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Title: Weekly station reports..
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry. Division of Dry Land Agriculture United States. Office of Dry-Land Agriculture United States. Office of Dry-Land Agriculture Investigations
Subjects: Agricultural experiment stations, West (U.S.), Periodicals Arid regions, West (U.S.), Periodicals
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Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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oubtfulif even the fallow plats will be worth threshing. Weather for the week!Max. temp. 98, min. 50, avg. wind vel. $8») 6,9 mi. (2) 5.2 mi, evgp. 1.719,precipitation .1? Dalhart ? Sixty eight one hundredths of an inch of rainfall! was recorded during thefirst part of the week. This was enough to relieve the crops temporarily, butthe beneficial effects have almost dissapeared at this writing and more isneeded. The most of the crops are making a very slow growth, especially theearly plantings. Corn is firing and will be harvested the first of the nextweek. It is about 30 inches high and beyond the point where a rain would beof any benefit. Sudan grass is beginning to head out at the height of about20 inches. The earlier planted sorghums are about X8 inches high and have prac-tically stopped growing. Except in a few instances the weeds have not been verytroublesome and it has been comparatively easy to keep the plats looking well.Max, temp. S5, precipitation .GSvinches, min. temp. 60.
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-3- Edgeley: There were several days of hot weather during the last week, and some damagemay result to the filling grain. Showery conditions still prevail over thisarea, but only one light shower touched the station. A hard hail storm occur-red at Jamestown and considerable grain was hailed out north and east of there.All of the grains seem to be filling well so far. Harvesting winter rye hasbegun around here and some of the early barley will probably be ready to cutthe latter part of the week. The corn is being gone over again with the culti-vator now. Haying is in full progress. The plats on Nine were mowed Saturdayand the rest of the hay will be taken care of as soon as posbible. Mr. Stephens arrived hers this morning and leaves this afternoon for Hettinger.Mr. Cooper and Mr. Doneghu-. Ware at the station Saturday. Max. temp. 97, min.52, precipitation 0.09 inch. Garden City: Ehe weather for the week was very hot and accompanied by comparatively lowwind movement. All crops with the

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