Chemung County 



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During the past sixty years the most important changes have 

 been as follows : The development of dairying, and the consequent 

 decrease in the number of sheep kept and an increase in the 

 acreage of meadows; the development of tobacco farming, which 

 has received much attention along the Chemung flats; and, within 

 the last few years, the rapid development of poultry raising, which 

 promises to become an important source of income. Celery is also 

 a prominent product. 



Manufacturing interests, which include especially automobiles 

 and machinery, are very important. 



CLIMATE AND RAINFALL 



The meterological station of Chemung County is at Elmira. 

 at an elevation of 836 feet. 



Average dates for the last killing frost in spring and the first 

 in fall are May 6 and October 3, respectively, giving a growing 

 season of 153 days. 



The following table summarizes records made during a period 

 of thirty-six years. The record, which has not been entirely con- 

 tinuous, covers the years 1850-61, 1888-1911, and 1912-15. 



Record of Temperature and Precipitation at Elmira 





Temperature 



Precipitation 





Aver- 

 age 



Highest 

 maximum 



Lowest 

 minimum 



Average 

 inches 



Amount in 24 

 hours 



Snow, 





Degrees 



Year 



Degrees 



Year 



Greatest 



record, 



inches 



Year 



depth 

 in inches 



January 



February 



March 



April 



25.7 

 26.1 

 34.2 

 46.6 

 58.6 

 67.5 

 72 

 69.1 

 63.1 

 51 2 

 40 

 29.1 



48.7 



67 



65 



86 



89 



95 



98 



101 



100 



102 



93 



80 



65 



102 



1907 

 1906 

 1910 

 1896 

 1895 

 1901 

 1901 

 1906 

 1906 

 1905 

 1909 

 1901 



1906 



—24 



—19 



—3 



16 



24 



32 



41 



40 



28 



18 



10 



—11 



—24 



1904 

 1899 

 1890 

 1909 

 1903 

 1913 

 1907 

 1907 

 1904 

 1904 

 1905 

 1914 



1904 



2.14 



1.72 

 2 30 

 3.05 

 3.78 

 3.80 

 3.27 

 3.35 

 2.91 

 2.96 

 1 92 

 2.28 



33.48 



1.86 

 1.76 

 2.59 

 3.09 

 2.08 

 2.94 

 2.60 

 2.92 

 3.41 

 2.95 

 2.40 

 1.87 



3.41 



1915 

 1896 

 1900 

 1910 

 1914 

 1915 

 1902 

 1914 

 1906 

 1896 

 1889 

 1901 



1906 



7.9 

 9.9 

 8.9 

 3.9 



May 



T. 



June 





July 





August 



September. . . . 



October 



November. . . . 

 December 



Year 



T. 



1.8 



10.0 



42.4 







* Also earlier years. 



