 | 1925 - 946 pages
...been 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... | |
 | 1927 - 1350 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | United States. Office of Experiment Stations - 1910 - 1020 pages
...25 stations in middle Tennessee during a jieriod of from 11 to 30 years and showing average date of the last killing frost in the spring and the first in the fall, average length of growing season, mean temperature, and rainfall, is given. Some climatic features... | |
 | New York Botanical Garden - 1915 - 720 pages
...would have been impossible. The method of determining this length of the growing season is to add the number of days between the last killing frost in the spring and the first killing frost of autumn. 61. The application of this idea to our local flora range has brought out... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Edward Sherwood Mead - 1902 - 260 pages
...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... | |
 | Oklahoma. State Board of Agriculture - 1908 - 520 pages
...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... | |
 | C. W. Beach, P. J. Preston - 1910 - 54 pages
...temperature, the percentage of clear days, the hourly velocity of the wind, the altitude, average dates of the last killing frost in the spring and the first in the fall, and the average length of the growing season for the various stations throughout the State: Mean annual... | |
 | 1910 - 514 pages
...LENQTH OF SHOWING SIA8ON FIGUEE 1SO 15O 16O 17O COMPARATIVE LENGTH OF GROWING SEASON Thi.« map shows the average number of days .between the last killing frost in the sprins and the first In the fall for twelve years, 1899 to 1910. its many interesting features. First,... | |
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Tbis map shows the average number of days between the last killing frost in the spring and the first in the fall for twelve years, 1899 to 1910. 
