CORN, MILO, AND KAFIR IN THE GREAT PLAINS AREA. 5 



Table IV. — Monthly and seasonal evaporation at Garden City, Kans., and at 

 Dalhart and Amarillo, Tex., for the years stated. 



[Data in inches.] 



Station and year. 



Apr. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Total. 



Garden City, Kans.: 



1908 



9.02 

 6.57 

 7.76 

 7.10 

 6.80 

 2.81 

 6.92 



9.86 

 9.10 

 6.33 

 9.72 

 10.82 

 8.23 

 7.05 



10. 5G 

 8.76 

 9.43 



11.85 

 8.58 

 9.51 

 9.94 



9.46 

 9.80 

 10.47 

 10.25 

 10.64 

 14.15 

 9.40 



9.69 

 9.88 

 7.63 

 10.24 

 9.15 

 12.90 

 10.01 



7.61 

 7.46 

 6.81 

 8.86 

 7.09 

 6.93 

 9.37 



56. 13 



1909 



51.56 



1910 



48.41 



1911 



58.02 



1912 



53.08 



1913 



54.51 



1914 



52.69 









6.71 



8.73 



9.80 



10.60 



9.93 



7.73 



53.49 







Dalhart, Tex.: 



1908 



5.92 

 8.53 

 8.54 

 7.56 

 8.21 

 7.69 

 6.54 



10.92 

 9.90 

 8.18 

 9.90 

 10.24 

 10.06 

 7.81 



12.07 

 10.89 

 12.02 

 12.37 

 8.48 

 8.71 

 10.26 



9.18 

 11.69 

 11.63 



9.71 

 11.10 

 12.70 



8.84 



9.89 

 10.57 



8.82 

 10.90 



9.13 

 10.77 



9.06 



7.95 

 7.84 

 8.44 

 8.77 

 6.75 

 6.34 

 8.23 



55.93 



1909 



59.40 



1910 



1911 



57.63 

 59.21 



1912 



53.91 



1913 



56.27 



1914 



51.81 









7.57 



9.57 



10.69 



10. 69 



9.88 



7.76 



56.31 







Amarillo, Tex.: 



1907 



6.36 

 7.31 

 8.14 

 8.50 

 7.36 

 7.05 

 7.70 

 6.70 



8.04 

 9.28 



10.02 

 8.03 



10.10 

 9.90 

 9.76 

 6.74 



9.59 

 10.38 

 10.34 

 12.00 

 11.48 

 8.99 

 7.01 

 10.12 



10.68 

 8.07 

 9.97 



12.18 

 7.48 



10.95 



12.69 

 8.75 



9.40 

 8.57 

 9.66 

 8.80 

 8.89 

 9.49 

 10.34 

 8.93 



7.91 

 6.77 

 8.42 

 9.10 

 7.28 

 6.49 

 5.90 

 8.04 



51.98 



1908 



50.38 



1909 



56.55 



1910 



58.61 



1911 



52.59 



1912 



52.87 



1913 



53.40 



1914 



49.28 









7.39 



8.98 



9.99 



10.10 



9.26 



7.49 



53.21 







HAIL. 



The damage due to hail in the southern portion of the Great Plains 

 is of minor importance. The hailstorms usually occur before the 

 first of June. Fortunately, most of the profitable crops of this sec- 

 tion can be seeded after this date. Furthermore, under favorable 

 conditions, both the grain and forage sorghums have the ability to 

 make a rapid recovery after being badly damaged by hail. 



TEMPERATURE. 



There is a wide range in the daily temperature of this region. 

 This is especially noticeable during the early spring and late fall. 

 The entire growing season is characterized by hot days and cool 

 nights. This does not greatly affect the crops most commonly 

 grown, however, but is doubtless one of the reasons why some crops, 

 like corn and cotton, can not be more successfully produced. 



SOIL. 



For the purpose of this bulletin, the soil at the stations under study 

 may be divided into two different types known as " tight land " and 

 " loose land." The former varies from a sandy clay to a light sandy 

 loam, and the latter varies from a light sandy loam to almost pure 



