The following table gives the average dates of the last killing frost in the spring and the first in the fall, at various stations within the area and at Menomonee, Michigan. Irrigation in Colorado - Page 10by C. W. Beach, P. J. Preston - 1910 - 48 pagesFull view - About this book
| Agriculture - 1927 - 1346 pages
...July, and September. The lightest precipitation occurs in April and in November. The average dates for the last killing frost in the spring and the first in the fall are May 23 and September 30, respectively. The length of the growing season averages 130 days. The... | |
| Agriculture - 1920 - 1028 pages
...peat. No distinct injury to any of the crops due to frost was observed on the peat, and it appears that the last killing frost in the spring and the first in the autumn occurred on both the mineral soil and the peat at the. same time. The dates were May 13 and... | |
| Agriculture - 1925 - 946 pages
...most considered in this connection by agriculturists since the days of Abbe (1905). The period between the last killing frost in the spring and the first in the autumn, on Long Island, is given in table 6: TABLE 6. FROSTLESS PERIOD ON LONG ISLAND (SO-CALLED LENGTH... | |
| Agriculture - 1918 - 1146 pages
...source (ESR, 35, p. 619). States are tabulated and discussed, and mape are presented which show (1) the average dates of the last killing frost In the spring and the first In the fall In the United States, (2) the average frostless period, (3) the probable occurrence of the last killing... | |
| Edward Sherwood Mead - Industries - 1902 - 260 pages
...the growing period is very long, from 5 to 6 1-2 months, a most important consideration is the date of the last killing frost in the spring and the first in the fall. The cotton pJant is peculiarly susceptible to frost. All the conditions favorable to cotton growth... | |
| Economics - 1918 - 918 pages
...July, and September. The lightest precipitation occurs in April and in November. The average dates for the last killing frost in the spring and the first in the fall are May 23 and September 30, respectively. The length of the growing season averages 130 days. The... | |
| United States - 1904 - 1328 pages
...which indicates a period of several years without any severe cold. The appended table, showing the dates of the last killing frost in the spring and the. first killing frost in the fall, indicates a growing season of sufficient length to permit the maturing of... | |
| United States. Bureau of Soils, Milton Whitney - Soil surveys - 1904 - 1330 pages
...which indicates a period of several years without any severe cold. The appended table, showing the dates of the last killing frost in the spring and the first killing frost in the fall, indicates a growing season1 of sufficient length to permit the maturing... | |
| Oklahoma. State Board of Agriculture - 1908 - 520 pages
...dates Year. Last of spring. First Length in of autumn. season. We have compiled in the above table the average dates of the last killing frost in the spring and the first in the autumn, together with the length of the season between those dates. It will be seen that the latest... | |
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