year would "be the years which would Influence the hearing of seed. 



During the year 1876 the earliest seed year indicated in this 



study occurred. Unfortunately we have no weather records previous to 1875. . 



Seed 

 The next^year was in 1879, when apparently a very good crop was produced. 



The year immediately precepding was wet, hut in 1877 the rainfall was 

 helow the normal, especially in the latter part of the summer. So we have 

 a drouth one year, flowers and the setting of fruit the year following, 

 and the next year seed heing produced? 



The next seed year was in 1884. This was immediately preeedea hy 

 a normal year. In 1882, however, the precipitation during the summer months 

 was very low, and the average for the year was helow the normal. This 

 comparatively low precipitation was accompanied hy high temperatures 

 throughout the summer months, thus producing drouth conditions hy an increase 

 of the rate of evaporation and transpiration. 



The next seed year was in 1888 and practically the same 

 conditions preceded it as exiBtedp.n the years preceding the previous seed 

 year. The next seed year was in 1892 when a fair crop was produced. In this 

 case our theory falls down^ as the two years preceding were wet ^jthut a 

 fairly high temperature was maintained through out the summer months. 

 The next year the precipitation was reduced and the summer was hot. This 

 condition was followed hy a seed year in 1895.1895 was dry and the 

 normal rainfall of the following summer was prohahly not sufficient to 

 restore the soil to its normal condition. In 1897 the trees hloomed and 

 set fruit and in 1898 a good crop was produced. 



The next seed year was in 1902 when an ahundant crop was pro- 

 duced. The years 1899 and 1900 were hoth dry and the drouth was accompanied 

 hy very hot weather. In 1906 there was a good seed year and 1904 was 

 helow the normal in precipitation. In 1909 there was a fair seed year 



