Show of Century Traced in Rings of Trees Hanover N N. N II that troubled farmers half a century before the Revolutionary Revolution Revolution- ary war have left their records clearly written in the rings of New England trees Prof Charles J J. J Lyon of Dartmouth college has luts found A tree ring represents the amount of wood grown Irown in a a given season In a good goad year Jear it is thick in a or otherwise bad year ItIs itis it itis is thin past Long-past alternations of good and bad years year have b been en read successfully in other parts of the United States particularly the Southwest but hitherto the records from New England have been confused confused con con- fused and contradictory Making l Sense of 01 Weather WeatherBy By studying a larger number of I I tree stumps slumps in several different I locations In New Hampshire and Ver Vermont mont mont Professor Lyon has at last I been able to make sense out of early New England weather I Many years year since 1600 are found to have been outstanding for the good moisture conditions available for lor plant growth he states DurIng During Dur ing big the same lame three and a third centuries about twice as 81 many years rears are marked by actual physiological physiologIcal physiological drouth which retarded plant growth throughout the entire area Cyclic effects are not evident evi evl I dent I |