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<br />CC2246 <br /> <br />. of Holly and are considered indicative of the climate at Holl;r., The <br />average annual maximum and minimum temperatures at Lamar are (i9.)~ and <br /> <br />37,6 degrees with extremes ranging from 111 to -30 degrees fahrenheit. <br /> <br />Average annual rainfall and snowfall at Lamar are 111,91 and 1'5. '{ inehes, <br /> <br />respectively, The average growing season at Holly is lb7 dayu. In <br /> <br />the winter and spring there are numerous windstorms often with veloci- <br /> <br />ties reaching 60 to 70 miles per hour. <br />Land use in the Holly vicinity is devoted almost exclusively to <br />agriculture, either for cattle grazing or farming, Due to the uncer- <br /> <br />'tainty of rainfall in the area, irrigated cropping is practiced on <br /> <br />most soils. The irrigation water supply is derived from the surface <br /> <br />watcrs of the Arkansas River and from ground water produced from <br /> <br />the uuderJ.yinp; nu.ndstonen. <br /> <br />Since agricultural developments are extensive, timbered growth <br /> <br />is confined to the fringe areas along the numerous watercourses in <br /> <br />the area. These woodlands consist of cottonwood, willow, tamarisk <br /> <br />and various types of bush. Rangelands and unimproved pasture support <br /> <br />native grasses, forbs and shrubs, <br /> <br />The woodlands, together with the cultivated fields, range lands <br /> <br />and numerous water courses provide excellent but limited wildlife <br /> <br />habitat. Upland game Include ,lackrabbI ts, cottontaIls, quaIl, pheasants <br /> <br />and dOV't'lI. ^ J't~W d~,{,t' nnd Il.tltelopt,~ f"r'<.'qw.'uL t.ht, lU'{'U.. Tn wldil,iOll, <br /> <br />the ArkansnsRlver Is important to J1lIgrant water fowl. <br /> <br />FIshery resources In the Holly area are avaIlable in the Arkansas <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />River, irrigation canals and farm ponds. The fishery inhabitIng these <br /> <br />sources include catfish, perch, ca~p and trout. The trout fIshery is <br /> <br />the result of a "put and take" operation In the abandoned Holly Ditch. <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />L; <br /> <br />,\" <br /> <br />,\';,- <br /> <br />, <br /> <br /> <br />'-"-,' <br />