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held for four days at a temperature of 40 to 45° F. Percentages are entered for the day on which the 
berries were picked. B. Daily rainfall in inches. Record of rainfall was kept at Beebe, Ark., by means 
of a standard rain gauge loaned by the United States Weather Bureau. C Daily maximum and mini¬ 
mum temperatures, as recorded by the United States Weather Bureau at Little Rock, Ark., about 35 
miles from Beebe. 
Table VI .—Daily temperatures, April 21 to May SI, Little Rock, Ark,, and 
rainfall for the same period, at Beebe, Ark. 
Date 
Temperature 
(degrees F.) 
J Rainfall 
Maxi¬ 
mum 
Mini¬ 
mum 
Apr. 21. 
75 
51 
Inches 
0.41 
22. 
79 
57 
.00 
23.. 
83 
63 
.01 
24_. 
82 
62 
1.15 
25. 
70 
60 
.00 
26.. 
82 
57 
.00 
27.. 
79 
64 
.30 
28. 
84 
61 
2.38 
29.. 
76 
58 
.86 
30... 
81 
57 
.00 
May 1. 
74 
62 
.00 
2. 
64 
57 
.13 
3. 
68 
59 
.18 
4. 
63 
53 
.15 
5.. 
74 
56 
.06 
6.. 
80 
55 
.00 
7. 
79 
59 
.00 
8.. 
71 
50 
.06 
9. 
65 
43 
.00 
10. 
78 
45 
.00 
11... 
83 
64 
.00 
Date 
Temperature 
(degrees F.) 
Maxi¬ 
mum 
Mini¬ 
mum 
May 12.... 
76 
55 
13..... 
70 
52 
14.. 
71 
58 
15... 
72 
57 
16.:. 
68 
50 
17... 
75 
54 
18.. 
82 
64 
19. . 
83 
62 
20.... 
87 
65 
21...... 
79 
62 
22__ 
78 
60 
23..... 
79 
62 
24.. 
73 
62 
25__ 
72 
63 
26. 
77 
63 
27... 
82 
62 
28. 
86 
65 
29.... 
83 
65 
30. 
88 
63 
31. 
89 
65 
Rainfall 
Inches 
0.15 
.01 
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