714 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



to liiid pai'ticuLii'ly favoiable cliinalic conditions in the .state, which has 

 an unnsnally Avide variation in climate. The "Frnit Belt"' along the 

 Lake Michigan coast is peculiarly adapted, as to climate for growing 

 frnit on account of its cool si)rings, moderate summers with much 

 sunshine, late £iills and mild winters with much snow and cloudiness. 



The climate is not changing as shown by a study of over fifty years 

 of records made at the Michigan Agricultural College. 



LITEKATUKE CITED. 



1. Eshleman, C. H. — Climatic Effect of the Great Lakes as typified 

 at Grand Haven, Mich. Pamphlet issued in 1913. 



Livingston, E. E. and Grace J. — Temperature Coefficients iu Plant 

 Geography and Climatology. Bot. Gaz. Ko. 5G, pages 340-375, 



L3. 



191? 



3. Lerenbauer, P. H. — ''Growth of Maize Seedlings in Relation to 



Temperature." Phys. liesearclies. Vol. I, No. 5, 1914. 



4. Livingston, B. E. — "Physiological Temperature Indices for the 



Study of Plant Growth in Relation to Climatic Conditions." 

 Phys. Researches, IS'o. 8, April, 1914. 



5. Lerenbauer, P. H. — (Same as ''3" above.) 



G. Seeley, D. A. — ''The Relation between Temperature and Crops." 

 Michigan Academy of Sciences, 1917. Nineteenth Annual Report. 



7. Briggs, L. J., and Shantz, H. L. — "Relative Water Requirement of 



Plants." Jour. Agri. Research, 3 1-03. 1914. 



8. Smith, J. Warren.— "Effect of AVeather on the Yield of Potatoes." 



Mo. Wea. Rev., 1915. Pages 222 to 223. 

 "Correlation between Crop Yield and Weather." Mo. Wea. Rev. 



1911. Page 792. 

 "Effect of Weather on the Yield of Corn." Mo. Wea. Rev., 1914. 



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