CLIMATE. 



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being May 4th, and the mean time of the flowering of fruit 

 trees being May 5th, it will be seen that the yonng buds are 

 often injured in the spring and a partial loss occurs. Never- 

 theless, experience has proved that in many localities, with 

 many varieties of fruits, Iowa is fast becoming a fruit-growing 

 State. 



TABLE VII. 



MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT MUSCATINE —TIMES OF OPENING AND CLOSING 

 AND NUMBER OF DATS CLOSED. 



YEAES. 



OPENED. 



CLOSED. 



NUMBER OF 

 DAYS CLOSED 



CONSECU- 

 TIVELY DUR- 

 ING YEAR. 



1838.... 



March 24 



January 30 



53 







February 20 



December 4 



80 



1839.... 





78 

 45 



51 



1840. . . . 



February 29 



January 15 







March 1 



December 31 



45 



1841.... 



December 27 



60 

 62 



*133 

 31 



63 



1842. . . . 



February 28 



November 27 



93 



1843.... 



April 8 





99 



1844. . . . 



February 23 



January 24 







February 18 



December 27 



35 



1845.... 



December 1 



52 



60 



72 



79 



1846.... 



January 29 





29 



1847. . . . 



March 19 



January 6 







February 16 



December 15 



88 



1848. . . . 



December 15 



63 



88 

 64 



22 



63 



1849.... 



March 13 



February 19 



December 17 



86 



1850.... 





50 



1851.... 



February 21 



February 24 



January 30 







December 16 



37 



1852.... 



November 18 



70 

 99 

 60 

 44 



98 



1853.... 



February 25 



December 31 



56 



1854. . . . 



March 1 





60 



1855. . . . 



March 7 



January 22 







March 29 



December 25 



50 



1856. . . . 



December 6 



94 

 83 

 *5 



45 



113 



1857. . . . 



February 27 



November 25 







November 30 





63 



1858*... 

 1859.... 



February 21 



January 7 



December 8 







February 28 



68 



I860. . . . 



December 15 



82 

 77 

 87 

 6 

 12 



75 



1861.... 



March 2 



December 28 



64 



1862. . . . 



March 25 









December 13 



December 7 



90 



1863.... 



February 18 



February 6 







March 4 



December 18 



25 



1864. . . . 



December 7 



77 

 83 



87 



1865. . . . 



March 1 



December 13 



77 



* The river did not close over.— Open. 



