INFLUENCE OF A CITY ON FARMING. 7 



The climate is typical of that found in the lower elevations of the 

 south-central States (see figures 2 and 3). The winters are com- 

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dry season begins in July and ends in November. The average 

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 past the middle of October, a period of about 186 days. During the 

 year about 200 days are available for field work. 



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 SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF LABOR REQUIRED BY CROPS. 



The seasonal limits within which a crop is raised and marketed 

 are determined largely by the climate. Long agricultural experience 

 in a locality wlU result in the selection of such crops as are adapted 

 to the natural and economic environment, and wiU estabhsh a com- 

 mon practice in cultivating and harvesting them. Thus is devel- 



