Box 14, Folder 4: Climate

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August 5th, Blackberries ripe.-7th, Tiger flower in blossom.-10th, PineApple Melons ripe.-15th, Water Melons ripe.-19th, Garland Syringa, Philadelphus Grandiflorus, in flower the second time.-25th, Snow-ball, Virburnum Opulus, in flower the second time; Green-gage ripe.

September 2d, Wild Plums ripe.-8th, Corn ripe, and fit for harvesting.- 20th, Isabella Grape ripe.-28th, Frost for the first time; Virburnum Opulus in flower through this month.

October 7th, Dahlias and Tomatoes injured by the frost for the first time; Virburnum Opulus in bloom up to this date.

November 16th, First snow.-22d, Ranunculus Fascicularis in blossom the second time, and continued in bloom through this month.

December 13th, The Thermometer at sunrise stood -4o, the only time during the month that it was below zero.

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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

Made at EMERALD GROVE, ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN, for the Year 1851. Latitude 42o 39' N. Longitude 88o 54' W. Elevation above Lake Michigan, 408 feet; above the Atlantic Ocean, 986 feet. By ORRIN DENSMORE.

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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

Made at EMERALD GROVE, ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN, for the Year 1850. Latitude 42o 39' N. Longitude 88o 54' W. Elevation above Lake Michigan, 408 feet; above the Atlantic Ocean, 986 feet. By ORRIN DENSMORE.

[Meteorological Data]

* Four Observations in June and four in September not taken.

t One Observation in October not taken.

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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

Made at FORT HOWARD, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, for the Year 1851. Latitude 44o 40' N. Longitude 10o 10' W. of Washington. Elevation about Lake Michigan, 15 feet; above the Atlantic Ocean, 593 feet. By H. GRUBY, U. S. A. [Calculated for the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, by ALBERT C. INGHAM, Madison, Wisconsin.]

[Meteorological Data]

* Entire Clearness being 10.

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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

Made at FORT HOWARD, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, for the Year 1850. Latitude 44o 10' N. Longitude 10o 10' W. of Washington. Elevation above Lake Michigan, 15 feet; above the Atlantic Ocean, 593. By H. GRUBY, U. S. A. [Calculated for the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, by ALBERT C. INGHAM, Madison, Wisconsin.]

[Meteorological Data]

* Entire Clearness being 10.