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ADDRESSES 



if we did not expect to have the assistance of all the institutions in the state or 

 out of it whose work bears directly on our agriculture or is related to it, we 

 would hope to accomplish but little. We believe, however, that to a work as 

 important as this there is no institution that will not stand ready to contribute 



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11 



Less than 9 



Over 12 



9-10 10-11 11-12 



Scale of Shades in inches 



FIG. 11. RAINFALL. 



This chart illustrates the rainfall for the state during the summer months, 



June, July and August. The amounts range from slightly below 9 inches to over 



12 inches. In general, the southeastern half of the state receives considerably more 

 rain than the northwestern. 



its full part. Certainly, up to the present time we have found none that were not 

 ready and we anticipate that none such will be found. 



THE STATE-WIDE SURVEY SHOULD PRECEDE THE DETAILED SURVEY. 



Before outlining to you the part of the work which we have already 

 organized, I would pause to state that as a general principle we have deter- 



