690 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 
Frost and Precipitation in California 
Frost Precipitation 
Station No. Average Date of Date of Annual 
First Last Earliest Latest 
killing in in in inches 
Autumn Spring Autumn Spring 
Sission........... 1 Sept. 26 May 26 Sept. 13 July 6 37.8 
Cedarville........ 2 Sept. 27 May 11 Sept. 14 June 2 13.7 
Eureka........... 3 Nov. 15 Apr. 9 Nov. 7 May 1 45.8 
Redding.......... 4 Dec. 3 Mar. 23 Nov. 20 May Il 36.2 
Susanville........ D Oct. 3 May 10 Sept. 8 May 22 22.9 
Red Bluff......... 6 Nov. 25 Mar. 15 Nov. 7 Apr. 19 25.7 
Chico............. 7 Dec. 14 Mar. 24 Dec. 12 Apr. 10 22.4 
La Porte......... 8 Sept. 15 May 31 Sept. 6 July 6 77.9 
Ukiah. ........... 9 ov. 26 | Mar. 27 Oct. 16 May 2 35.0 
Summit........... 0 a 46.9 
Auburn........... 9 rr errr rr 33.4 
Davisville........ 12 Dec. 7 | Feb. 26 Nov. 26 Apr. 4 16.6 
Sacramento....... 13 Nov. 15 Feb. 16 Oct. 28 Apr. 26 19.9 
0): 14 Dec. 24 Feb. 27 Nov. 27 ar. 30 23.7 
San Francisco..... 1 0 Jan. 25 Dec. 13 Apr. 20 22.5 
Livermore........ 16 Dec. 2 Feb. 238 Nov. 9 Apr. 12 15.3 
San Joge.......... 17 Dec. 6 Feb. 8 Nov. 28 Feb. 18 14.8 
Merced....... ....| 18 Dec. 11 Mar. 5 Nov. 28 Mar. 28 10.3 
Santa Cruz....... 19 | Dec. 7 | Mar. 12 | Nov. 26 | Mar. 30 27.0 
Hollister......... 20 Nov. 28 Mar. 16 Noy. 8 Apr. 27 12.3 
Fresno............ 21 Dec. 15 Mar. 4 Nov. 18 Apr. 14 9.2 
Independence..... 22 Oct. 25 Mar. 17 Sept. 21 May 28 3.7 
King City. ....... 7 a 10.8 
Visalia........... 24 Nov. 21 Apr. 11 Noy. 16 Apr. ll 9.8 
San Luis Obispo...} 25 Dec. 17 Mar. 17 Nov. 15 Apr. 8 19.2 
Bakersfield....... 7. 6 4.8 
Santa Barbara....) 27 [........ 0. fo ccc cece eleccceucccceclecevuceuunns 16.6 
Los Angeles....... 28 of... eee, Apr. 8 Dec. 12 Apr. 8 15.6 
Redlands......... 29 Dec. 12 Feb. 19 Nov. 24 Apr. 29 14.8 
Needles........... OD 2.7 
Salton............ 9 2.5 
San Diego. ....... py rs Pr 9.4 
. IONS eee eee cece ee eee eens 
Table of Productiveness Nectarines “10.0 100 to °200 
A table of productiveness of various ° TVOS vee eee cece cece een eee ees ms to 450 
articles that can be raised on one acre Peaches TSEIEEEDEEEEEEEEEIIE! 480 £8. 250 
of ground in California: Botatoes (Irish) 210002202000 50 to 180 
TUMCS canes wen cen eens nancnene re] 
Almonds 7222222222000 98 $8 $60 Pears SUI 100 to 400 
Apples ........cccseeeececeeen 100 to 200 FPomelos ........... cee eee ene 100 to 400 
Apricots ........ cece eee eee 7 to 150 IMS 2... eee ec eee ee eee 100 to 200 
ASPAFAgUS .........+ssssceeeee 100 to 250 Pecans ........ ses sees sees eee 150 to 600 
Berries. .......+.s.ssee cece. 150 to 500 Quinces ....... sess eee ee ee eee, 100 to 200 
Blackberries .............00-0. 250 to 500 Raisin Grapes ...............4. 75 to 150 
Beans ............2...0 00000, 30 to 100 Strawberries ................6. 150 to 3800 
Cherries ......---...s see e ee. 100 to 225 fable Grapes ....-............. 190 to 500 
Bg IEEE, doo #8 $890 Walmais” III 200 to 800 
L Cn 
omens IEEE 160 to 200 E. J. Wickson 
