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North Carolina State Weather Service Ties to Agricultural Interests
Historic piece outlines the NC Agricultural Experiment Station Meteorological Division and its Weather Service. It describes data collection by 62 observers, daily forecasts to 281 stations, frost warnings, and the use of flags and signals to protect crops. It highlights collaboration with the U.S. Weather Bureau and benefits to tobacco, fruit, and truck crops.
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U. S. War Department
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North Dakota
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