LAND DKAINAGE BY MEANS OP PUMPS. 
Table 10. — Monthly precipitation, in inches, St. Louis, Mo. 
31 
Year. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
Apr. 
May. 
June. 
July. 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
An- 
nual. 
1830.... 
4.97 
12.25 
5.16 
5.79 
1.28 
0.55 
1831.... 
"2. 08* 
"i."06' 
"4.' 58" 
"4." 39' 
"i.'95" 
""i.'§4' 
1.88 
2.51 
1.99 
6.76 
4.08 
3.68 
"36." 30 
1836 
3.66 
6.51 
5.90 
2.59 
4.20 
5.02 
1837 
"'.'84' 
""..'35' 
"3."i3" 
"2."34' 
"3." 66" 
"3." 46' 
2.48 
2.73 
2.85 
.79 
1.96 
2.01 
"26." 94 
1838 
3.72 
1.11 
1.51 
3.36 
1.68 
3.73 
3.13 
4.47 
.06 
3.06 
2.09 
.44 
28.36 
1839 
2.21 
2.50 
2.59 
5.46 
7.93 
7.26 
5.71 
2.89 
2.45 
3.96 
2.48 
2.00 
47.44 
1840.... 
1.80 
1.38 
2.10 
3.31 
4.58 
6.27 
2.36 
7.15 
3.96 
6.30 
1.73 
.71 
41.65 
1841 
.84 
.88 
4.99 
3.85 
2.38 
1.67 
3.09 
5.63 
3.22 
6.81 
5.44 
3.93 
42.73 
1842. . . . 
.45 
3.90 
2.21 
3.48 
3.22 
5.12 
1.76 
2.64 
2.17 
2.57 
2.38 
2.39 
32.29 
1843 
2.34 
1.90 
3.49 
4.87 
4.15 
3.95 
2.49 
1.32 
2.19 
1.55 
4.82 
1.72 
34.79 
1844 
3.36 
1.73 
4.84 
3.86 
11.26 
6.85 
8.13 
.45 
.30 
2.25 
1.17 
1.61 
45.81 
1845.... 
1.83 
1.07 
3.18 
2.28 
4.42 
10.01 
4.75 
6.23 
1.03 
1.16 
1.10 
.93 
37.99 
1846 
2.98 
1.27 
1.27 
4.84 
3.75 
5.21 
.84 
4.73 
4.84 
2.71 
2.11 
10.90 
45.45 
1847.... 
2.12 
3.58 
2.28 
3.98 
4.36 
8.61 
5.37 
.90 
3.26 
8.74 
8.63 
.89 
52.72 
1848 
1.86 
2.27 
6.61 
3.16 
8.10 
17.07 
5.37 
9.74 
1.12 
2.41 
1.91 
5.74 
65.36 
1849.... 
4.18 
.56 
2.70 
2.64 
2.71 
6.46 
9.40 
5.15 
5.81 
2.17 
2.11 
1.82 
45.71 
1850 
1.94 
4.10 
5.63 
7.68 
7.47 
1.47 
4.83 
2.10 
3.74 
2.71 
6.24 
2.59 
50.50 
1851 
.61 
6.74 
3.14 
4.70 
2.83 
6.19 
1.77 
8.97 
.49 
1.51 
1.99 
3.90 
42.84 
1852.... 
.99 
2.12 
7.67 
2.28 
5.19 
10.25 
3.36 
1.60 
1.47 
5.26 
3.29 
3.48 
46.96 
1853 
.52 
1.67 
.79 
3.24 
3.64 
3.23 
4.10 
5.48 
4.67 
.96 
1.51 
1.08 
30.89 
1854.... 
1.18 
3.11 
7.49 
7.60 
6.30 
3.21 
.92 
1.80 
1.44 
4.15 
1.94 
1.49 
• 40. 62 
1855 
4.66 
.70 
2.89 
2.65 
7.46 
4.27 
5.17 
6.53 
3.89 
3.89 
5.16 
3.10 
50.37 
1856 
1.03 
3.64 
1.06 
6.35 
3.03 
1.24 
4.61 
6.32 
3.51 
2.10 
4.90 
4.29 
42.08 
1857.... 
.41 
7.74 
1.80 
1.72 
4.81 
3.71 
2.82 
4.15 
3.18 
3.02 
3.80 
1.87 
39.03 
1858.... 
3.42 
2.12 
3.96 
6.07 
10.64 
6.69 
8.03 
2.87 
3.86 
7.73 
4.92 
8.52 
68.83 
1859 
2.32 
5.35 
7.32 
4.89 
6.60 
11.02 
5.54 
2.93 
4.44 
1.80 
5.43 
3.76 
61.40 
I860.... 
