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THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
METEOROLOGICAL J O U R N A L 
FOR THE YEAR 1845, KEPT AT ATHENS, GA,, BY PROFESSOR McCAY, OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA 
Latitude, 33° 58' N. : Longitude, bh. SAm. TV. r Elevation, about 8’70 feet. 
OCTOBER. 
NOVEMBER. 
DECEMBER. 
.-A_. 
> 
< 
GO 
BAROME- 
TER, 
THERMO- 
METER. 
CLEARNESS 
OF SKY F’M 
10 TO 0. 
COURSE & 
STRENGTH 
OF WIND-* 
Rain 
tD 
CD 
BAROME- 
TER, 
THERMO- 
METER. 
CLEARNESS 
OP SKY F‘m 
It) TO 0. 
COURSE & 
STRENGTH 
OF WIND.* 
P3 
5 
a 
> 
*< 
CD 
BAROME- 
TER. 
THERMO- 
METER. 
CLEARNESsJeoURSE & 
OF SKV F’M strength 
IOtoO. Iof Wind ’ 
> 
2 
Sun- 
-3 o' elk 
Sun- 
•3 o'k 
Sun- 
3 o’ elk 
Sun- 
3 o’k 
Inch- 
S 
Sun- 
3 o’ elk 
Sun- 
! o’k 
Sun- 
3 ocVk 
Sun 
i o’k 
Inch- 
Sun- 
i o’ elk 
San- 
3 o’k 
Sun 
'3 o’clk 
Sun- 
3 o’k 
In<th 
O 
nse. 
P M. 
rise. 
P. H. 
rise. 
P M 
rise. P. M. 
es. 
p 
rise. 
P. M 
rise. 
P. M 
rise. 
P. Al. 
rise. 
P. M. 
es. 
o 
rise. 
P. M. 
rise. 
P. M. 
rise. 
P. M. 
^ise. 
P. M. 
es. 
1 
29-27 
29-33 
60 
74 
5 
10 
nw2 
0 
1 
29-36 
■29-25 
57 
69 
1 
0 
sw 1 
sw6 
0-52 
1 
35 
45 
1-20 
2 
•37 
•44 
45 
73 
4 
5 
N. 2 
0 
2 
•04 
■28-98 
62 
62 
8 
2 
sw 3 
w. 6 
0-05 
2 
18 
32 
3 
•5i 
•52 
60 
70 
0 
0 
N. 1 
ne.2 
0-03 
3- 
•02 
■29-07 
45 
51 
5 
4 
nw3 
nw6 
3 
29-20 
■29-26 
28 
39 
0 
0 
NE 2 
NE 2 
4 
•39 
•38 
61 
66 
0 
0 
NE 2iNE.3 
1-88 
4 
•OS 
15 
36 
51 
10 
10 
nw2 
NWl 
4 
•16 
•26 
32 
40 
0 
0 
NE 3 
N. 1 
0-1)6 
5 
•32, 
•31 
61 
04 
7 
9 
w. 2 
w. 3 
0-05 
5 
•10 
•■20 
36 
57 
0 
0 
w 1 
sw 1 
0-04 
5 
•20 
•34 
28 
45 
10 
1 
N. 2 
W. 2 
b 
•42 
-41 
43 
68 
9 
2 
NE.l 
ne.3 
6 
■27 
•31 
58 
66 
0 
8 
sw 3 
w. 3 
6 
-46 
•50 
25 
44 
10 
10 
N. 2 
7 
•46 
•46 
54 
71 
0 
0 
NE 1 
NE 2 
0-30 
7 
•33 
•25 
46 
65 
0 
1 
0 
w. 3 
7 
•58 
-60 
26-. 
52 
10 
0 
SE 2 
E. 3 
8 
■3i 
•34 
68 
83 
0 
1 
SE. 1 
sw 3 
0-84 
8 
•09 
•09 
52 
59 
0 
5 
NE.l 
nw5 
8 
-39 
• 2b 
42 
50 
0 
0 
NE 2 
0 
2-02 
9 
-38 
•37 
67 
79 
0 
5 
0 
sw 1 
0-10 
9 
•25 
• 31 
36 
49 
10 
10 
nw2 
nw5 
9 
• 16 
•25 
60 
56 
0 
0 
sw 1 
NWl 
0-18 
10 
•26 
•24' 
68 
72 
0 
0 
E, 1 
E, 2 
3-62 
10 
35 
• 35 
32 
56 
8 
6 
NWl 
sw2 
10 
-18 
•23 
39 
51 
0 
1 
w. 1 
NWl 
11 
.18- 
• 15 
64 
68 
1 
0 
E. 1 
w. 2 
0-22 
11 
32 
51 
11 
•27 
• 28 
30 
43 
7 
0 
N, 1 
E. 3 
12 
•14 
•25 
41 
57 
10 
9 
w. 2 
w. 4 
12 
36 
56 
12 
•35 
-33 
37 
46 
0 
1 
NE 3 
NE 2 
13 
•50 
•54 
35 
61 
10 
10 
E. I'E. 1 
13 
35 
60 
13 
•44 
• 42 
32 
45 
0 
0 
N. 2 
NE 3 
0-10 
14 
•61 
• 60 
39 
66 
10 
9 
N. 1 
SE. 1 
14 
37 
64 
14 
•26 
• 17 
37 
40 
0 
0 
N. 2 
0 
0-64 
15 
• 56 
• 56 
44 
72 
7 
5 
NE 1 
w. 3 
15 
49 
64 
15 
28-87 
■23-89 
42 
42 
0 
1 
s w 3 
w. 9 
0-18 
lb 
•62 
-63 
40 
55 
10 
10 
ne.3 
ne.3 
16 
35 
63 
16 
29-17 
29-28 
30 
48 
10 
10 
N. 1 
w. 2 
17 
' 65 
•59 
44 
63 
9 
3 
ne.3 
E, 2 
17 
41 
64 
17 
• 33 
• 31 
35 
51 
7 
1 
NE 1 
sw 2 
0-05 
13 
•60 
•59 
42 
65 
4 
5 
N. 2 
E. 1 
18 
46 
70 
lo 
•20 
■21 
46 
50 
0 
7 
SW 1 
w. 4 
0-15. 
