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Show 7477 Sheley- D 5456 Q It purports to be contributions from the U. S. weather Bureau? A Yes sir. Q Just state what that shows that is pertinent to what we are discussing,-- on sheets 2 and 3, isn't it? A This particular sheet shows ever age dates of last killing frost; it shows, as you follow up the river, the last killing frost occurs much earlier in the spring in the Moab section and the sections down the river, and that extends up into the Grand Valley section in Colorado, than any of the surrounding country. Q East or west of the river? A East or west of the river. BY THE SPECIAL MASTER: Q IS The same thing true of Green river, of the region around the town of Greenriver? A To a certain extent, but not so much so. BY MR. FARNSWORTH: Q That is, in the Greenriver section the frosts cease earlier and come later, and the growing season is longer than at other irrigated sections? THE SPECIAL MASTER: I asked him if the same conditions applied to Moab as applied to Greenriver. A They have more liability of frost at Greenriver. |