CORN, MILO, AND KAFIR IN THE GREAT PLAINS AREA. 5 
Table IV. — Monthly and seasonal evaporation at Garden City, Kans., and at 
Dalhart and Amarillo, Tex., for the years stated. 
[Data in inches.] 
Station and year. 
Apr. 
May. 
June. 
July. 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Total. 
Garden City, Kans.: 
1908 
9.02 
6.57 
7.76 
7.10 
6.80 
2.81 
6.92 
9.86 
9.10 
6.33 
9.72 
10.82 
8.23 
7.05 
10. 5G 
8.76 
9.43 
11.85 
8.58 
9.51 
9.94 
9.46 
9.80 
10.47 
10.25 
10.64 
14.15 
9.40 
9.69 
9.88 
7.63 
10.24 
9.15 
12.90 
10.01 
7.61 
7.46 
6.81 
8.86 
7.09 
6.93 
9.37 
56. 13 
1909 
51.56 
1910 
48.41 
1911 . . 
58.02 
1912 
53.08 
1913. .. 
54.51 
1914 
52.69 
6.71 
8.73 
9.80 
10.60 
9.93 
7.73 
53.49 
Dalhart, Tex.: 
1908 
5.92 
8.53 
8.54 
7.56 
8.21 
7.69 
6.54 
10.92 
9.90 
8.18 
9.90 
10.24 
10.06 
7.81 
12.07 
10.89 
12.02 
12.37 
8.48 
8.71 
10.26 
9.18 
11.69 
11.63 
9.71 
11.10 
12.70 
8.84 
9.89 
10.57 
8.82 
10.90 
9.13 
10.77 
9.06 
7.95 
7.84 
8.44 
8.77 
6.75 
6.34 
8.23 
55.93 
1909 
1910 
1911 
59.40 
57.63 
59.21 
1912 
53.91 
1913 
56.27 
1914 
51.81 
7.57 
9.57 
10.69 
10.69 
9.88 
7.76 
56.31 
Amarillo, Tex.: 
1907 
6.36 
7.31 
8.14 
8.50 
7.36 
7.05 
7.70 
6.70 
8.04 
9.28 
10.02 
8.03 
10.10 
9.90 
9.76 
6.74 
9.59 
10.38 
10.34 
12.00 
11.48 
8.99 
7.01 
10.12 
10.68 
8.07 
9.97 
12.18 
7.48 
10. 95 
12.69 
8.75 
9.40 
8.57 
9.66 
8.80 
8.89 
9.49 
10.34 
8.93 
7.91 
6.77 
8.42 
9.10 
7.28 
6.49 
5.90 
8.04 
51.98 
1908 
50.38 
1909 
56.55 
1910 
58.61 
1911 
52.59 
1912 
52.87 
1913 
53.40 
1914 
49.28 
Mean 
7.39 
8.98 
9.99 
10.10 
9.26 
7.49 
53.21 
HAIL. 
The damage due to hail in the southern portion of the Great Plains 
is of" minor importance. The hailstorms usually occur before the 
first of June. Fortunately, most of the profitable crops of this sec- 
tion can be seeded after this date. Furthermore, under favorable 
conditions, both the grain and forage sorghums have the ability to 
make a rapid recovery after being badly damaged by hail. 
TEMPERATURE. 
There is a wide range in the daily temperature of this region. 
This is especially noticeable during the early spring and late fall. 
The entire growing season is characterized by hot days and cool 
nights. This does not greatly affect the crops most commonly 
grown, however, but is doubtless one of the reasons why some crops, 
like corn and cotton, can not be more successfully produced. 
SOIL. 
For the purpose of this bulletin, the soil at the stations under study 
may be divided into two different types known as " tight land " and 
" loose land." The former varies from a sandy clay to a light sandy 
loam, and the latter varies from a light sandy loam to almost pure 
