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several points for peas, as well as for beans, beets, corn, etc., 

 and a large acreage is devoted to the production of these crops. 

 Truck crops are grown largely in the vicinity of Oneida and 

 Canastota. Although fruit is somewhat limited in variety, the 

 fruit industry is profitable in many localities. Large quantities 

 of apples of excellent quality are grown, particularly in the 

 highlands. 



The northern part has the climate of the Great Lakes and the 

 southern part has that of the Atlantic. 



CLIMATE AND RAINFALL 



Climatological records for Madison County are taken from the 

 De Ruyter station, which lies at an elevation of 1,300 feet above 

 sea level. B. D. Crandall, the present observer, has served since 

 the opening of the station in 1903. 



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

 first in fall are May 23 and September 30, respectively; length 

 of growing season, 130 days. 



The following table, which summarizes records from 1903 to 

 1917, shows both normal and extreme temperatures and pre- 

 cipitation: 



Record of Temperature and Precipitation at De Ruyter 



January. . 

 February . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August. . . 

 September 

 October . . . 

 November 

 December . 



Year 



Temperature 



Aver- 

 age 



22.2 

 19.2 



29.3 

 42 2 

 63.9 

 60.9 

 66.8 

 64.9 

 59.8 

 49.1 

 36.2 

 21.1 



43.8 



Highest 

 maximum 



Degrees Year 



64 

 58 

 80 

 83 

 92 

 90 

 98 

 96 

 92 

 88 

 79 

 74 



98 



1906 

 1906 

 1910 

 1915 

 1911 

 1907 

 1911 

 1916 

 1913 

 1913 

 1913 

 1914 



1911 



Lowest 

 minimum 



Degrees Year 



—36 



—30 



—24 



9 



17 



29 



37 



35 



22 



16 



—3 



—28 



—36 



1904 

 1916' 

 1916 

 1909 

 1903 

 1913 

 1912' 

 1912 

 1913 

 1901 

 1903 

 1914 



1904 



Precipitation 



Average 

 inches 



3.25 

 2.05 

 3.16 

 2.86 

 3.40 

 4.29 



40.70 



Amount in 24 

 hours 



Greatest 



record, 



inches 



1.00 



3.01 



Year 



1915 

 1914 

 1909 

 1914 

 1916 

 1910 

 1904 

 1905 

 1915 

 1913 

 1912 

 1905 



1910 



Snow, 

 average 



depth 

 in inches 



16.6 



18.9 



14.1 



5.2 



0.4 



T. 

 1.0 



11.0 

 15.9 



83.1 



Also earlier years. 



