. 



The month was unusually fair and pleasant, being free from severe 

 storms. The total precipitation was 1.45 inches less than for 

 September ('91). 



There was no frost until the morning of the 30th. 

 The weather was very favorable for the ripening and harvesting 

 of crops. 



