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miles in width along the west side of the state from the In- 

 diana line nearly to the Straits of Mackinaw. The southern 

 boundary of this belt is about 42° N. latitude while the 



i jL..^ J DELTA 



Fig. 33. — Map showing the boundaries of the Michigan fruit-belt. 



northern boundary is almost 46°, and in this belt are exten- 

 sively grown such tender fruits as the peach and cherry. 

 The accompanying map ^ (Fig. 33) shows the boundaries 



1 After Seely, adapted from Taft. Commercial cherry culture. Proc. 

 Amer. Pom. Soc. 1917. p. 107. 



