Xiagara County 



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While fruit growing is the most prominent industry, the rais- 

 ing of hay, grain, potatoes, and beans is of considerable im- 

 portance, more especially in the southern half. This section, 

 being generally level and not well drained, is devoted largely 

 to general farming, with some good orchards on the high portions. 



The Niagara grape was originated in Lockport, 1872, on the 

 grounds of the Odd Fellows' Home, and the original vine is 

 still growing just east of the building. The Xiagara peach and 

 the Pomeroy English walnut were also originated within the 

 county. 



Manufacturing is of great importance in Lockport, Xiagara 

 Falls, and Tonawanda. 



CLIMATE AND RAINFALL 



Climatological records for Xiagara County are taken from the 

 station at Appleton, which lies at an elevation of 300 feet above 

 sea level. The present observer is H. A. Van "Wagoner. 



The average dates for the last killing frost in spring and 

 the first in fall are May 4 and October 14, respectively, giving 

 a growing season of 163 days. 



The following table, compiled from observations covering the 

 period 1899 to 1917, shows both normal and extreme tempera- 

 tures and precipitation : 



Record of Temperature and Precipitation at Appleton 



January. . 

 February . 

 March. . . . 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August . . . 

 September 

 October. . 

 November 

 December 



Year 



Temperature 



Aver- 

 age 



26.2 

 23 3 

 32.5 

 43.8 

 54 9 

 64.5 

 69.8 

 67.4 

 61.8 

 50 3 

 39.7 

 29.9 



47.0 



Highest 

 maximum 



Degrees Year 



70 

 69 

 79 

 84 

 95 

 95 

 106 

 97 

 96 

 88 

 72 

 67 



106 



1900 



1908 



1903 



1899 



1911 



1901 



1911 



1911* 



1900 



1900 



1891 



1906 



1911 



Lowest 

 minimum 



Degrees Year 



—13 



—12 



—7 



16 



26 



32 



40 



41 



31 



19 



12 



—5 



—13 



1904 



1914' 



1897 



1892 



1902 



1891 



1912 



1895 



1890 



1889 



1891 



1910 



1904 





Precipitation 





Average 

 inches 



Amount in 24 

 hours 



Snow, 



Greatest 

 record, 

 inches 



Year 



depth 

 in inches 



2.43 

 1.82 

 2.10 

 2.25 

 2.86 

 2.45 

 3.51 

 2.90 

 2.84 

 2.87 

 2 54 

 2.34 



30.91 



2.10 

 1.52 

 1.40 

 2.13 

 2 05 

 2.00 

 4.21 

 3.46 

 2 03 

 2 00 

 2.37 

 2 37 



4.21 



1902 

 1900 

 1913 

 1901 

 1896 

 1892 

 1902 

 1893 

 1899 

 1912 

 1890 

 1893 



1902 



11.3 



11.2 

 7.1 

 1.6 

 0.4 



0.1 

 3.1 

 8.3 



43.1 



* Also earlier years. 



