Thf Roots of the Sugar Cane. 
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Meteorological Table: Mackay 
1883 
Rawson. 
Davidson. 
Date. 
Degree of 
Atmospheric 
Moisture. 
(Satn. = ioo.) 
Mean Shade 
Temperature. 
(Max. x Min.-+2.) 
Rainfall, 
(inches.) 
Notes. 
Oct. 2 
78 
67-5 
M 3 
83 
68 
O'i 
55 
» 4 
78 
67-5 
,, 5 
85 
68 
„ 6 
81 
69-5 
u 7 
88 
77 
n 8 
85 
77 
0( 
55 
M 9 
84 
77 
II io 
84 
75'5 
■• 
» " 
94 
77 
0\ 
20 
II 12 
» i3 
9i 
88 
74-5 
735 
o( 
2', 
52 
52 
Thunderstorm 5 
[p.m. 
» 14 
91 
7°'5 
0" 
24 
is 15 
86 
7i 
0' 
34 
„i6 
88 
75 
I* 
27 
,. 17 
88 
74 
m 18 
88 
7^5 
Heavy fog 6 a.m. 
ii 19 
88 
76 
n 20 
,,21 
74 
83 
74'5 
7i 
Shoot No. 1 ap- 
peared. 
„ 22 
78 
73'5 
,,23 
7i 
75 
,, 24 
84 
n 
M 25 
,, 26 
84 
84 
77 
77 
Shoot No. 2 ap- 
peared. 
,,27 
77 
77 
,,28 
,,29 
77 
38 
79"5 
79'5 
Westerly gale at 
[night. 
,,30 
68 
70-5 
,,31 
81 
72 
Nov. 1 
70 
74 
;, 2 
73 
76 