1.80 
2.60 
1.16 
2.03 
2.29 
6.58 
2.97 
2.96 
2.11 
1.58 
1.63 
2.08 
29.79 
1861.... 
1.16 
2.01 
7.38 
3.18 
4.39 
4.96 
2.04 
3.44 
4.14 
2.85 
1.39 
1.09 
38.03 
1862.... 
4.01 
.80 
4.11 
4.82 
2.51 
2.85 
3.61 
1.32 
6.27 
3.73 
3.59 
6.38 
44.00 
1863.... 
4.11 
3.99 
3.02 
1.55 
2.68 
3.16 
2.51 
6.93 
1.56 
4.76 
2.15 
4.03 
40.45 
1864.... 
2.74 
.82 
1.71 
5.58 
3.90 
.41 
3.60 
4.91 
2.82 
3.15 
5.25 
2.72 
37.61 
1865 
.87 
3.75 
8.61 
3.31 
5.66 
5.21 
7.94 
1.97 
2.60 
3.33 
.00 
3.63 
46.88 
1866.... 
4.16 
2.24 
2.80 
1.56 
2.24 
5.59 
3.68 
3.71 
10.53 
2.01 
1.37 
1.87 
41.75 
1867 
2.28 
4.81 
2.37 
.53 
8.26 
5.64 
3.71 
2.29 
.17 
1.31 
2.74 
3.65 
37.76 
1868.... 
1.71 
.55 
7.66 
7.08 
3.96 
1.58 
2.03 
8.53 
5.25 
2.11 
2.04 
3.09 
45.59 
1869.... 
2.02 
2.49 
4.24 
4.61 
3.60 
6.25 
2.49 
5.51 
1.70 
3.42 
7.48 
3.16 
46.97 
1870 
2.25 
.33 
2.76 
2.39 
2.73 
1.38 
1.59 
6.55 
1.14 
3.35 
1.94 
2.76 
29.17 
1871.... 
2.53 
2.92 
1.27 
.49 
3.15 
2.51 
1.64 
3.55 
.25 
2.07 
1.83 
1.17 
23.28 
1872.... 
.64 
1.15 
2.43 
2.77 
6.04 
4.28 
4.59 
.93 
3.38 
.55 
2.01 
1.70 
30. 47 
1873.... 
3.53 
1.52 
2.10 
6.88 
5.73 
6.68 
5.96 
.07 
3.02 
3.27 
1.64 
5.10 
45.50 
1874.... 
3.14 
3.66 
4.36 
3.44 
3.70 
2.00 
5.71 
4.70 
2.30 
1.09 
2.32 
1.46 
37.88 
1875 
.54 
2.59 
4.08 
2.53 
5.48 
10.84 
9.50 
2.66 
.24 
1.23 
.89 
2.42 
43.00 
1876 
4.75 
2.86 
6.90 
2.25 
3.13 
3.43 
5.90 
5.03 
7.63 
1.66 
1.74 
.18 
48.46 
1877.... 
1.24 
.88 
3.41 
3.03 
3.11 
8.69 
2.88 
2.61 
3.56 
4.92 
3.76 
3.34 
41.43 
1878.... 
3.36 
1.69 
2.79 
6.74 
4.63 
2.40 
3.92 
4.75 
3.42 
3.27 
1.38 
3.48 
40.83 
1879 
1.64 
1.48 
1.92 
2.31 
.95 
4.04 
1.97 
2.23 
1.34 
.68 
4.30 
2.84 
25.70 
1880.... 
3.83 
2.65 
2.51 
3.31 
3.44 
2.56 
5.17 
1.53 
3.10 
2.09 
2.67 
1.80 
34.66 
1881.... 
.49 
4.16 
1.95 
3.14 
3.96 
2.74 
2.13 
.31 
3.14 
7.21 
6.74 
1.40 
37.37 
1882 
2.80 
8.94 
3.49 
3.58 
4. 55 
4.53 
3.84 
2.20 
1.73 
2.44 
3.24 
1.81 
43.15 
1883.... 
.94 
5.88 
2.29 
3.31 
2.89 
5.04 
4.31 
3.34 
.01 
6.60 
3.71 
1.78 
40.10 
1884.... 
.79 
4.43 
3.00 
4.15 
2.68 
4.52 
2.86 
1.21 
6.04 
2.48 
2.30 
6.18 
40.64 
1885.... 
3.26 
.87 
.40 
4.84 
2.80 
7.68 
2.58 
2.96 
8.98 
7.51 
1.68 
2.03 
45.59 
1886.... 
