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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



CAUTION. 



It is unwise at any time for one to purchase land (especially new 

 land) without careful, personal examination, or have it examined by 

 some reliable party who is known to be competent to do so. The nature 

 of the soil, its location, its topography and its proximity to markets, 

 to good roads, to a good school and agreeable and compatible social con- 

 ditions are all matters of prime importance. 



Field Crops in the Upper Peninsula.* 



There is a wide range of field crops which can be produced profitably 

 in the Upper Peninsula. The great variation in length of growing sea- 

 son makes it necessary, however, to select varieties especially adapted 

 to the section, as each section is influenced by its elevation and proximity 

 to the lakes. 



The forage and root crops are especially adapted, while many small 

 grains and legumes can be produced profitably. Marketing facilities 

 and generally favorable conditions make possible the development of this 

 country as a great crop and livestock section. 



CLIMATE. 



The climate limits the adaptation of crops by the length of growing 

 season, the amount and distribution of moisture, the amount and dis- 

 tribution of sunlight and the general character of the days and nights 

 during the growing season. It has been pointed out in the previous 



♦The results herewith given are the conclusions derived from three years of experimental 

 work with crops in accordance with plans projected in 1917 by the Farm Crops Division 

 of the Michigan Agricultural College, developed and elaborated by G. W. Putnam, delegated 

 to the Upper Peninsula as Crops Experimenter. 



Fig. 9. The first clearing and buildings of the new settler in the timber and cut-over 

 lands. Root crops, potatoes, peas and clover are well adapted to the conditions of 

 the new settler. 



