THE KANSAS WEATHER SERVICE. 



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as a whole, be set aside by the Government for the encouragement of that indus- 

 try alone, since the watercourses and water privileges are imperatively required 

 by the ranchmen, and without which all the rest of the grazing plains are practi- 

 cally worthless. 



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St. Louis, Mo. 



REPORT FROM OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT CENTRAL STATION, 

 WASHBURN COLLEGE, TOPEKA, KANSAS. 



BY PROF. J. T. LOVEWELL, DIRECTOR. 



The usual summary by decades is given below. 



Snow storms occurred January 2 2d and February 8th, 14th and 19th. The 

 fall was only two or three inches at any one storm. The prevailing winds as 

 usual at this season have been northerly. " Blizzards" prevailed January 27th 

 and February 9th. 



