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potatoes, and poultry products. The fruit industry in the eastern 

 part is very highly developed, particularly small fruits. 



The business of entertain) Bg summer guests is an important 

 one in the towns of Catskill, Cairo, Durham, Windham, Jewett, 

 Hunter, Halcott, and Lexington. 



At Athens is a ship-building yard that has been in business 

 for nearly 200 years. Shale brick yards are operated at Athens 

 and Catskill. 



CLIMATE AND RAINFALL 



The meterological station for Greene County is located at 

 Athens, at an elevation of 170 feet. The present observer is 

 Mrs. E. C. Brooks. 



The average dates for the last killing frost in spring and the 

 first in fall are May 28 and October 10, respectively, giving a 

 growing season of 165 days. 



The following table covers the period from 1902 to 1918: 

 Records of Temperature and Precipitation at Athens 



January 



February .... 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September. . . 



October 



November. . . 

 December 



Year 



Temperature 



Aver- 

 age 



25.0 

 22.8 

 34.8 

 47.4 

 59.1 

 66.0 

 72.1 

 69.5 

 63.1 

 52.2 

 39.7 

 27.4 



48.3 



Highest 

 maximum 



Degrees Year 



62 

 60 

 82 

 90 

 94 

 95 

 102 

 103 

 95 

 84 

 74 

 67 



103 



1906 

 1903 

 1905 

 1915 

 1914' 

 1904 

 1911 

 1918 

 1914 

 1914' 

 1914 

 1908 



1918 



Lowest 



minimum 



Degrees Year 



-21 



-18 



—6 



18 



28 



38 



45 



42 



30 



23 



6 



-19 



-21 



1904 

 1918 

 1916 

 1911 

 1903 

 1913' 

 1912 

 1912 

 1914 

 1905 

 1914 

 1917 



1904 



Precipitation 



Average 

 inches 



2.50 

 2.66 

 3.11 

 2.98 

 2.88 

 3 60 

 3.21 

 4.11 

 3.54 

 3.74 

 1.93 

 3.23 



37.49 



Amount in 24 

 hours 



Greatesl 

 record, 

 inches 



1.52 

 4.10 

 1.68 

 1.86 

 3.16 

 2.74 

 2.48 



2.40 

 4.10 



Year 



1917 

 1915 

 1913 

 1909 

 1910 

 1904 

 1915 

 1911 

 1904 

 1903 

 1907 

 1915 



1915 



Snow, 

 average 



depth 

 in inches 



9.9 



12.5 



9.7 



2.1 



T. 



0.1 



2.2 

 12.4 



48.9 



* Also earlier years. 



TOPOGRAPHY AND NATURAL CHARACTERISTICS 



The greater part of the Catskill Mountain region, so familiar 



in the writings of many authors and poets, is included within the 



limits of Greene County. The southern part of this county 



includes the main range of the Catskill Mountains, several peaks 



