Excerpt from The Wheat Stem Rust Epidemic of 1937 in Kansas Thus, while the rainfall iaay and June, 1937, was generally below that in 1935, Figure 1 shows that precipitation in some form occurred on all but 7 days of the critical infection-rust period of May 15 to June 15. During that period rain fell on 17 of the 32 days, and moisture in the form of n, mist, or dew occurred on 8 other days. Oh several occasions there were both dew and showers in single 24-hour periods. Except for June 12, on which a very strong wind blew from the south, there was some form of precipitation on each of the first 15 days, although the total for the period was only inches. Owing to the frequency of occurrence, moisture conditions seemed'to be nearly ideal for stem-rust infection at Manhattan. Similar conditions throughout the eastern two-thirds of the State were reported in Climatological Data of the U; S. Weather Bureau. However, in the southeastern part, where the heaviest stemerust infection occurred, there was considerably more rain than in other parts of Kansas, and, during the period June 8 to 15, inclusive, many fields were water logged. Moreover, because of favorable growing conditions in that sec tion, growth.of wheat was very rank and there was much.1odging. 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.