400 Report oF THE HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT OF THE 
and also the amount of rainfall at Lake Road and Geneva for 
7 weeks—May 12 to June 29, 
TABLE XIV.—PARTIAL METEOROLOGICAL RECORD, LAKE ROAD AND 
GENEVA, MAy 12-JUNE 29, 
Date. sae. Mine: | ia 
LAKE ROAD, 
Ma yvil 2-18) stich. hadteee taba 71 48 76 0.33 
May lees ly silt g sil eee wie 69 45 63 0.02 
May Se Pye 1 oy cn cies actomtannewe 74 51 17 0.25 
od ITE Drs SIS ee Sea oe 74 5D 80 0.55 
JUNC O-1GY gets ah & Maen ane kb 74 51 73 0.17 
JUTE LG aleee ko ale Sh oe 74 Sil ah 68 0.15 
o) TLTRG  Rabrsaceh ete errs ae athe ote 84 59 63 0.06 
Total 
AVOTA SB Yost pce aiais <ooehs wine Biktelene 74.3 51.4 71.4 1.51 
GENEVA. 
Mea iL 2a Es citattas cn tcie te Rie ooo pialicnutes 76 51 65 0.72 
May TOS ZO ne oe ea at bie let Hels 70 48 56 0.00 
Mayu26—fune atari oan, 78 48 63 0.62 
TID Meee itis Leah wick, bematale 80 5D 67 0.65 
THUG. WOHLOs cisco Ae ae boa ee ; 717 50 61 0.11 
Fe VAG AQ FS I CAS Dw es 80 54 53 0.05 
JHE PABS20 od, Big) wie wie ie eb oye . 88 60 53 0.14 
Total 
BVOVACO tcc cee fener eee ne Gels 78.4 52.3 59.7 2.29 
It is interesting to note that while the rainfall was greater at 
Geneva the average humidity was decidedly less and the tem- 
perature was higher and subject to somewhat greater extremes 
at this place than it was at Lake Road. 
The conditions during the summer remained favorable to the 
healthy development of foliage and fruit except that the drought 
was severe. High winds at different times, and especially the 
wind storm of September 11 and 12, caused the loss of a con- 
siderable amount of fruit. 
Yield of fruit—tIn order to get as accurate a record as possible 
of the effect of the spraying in bloom upon the yield even the 
windfalls which were unfit for any use were measured and the 
record of the amount of this fruit for each tree was included in 
making the statement of the total yield of fruit per tree. On 