19 
*5y 
-54 
55 
74 
2 
1 
NE.l 
E. 2 
19 
47 
61 
... 
19 
•15 
• 16 
27 
33 
7 
1 
W. 2 
nw4 
20 
• 42 
• 40 
60 
64 
0 
0 
ne.2 
ne.3 
1-76 
20 
36 
69 
.0 
• 14 
• 18 
11 
19 
10 
10 
nw3 
N. 5 
21 
•37 
-43 
57 
68 
8 
0 
NE 1 
ne.5 
0-10 
21 
43 
63 
■21 
•30 
• 33 
5 
25 
10 
10 
w. 1 
vv. 4 
22 
• 6 i 
-60 
39 
53 
9 
10 
ne.5 
ne.5 
22 
42 
62 
22 
-30 
■ 32 
15 
43 
9 
8 
sw 1 
3w2 
23 
•64 
•61 
39 
60 
1 
Y 
E. 2 
ne.2 
23 
53 
57 
23 
•34 
• 39 
25 
51 
9 
1 
N. 1 
0 
24 
•59 
•57 
39 
66 
4 
3 
ne.Lne.I 
24 
27 
47 
24 
• 35 
• 27 
36 
42 
0 
0 
ne.2 
ne.2 
0-35 
25 
• 55 
•59 
52 
63 
2 
8 
SE. li 0 
25 
27 
50 
^ 
25 
• 30 
• 31 
43 
50 
1 
1 
s. 2 
n\v3 
26 
•62 
• 63 
36 
66 
7 
5 
Oe, 1 
26 
33 
53 
26 
•32 
• 39 
23 
33 
5 
9 
nw2 
N. 2 
27 
56 
• 65 
38 
64 
9 
9 
N. 1 
0 
27 
45 
47 
27 
•44 
•42 
19 
39 
8 
8 
NWl 
w. 2 
23 
• 62 
-59 
40 
67 
3 
8 
N. 1 NE.l 
28 
16 
30 
28 
•35 
• 44 
20 
52 
10 
10- 
Nwl 
w. 3 
29 
• 55 
•54 
39 
67 
5 
7 
0 
N. 1 
29 
24 
31 
29 
•32 
• 32 
36 
57 
8 
8 
w. 1 
w. 2 
30 
•47 
•44 
43 
72 
4 
5 
0 
0 
30 
30 
45 
0.10 
10 
•■■27 
• 39 
42 
60 
4 
10 
N-W 1 w. 2 
31 
•48 
•44 
50 
74 
6 
7 
0 sw 2 
31 
•36 
• 39 
3B 
57 
10 
4 
Nwlisw 2 
!29-47 
■29-47 
49 
67 
average. 
Tot’ 
rain 
8-90 
•19 
■20 
36 
56 
nve 
Here. 
Pot’ 
rain 
•71 
•29.27 
29-29 
31 
45 
average. 
Tot’l rain 
4-93 
Average FOR THE Yeah. — Barometer, at sunrise, 29- 37 ; 3 o’clock, p. m. 29- 37 — ’Thermometer, sunrise, 52; 3 p. m. 70 — Total Rain, inches, 'T! -2^. 
* NoTe. — CoQise and strengih of wind, from ID to 0—0 being leas land 10 the strongest. In clearness of sky, 0 represents most cloudy, and 10 perfect clearness. 
Note —In consequence of the absence cl Piolessor McCay. and the sickness of the person having chaige of the observations, part of November is incomplete. 
are large enotigli to set out. Keep the surface 
of the beds in a moist siaie, well stirred, and the 
plants clear of weeds. 
Finish planting sugar-cane, if the season re- 
quires it, covering the canes to the depth of 
about three iriches. Do not grind the cane any 
taster than it matures, for the sake of finishing 
your harvest. When thecuticle of the cane be- 
comes dry, smooth and brittle, the pith grayish 
approaching to brown, the juice sweet and 
glutinous, and when cut crosswise with a sharp 
knile without appearing soft and moist Irue a 
turnip, then it is in a fit state to cut. 
Plant all kinds of evergieens, either from slips 
(jT roo s Sow peas and beans, summer cab 
base, and parsely. Sow spinach for seed in a 
bed of rich mould. Set out your artichokes, 
which will bear in the fall. Transplant rose- 
bushes, all kinds of flowering shrubs, and trees 
lir fruit and ornament, e.Kcept the orange tribe, 
which should not be removed before spring. 
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