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satisfactory. Wind and sunshine records are usually 

 reported by the United States Weather Bureau and may be 

 taken into consideration in determining the desirability of 

 a certain locality as a suitable place for a farm home. 



SUMMARY 



Climatic conditions have a bearing on agricultural pro- 

 duction. 



Wet and dry, warm and cold seasons have a tendency to 

 come in cycles. 



Climatic conditions are not changing, and conditions in 

 the future may be expected to be as mild or as severe as 

 they have been in the past. 



Agricultural production is more dependent upon the 

 minimum and maximum conditions for twenty-four hours 

 than on the monthly or yearly averages. 



Climatological records are kept by the United States 

 Weather Bureau and are usually to be found in any public 

 library. 



