INFLUENCE OF A CITY ON FARMING. 7 
The climate is typical of that found in the lower elevations of the 
south-central States (see figures 2 and 3). The winters are com- 
paratively wet, the highest average rainfall coming in March. The 
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dry season begins in July and ends in November. The average 
growing season extends from about the middle of April to a little 
past the middle of October, a period of about 186 days. During the 
year about 200 days are available for field work. 
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SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF LABOR REQUIRED BY CROPS. 
The seasonal limits within which a crop is raised and marketed 
are determined largely by the climate. Long agricultural experience 
in a locality will result in the selection of such crops as are adapted 
to the natural and economic environment, and will establish a com- 
mon practice in cultivating and harvesting them. Thus is devel- 
