Show of Century Traced in Rings of Trees Hanover N. N H. H H. that troubled farmers half a century before the Revolutionary war have left their records clearly written in the rings of New England England England Eng Eng- land trees Prof Charles J. J Lyon of Dartmouth college has found A tree ring represents the amount of wood grown in a given season In a good year it is thick in a or otherwise bad year it itis itis is thin past Long-past alternations of good and bad years have been read read successfully in other parts of the United States particularly t the h e Southwest but hitherto the records from Tom New England have been confused confused con- con fused used and contradictory Making l Sense of Weather Veather WeatherBy IBy By studying a larger number of tree stumps in several different locations in New Hampshire and Vermont Vermont Ver Ver- Ver-I Ver mont Professor Lyon has at last been able to make sense out of early New England weather Many years since 1600 are found to have been outstanding for the good moisture conditions available for plant growth he states During During During Dur ing the same three and a third centuries about twice as many years are marked by actual physiological physiological physiological drouth which retarded plant growth throughout the area Cyclic effects are not evi evi- dent eVi 1 i I I I I I I I I I I |