OUTLINE 



Paee 

 INTRODUCTION 



Climate and agriculture vitally related 683 



Purpose of paper 683 



PART I. CLIMATE IN GENERAL. 



Factors controlling climate 683 



1 . Latitude 683 



2. Altitude 683 



3. Environment 684 



4. Proximity to normal storm path '. 684 



PART-II. THE CLIMATE OF MICHIGAN. 



(a) Temperature as influenced by — 



1. Latitude 685 



2. Altitude 685 



3. Environment, (Great Lakes) 687 



4. Proximity to normal .storm path 693 



(b) Precipitation as influenced by — 



1. Latitude 693 



2. Altitude 693 



3. Envirorunent 693 



4. Proximity to normal storm path 695 



(c) Cloudiness as influenced by — 



1 . Latitude 697 



2. Altitude 697 



3. Environment 697 



4. Proximity to normal storm path 697 



(d) Wind velocity and direction as influenced by — 



1 . Latitude 698 



2. Altitude 698 



3. Environment 698 



4. Proximity to normal storm path 698 



(e) Humidity as influenced by — 



1. Latitude 699 



2. Altitude 700 



3. Environment 700 



4. Proximity to normal storm path 700 



(f) Other meteorological phenomena, i. e., frost, hail, tornadoes, etc., as influenced by — 



1 . Latitude 700 



2. Altitude 701 



3. Environment 701 



4. Proximity to normal storm path 701 



PART III. RELATION OF CLIMATE OF MICHIGAN TO AGRICULTURE. 



(a) Crop requirements, and how well met as to — ■ 



1 . Temperature 705 



a. Corn 706 



b. Wheat 707 



c. Other cereal crops 708 



d. Special crops 708 



e. Fruit 708 



2. Precipitation 708 



a. Correlation between rainfall and yields 708 



3. Cloudiness 710 



a. Effect of in protecting fruit, in winter 710 



b. Effect of in protecting wheat and rye in winter 710 



c. Effect of abundant sunshine in summer 710 



4. Wind velocity and direction 710 



5. Humidity 710 



(b) Climate not changing 713 



SUMMARY 713 



