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Excerpt from Report of Activities, 1989 In March, the fields were getting dry and green. Then prospects for an early spring were shattered by a late frost on April 11 when many of the young and tender plants were killed. This last freeze of the year, coming about a month later than normal, has aptly been referred to as a second April Fool's Day.' Frequent, heavy rains returned in May and continued through June. Temperatures were lower than normal due to the overcast conditions, but rainfall was about twice as much as normal. The fields began to dry in August, and the weather settled into its normal pattern until December. This time it was December, not March, that 'came in like a lamb and went out like a lion.' Freezing temperatures were retarded on 23 days, but the most ugly weather was reserved for the holiday season. Temperatures of 0° to -3°f were recorded the nights of December 21, 22. And 23. The north wind constantly blew, and wind chill factors of -25° to -3d°e were common. The ground froze, and many plants were killed or damaged since they had not yet become acclimated to weather so cold. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.