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Index 



Climate of New York State — cont'd 

 frosts, o'.i, 40. 

 observations, 28-31. 

 rain gauges, 30. 

 snowfall measurements, 30, 



31. 

 thermometers in use, 29, 30. 

 precipitation, 40-48. 

 annual. 42. 

 droughts in New York, 44, 



46. 

 fall, 44. 

 hail, 47. 

 records, 40, 41. 

 snowfall, 46. 

 spring, 42. 

 summer, 44. 

 sunshine, 49, 50. 

 temperature, 34-39. 

 thunderstorms, 47. 

 tornadoes, 47, 48. 

 winds, 48, 49. 

 winter, 42. 

 Climatic control, factors in. 31, 39. 

 Clinton, Governor George, inaugura- 

 tion of, 733. 

 t Linton county, 204-10. 



climate and rainfall, 207. 

 educational iacilities, 214. 

 historical associations, 204-6. 

 industry, development of, 206, 



207. 

 location and extent, 204. 

 marketing conditions, 212. 213. 

 milk and milk products, 213. 

 population, 204. 822. 

 statistics, 214-16. 

 topography and natural char- 

 acteristics, 207. 208. 

 townships, description by, 208- 

 12. 

 Cobleskill, 648. 

 Cohoes, 102. 



»ate University, location of, 419. 

 Columbia county, 217-31. 



climate and rainfall, 220. 

 educational facilities. 228. 

 historical associations, 217-19. 

 industry, development of, 219, 

 220. 



Columbia county — continued 

 location and extent, 217. 

 marketing conditions, 226-28. 

 milk and milk products, 228. 

 population, 217, 822. 

 statistics, 228-31. 

 topography and natural char- 

 acteristics, 221. 

 townships, description by, 221- 

 26. 

 Commercial facilities, 84-87. 

 canals, 84. 

 electric roads, 84. 

 highways, improved, 84, 85. 

 markets within state, 85, 86. 

 railroads, 84. 

 rivers and lakes, 84. 

 Compensation lands, 57. 

 Constitution, federal, adoption of, 



259. 

 Constitution Island. 570. 

 Cooper, James Fenimore, home of, 



562, 788. 

 Corn, counties leading in yield of, 

 69, 72. 

 importance of, in St. Lawrence 



county, 602. 

 seed, production of, in Suffolk 

 county, 690. 

 Cornbury, Governor, endeavor of, to 



lay taxes, 50, 60. 

 Cornell University, location of, 728. 

 Corning, 683. 



Cortland, city of, 233, 239, 240. 

 Cortland county, 232-43. 



climate and rainfall, 233. 234. 

 educational facilities, 240. 

 historical associations, 232, 233. 

 industry, development of, 233. 

 location and extent, 232. 

 marketing conditions, 238-40. 

 milk and milk products, 240. 

 population, 232, 822. 

 statistics, 240-43. 

 topography and natural char- 

 acteristics, 234, 235. 

 townships, description by. 2'.\~> 

 38. 

 Cotton, early production of, 64. 

 Cotton mill, firs! in state, 471. 



