164 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 
The growing season commenced on the 23d of April, the 
date of the last killing frost and lasted until the 27th of Sep- 
~ tember, the date of the first killing frost, a period of 156 days, 
nine days above the average which is 147 days. The average 
date for the last killing frost in spring is ies 7 and October 
2 for the first killing frost. 
The weather for January and February was extremely cold. 
The month of March was warm and pleasant. Spring birds 
made their appearance and the croaking of frogs was heard 
earlier than usual. By the end of the month in the southern 
parts of the state, considerable planting of vegetables had 
taken place. April was normal in weather conditions. May 
and June were cold months with disagreeable winds and cold 
nights. May was a dry month while June had more than the 
average of rainfall. General crops were very backward and 
a good many had to be replanted. Rye, oats and hay, howeves, 
made a phenomenal growth with large harvests. July was a 
good growing month and crops made good advances. August 
and September were rather cool months. October, Novem- 
ber and December were characterized by fine fair weather with 
abundance of sunshine. November was deficient in rainfall. 
December was remarkable for mild sunny weather. In 
southern sections of the state the ground was free from frost. 
In parts of Rhode Island and Connecticut plowing was in 
progress during some portion of each week during the month. 
The weather was very favorable for all kinds of outdoor work. 
The following tables are self explanatory, two of which 
have been referred to. Table 7 is a new one intended to show 
the comparisons of variations from the mean or normal con- 
ditions of the weather and climate at Storrs. 
