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Hay and potatoes arc largely produced, but are sold outside the 

 county only to a limited extent. In the production of hay, not 

 including alfalfa, St. Lawrence County takes first place. Spruce, 

 hemlock, and balsam being abundant, the pulpwood industry is 

 very prominent, ami large paper mills are located in the town- 

 ships of Clifton, Norfolk, and Canton. In the latter town the 

 D.eGrasse Paper Company manufactures a large part of the 

 paper supply for the New York " World " and the St. Louis 

 " Post." 



Largo quantities of maple sugar are annually produced in the 

 wooded sections. The census of 1918 places St. Lawrence County 

 at the head in the number of cattle and swine, and in dairy 

 products and the production of corn, hay, maple sirup, and 

 £Ugar. The county also leads in the number of colonies of bees. 



Oats are largely produced, the county ranking third in the 

 state. 



Both commercial and manufacturing interests of importance 

 are active in the county (pp. 612, 613). 



CLIMATE AND RAINFALL 



Climatological records for St. Lawrence County are taken 

 from the weather bureau station at Canton, which lies at an eleva- 

 tion of 414 feet. 



Average dates for the last killing frost in spring and the 

 first in fall are May 9 and October 2, respectively, giving a grow- 

 ing season of 146 days. 



The following table shows both normal and extreme tempera- 

 tures and precipitation over a period of 28 years. 



