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TEMPERATURE OF SOILS 



opened by a shovel, but the earth was merely raised sufficiently to insert the instrument, 

 where il remained from ten to fifteen minutes, entirely covered with earth, the air being 



shut out by [Missing the earth down. 



rABLE COMPARING THE TEMPERATl'RE OF THE EARTH AND THE AIR. 



n 

 18 



19 



20 

 21 



OBSERVATIONS. 



5 P M 



23 



5 P M 



24 



7 A M 



23 



7 A M 



26 



7 AM 



27 



7 A M 









Even's 



•2'.' 



-, a a 





5 1' M 





1 \ M 



1-1 1. 



\PRI1. 



61° 



50° 



05 



■ 







50 



46 



- 



18 



31 



40 



44 



12 



Gl 



[2 



11 



-11 





16 





11 



Elm in full blossom 

 Sap ascends in the 

 bark, aa I baveseen 



in 20 instances to- 

 day. 

 Wind south. 



Rain. 



Clear. 



I hours sun. 



Wind wist, clear. 



7 A M 

 7 A M 

 7AM 

 S P M 



- A M 

 PM 

 7 A M 



- A M 



i P M 



7 A M 



7 AM 



1 P M 



7 A M 



1 P M 



7 AM 

 , I M 



6 P M 

 B A M 



a p m 



- P u 



1 PM 



- A M 



2 P M 



- A M 

 I P M 



- A M 

 12 M 



8 AM 

 12 M 



5 P M 



- \ M 

 3PM 



1-11. 



M \Y. 



51 



46 



60 



57 



58 



53 



5S 



56 



56 



53 



59 



55 





19 



56 



50 



07 



56 



50 



49 



18 



51 



52 



50 



16 







50 



46 



11 









64 





52 



60 



ie 



56 



54 



50 



16 



16 





50 



1- 



54 



II 





50 





Is 



56 



52 



46 



IS 



18 



48 



41 



12 





40 



5o 



46 



Rain wet the earth 

 as low as the bulb 

 of thrruiometer. 



Cloudy. 



Overcast. 



Chilly. Thermome 



ter put 13 inches 



deeper. 



Temp, of fresh rain 

 water 54,° fell at 

 ■1 P. M. Air .71°. 



Cloudy. 



Clear. 



Chilly. 



Clear, but some sho- 

 wers. 



23 



26 



27 



28 

 30 

 31 



G 

 30 



10 



11 



ODSEUVATIONS. 



7 A M 



1 P M 



- \ M 

 1 P M 



6 P M 



- \ \1 

 5 P M 



7 A M 



:; p M 

 SAM 



s P \l 



- \ M 



- \ M 



- \ \| 



1844, 



MAY. 



51° 



12° 



68 



52 



62 



50 



BO 



60 



62 



52 



68 





70 



62 



70 



60 



68 



64 



68 



64 



64 





172 



02 



67 



56 



76 



59 



1 



8AM 



56 



57 



2 



- \ M 



66 



57 



3 



1 P M 



67 



56 



4 



6 AM 



46 



50 



l-n, .M \i:. 



12 M 

 7 P M 



i P M 



l-ll, AUGUST. 



7'! 



68 



68 



Go 



69 



64 



Depth 8 inches. 

 Drv. 



GJ AM 



7 P M 

 GAM 

 12 M 

 7 PM 

 B \ M 



1 1 M 



7 PM 



6 A M 



1 2 M 



7 P M 

 7 A M 

 7 p M 

 7 A M 

 1 P \l 

 7 P M 



: \ U 



12 M 



7 P M 



7 \ M 



1 P M 

 Even'g. 



7 A M 



l-ll, SEPTEMBER. 



60 



64 



46 

 64 



>" 

 42 

 7-2 

 G2 

 41 



71 

 60 

 18 

 65 

 50 

 76 

 65 



59 



80 

 70 

 53 

 -I 

 70 

 64 



61 



59 

 55 



r,r, 



58 

 51 

 59 

 59 

 53 



56 

 54 

 58 

 56 

 62 

 61 



59 

 62 

 62 



64 

 64 

 62 



E;irth,mornin"of2d, 

 5b°. 



Clear. 



Dry and clear. 



Clear. 



Clear. No wind. 

 Foggy. 



Foggy. 



Overcast ; sultry. 

 The earth, when 

 overcast, does not 

 seem to lose its 

 caloric. 



Hot; sultry. 



Overcast. 



Overcast; wind high 

 SE. 



