b BULLETIN 1133, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 2. — Average and extreme freezing points of potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, 



and other vegetables. 



Kind and variety. 



Potatoes: 



Triumph 



Early Prospect 



Irish Cobbler 



First Earlv 



New Early Standard 



Ehnola 



Spaulding No. 4 



Green Mountain 



Gold Coin 



Rural New Yorker. . . 



Russet Rural 



U. S. Seedling No. 



38774 



Up-to-date 



Producer 



Oregon White Rose. . 



British Queen 



Garnet Chile 



American Giant 



Average. 



Sweet potatoes: 



Big Stem 



Dooley 



Early Carolina 



Georgia 



Gold Skin 



Improved Big Stem. 



Miles 



Nancy Hall 



Mullihan 



Pierson 



Porto Rico 



Pumpkin 



Red Brazil 



Red Bermuda 



Red Jersey 



Southern Queen 



Triumph 



Yellow Belmont . .* ." '. 



Yellow Jersey 



Yellow Strasburg. . . 



Temperatures (° F.). 



Aver- 



Extremes. 



Mini- 

 mum. 



29.20 

 28.80 

 29.67 

 29.00 

 28.97 

 29.17 

 29.33 

 28.50 

 28.63 

 28.70 

 28.32 



28.77 

 29.10 

 28.70 

 28. 71 

 29.27 

 28.16 

 29.64 



28.92 



28.05 

 28.46 

 28.59 

 28.05 

 28.47 

 28.76 

 28.34 

 28.10 

 27.64 

 28.68 

 28.34 

 28.98 

 28.40 

 28.17 

 28.52 

 28.56 

 28.43 

 28.57 

 28.97 

 2S.72 



28.44 



Tomatoes (ripe): 



Bonny Best 



Olney Special 



Earliana 



John Baer 



Landreth 



Early Michigan 



Marvel 



Bloomdale 



Red Rock 



Trucker's Favorite. . . 



New Glory 



Stone 



29.00 

 28.72 

 29.60 

 28.88 

 28.74 

 29.01 

 29.21 

 28.38 

 2S.40 

 28.46 

 28.30 



28.65 

 29.10 

 28.73 

 28.60 

 29.22 

 28.00 

 29.48 



28. 80 



27.48 

 27.93 

 28.40 

 27.79 

 28.21 

 28.26 

 28.16 

 27.54 

 27.46 

 28.02 

 27.87 

 28.68 

 28.30 

 27.98 

 28.30 

 28.25 

 28.26 

 28.49 

 28.26 

 28.30 



10 



30.60 

 30.59 

 30.52 

 30.57 ; 

 30.45 ! 

 30.67 

 30.03 ; 

 29.99 i 

 30. 55 J 



30.06 l 



29.78 ; 29.63 

 30.31 I 30.10 



30.48 

 30.34 

 30.43 

 30.24 

 30.34 

 30.19 

 29.90 

 29.90 

 30.48 



Maxi- 

 mum. 



29.33 

 29.30 

 29.72 

 29.00 

 29.12 

 29.30 

 29.32 

 28.55 

 28.70 

 28.75 

 28. 4S 



28.83 

 29.10 

 28.79 

 28.80 

 29.30 

 28. 2S 

 29.68 



29.02 



28.72 

 28.91 

 28.96 

 28.58 

 28.63 

 29.00 

 28.54 

 28.35 

 27.93 

 28.72 

 28.68 

 29.09 

 28.63 

 28.63 

 28.77 

 28.82 

 28.72 

 28.82 

 29.05 

 29.00 



Temperatures (° F.). 



Kind and variety. 



Extremes. 



Aver- 

 age. 



Tomatoes (ripe)— Contd. 



Greater Baltimore 



Columbia 



Delaware Beauty 



Livingston's Globe. . . 



Livingston's Acme. . . 



Greenhouse varieties- 

 Carter's Sunrise.. 

 Stirling Castle . . . 



Average 



Tomatoes (green): 



Bonny Best 



Earliana 



John Baer 



Early Michigan 



Red Rock 



Stone 



Greenhouse varieties- 

 Carter's Sunrise.. 

 Stirling Castle.... 



Average. 



Sweet corn: 



Crosby 



Country Gentlemen. 



Howling Mob 



Golden Bantam 



Average. 



Onions: 



Yellow Danvers. 

 White Globe.... 

 Texas Bermuda. 



Average. 



Lettuce: 



May Queen . 

 Way Ahead. 

 Prize Head. . 



28.72 I 



30.68 ! 



30.67 



30.77 



30.90 



30.72 



30.85 



30.38 



30.53 



30.62 j 



Average. . . 



Carrots: 



Danvers 



Chauntenav 



Mini- 

 mum. 



30.62 

 30.31 

 30.02 

 30.58 

 30.46 



30.20 

 30.29 

 29.95 

 30.32 

 30.41 



30. 58 30. 06 

 30. 54 30. 41 



30.38 ! 30.20 



30.57 

 30.24 

 30.53 

 30.70 

 30.58 

 30.15 



30.29 

 30.11 



30.40 



29.07 

 29.11 

 28.00 

 29.61 



28.95 



30.10 

 30.20 

 29.96 



30.38 

 29.77 

 30.48 

 30.53 

 30.34 

 30.10 



30.20 

 29.90 



30.21 



30. 



30.49 

 31.54 

 31.57 



28.82 

 28.63 

 27.89 

 29.25 



28.65 



29.61 

 29. 75 

 29.71 



29.69 



30. 3S 

 31.25 

 31.45 



31.20 I 31.03 



Maxi- 

 mum. 



29.61 29.43 

 29. 53 29. 42 



Average. 



30.38 

 30.58 



Peas: 



Early Alaska 



Hosford's Market 



Garden 



Laxtonian , 



29.5/ 



28. 93 28. 26 



30. 93 30. 73 

 30. 23 30. 03 



Average I 30.03 29.67 



30.81 

 30.77 

 30.33 

 30. 8& 

 30.74 



30.85 

 30.60 



30.67 



30.83 



30. 58 

 30.58 

 30.77 

 30.67 

 30.38 



30. 59 

 30.15 



30.57 



29.43 

 29.45 

 28.16 

 29.85 



29.22 



30.17 

 30.41 

 30.13 



30. 24 



30.60 

 31.77 

 31.77 



31. 38 



29.65 

 29.70 



29.68 



29.19 



30.99 

 30.56 



30.25 



Summary of Averages, 



Beans (snap) ; 29. 74 



Cabbage (Early Jersey i 



Wakefield) 31.18 



Carrots I 29. 57 



Cauliflower 30.08 



Corn, sweet 28.95 



Eggplant 30.41 



Kohl-rabi 30. 02 



29.65 30.06 



31.06 i 

 29.42 ! 

 29.95 j 

 28.65 i 

 30. 17 I 

 29.74 



31.34 

 29.68 

 30. 15 

 29.22 

 30.69 

 30.22 



Lettuce 



Onions (dry)... 



Peas (green) 



Potatoes 



Potatoes, sweet 

 Tomatoes (ripe) 

 Turnips 



31.20 



31.03 



30.09 



29.69 



30.03 



29.67 ! 



28.92 



28. 80 : 



28.44 



28. 10 



30.38 



30. 20 1 



30.23 



30. 16 



31. 38 

 30.24 

 30.25 

 29.02 

 28.72 

 30.67 

 30.48 