3.11 
1.71 
3.04 
2.10 
7.84 
7.09 
.55 
2.44 
9.60 
.85 
3.36 
2.65 
44.34 
1887.... 
.65 
3.68 
3.54 
4.36 
5.27 
2.54 
2.74 
1.14 
2.47 
.76 
4.61 
3.54 
35. 30 
1888 
2.15 
2.39 
3.79 
1.88 
3.81 
8.09 
2.09 
6.66 
1.31 
2.59 
4.40 
2.01 
41.17 
1889.... 
3.04 
4.78 
1.62 
1.68 
3.80 
4.72 
2.02 
.85 
3.54 
1.65 
4.43 
1.03 
33.16 
1890 
7.47 
2.86 
5.99 
4.05 
5.81 
3.18 
.37 
2.43 
1.80 
.86 
1.55 
1.32 
37.69 
1S91 
1.35 
2.95 
2.29 
2.29 
2.73 
5.97 
1.50 
2.75 
1.43 
.65 
5.30 
1.32 
30.53 
1892. . . . 
1.52 
4.89 
1.92 
7.60 
7.87 
2.73 
4.64 
1.75 
1.59 
1.66 
3.46 
1.99 
41.62 
1893 
.33 
2.98 
5.10 
10.84 
5.42 
3.49 
2.49 
.65 
3.69 
1.66 
1.36 
1.32 
39.33 
1894 
2.56 
2.88 
2.69 
2.68 
3.61 
1.12 
1.35 
1.66 
3.11 
1.56 
1.49 
2.73 
27.44 
1895.... 
1.65 
.43 
2.82 
.46 
3.16 
2.46 
7.26 
2.08 
2.01 
.23 
3.98 
4.66 
31.20 
1896 
1.43 
2.81 
2.03 
2.43 
9.12 
4.57 
4.67 
2.12 
2.42 
1.20 
3.70 
1.05 
37.55 
1897.... 
3.75 
2.67 
8.25 
4.66 
1.59 
5.32 
3.23 
.66 
.09 
.31 
6.21 
3.43 
40.17 
1898 
4.53 
1.71 
7.73 
3.85 
8.55 
3.85 
7.44 
.87 
3.23 
4.34 
2.07 
1.03 
49.20 
1899 
1.66 
3.40 
3.96 
1.98 
6.32 
2.32 
4.54 
2.77 
1.27 
2.89 
1.95 
1.55 
34.61 
1900.... 
.65 
5.09 
1.45 
1.83 
4.47 
2.62 
3.85 
1.30 
2.68 
2.07 
3.10 
.40 
29.51 
1901.... 
1.12 
1.86 
2.94 
2.35 
2.69 
3.92 
1.47 
.76 
.64 
2.12 
1.21 
3.72 
24.80 
1902.... 
1.18 
.83 
4.50 
2.49 
3.04 
7.86 
2.34 
5.20 
1.98 
2.00 
3.20 
3.81 
38.43 
1903 
1.76 
3.14 
3.20 
2.79 
2.08 
5.71 
2.68 
6.16 
3.06 
1.37 
.61 
1.25 
33.81 
1904.... 
3.15 
.84 
7.87 
3.25 
2.88 
4.64 
3.09 
2.62 
2.97 
.50 
.54 
1.36 
33.71 
1905 
2.47 
1.12 
2.35 
2.32 
4.67 
2.72 
4.42 
2.58 
5.56 
6.64 
1.63 
2.06 
38.54 
1906.... 
3.57 
2.92 
4.53 
1.98 
2.61 
2.80 
.98 
3.72 
4.40 
1.25 
4.67 
2.09 
35.52 
1907.... 
7.35 
1.12 
2.39 
3.65 
5.57 
4.96 
3.32 
4.36 
1.57 
3.15 
1.89 
2.06 
41.39 
1908 
2.08 
3.39 
3.43 
3.84 
7.72 
3.02 
4.24 
1.55 
1.24 
.21 
2.83 
.64 
34.19 
1909.... 
3.20 
3.94 
3.69 
6.18 
5.99 
2.63 
7.34 
.66 
4.22 
3.40 
4.36 
1.89 
47.50 
1910 
2.73 
3.22 
.14 
4.09 
5.23 
4.24 
4.21 
1.90 
6.09 
3.98 
.30 
1.18 
37.31 
1911.... 
.85 
3.02 
2.22 
7.46 
2.26 
1.34 
.64 
3.51 
7.09 
2.63 
3.44 
1.67 
36.13 
Mean 
2.27 
2.67 
3.55 
3.70 
4.53 
4.74 
3.70 
3.42 
3.11 
2.85 
2.85 
2.58 
39.83 
