Map of New York Growing Season, c. 1912

Date

circa 1912

Description

Map of New York State dividing the state according to the average length of the growing season, which is measured in days between the last frost in the spring and the first frost in the fall. The longest growing seasons are located along the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, while the shortest growing seasons occur in the Adirondack and Alleghany Mountains. A note on the lantern slide indicates that the image was taken from Bulletin No. 316, 1912, Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station.

Type

Map

Region

New York State

Topic

Agriculture, Environment

Identifer

NYSA_A3045-78_Dn_76

Source

New York State Archives. Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides, 1911-1925, A3045-78, Lantern slide Dn76

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