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SOIL SURVEY OF WAUPACA COUNTY. 
From the above table it will be noted that the average rain¬ 
fall for the year amounts to nearly 31 inches. A large propor¬ 
tion of this occurs during the growing months when most 
needed, but occasionally, especially in July and August, crops 
may suffer somewhat from the lack of moisture. Storms of a 
destructive nature are very rare. The climate of the region is 
healthful and well suited to a high development of agriculture. 
While the winters are long and rather severe, the temperatures 
are much more uniform than farther south. The average snow¬ 
fall amounts to about 40 inches. The summers are very pleasant 
and farm crops make rapid growth. 
The average date of the last killing frost in the spring, as 
recorded at Waupaca, is May 22, and the average date of the 
first killing frost in the fall is September 28. This gives an 
average growing season of 137 days free from killing frosts. 
The average season is therefore sufficiently long to permit the 
maturing of corn. However, early fall frosts frequently occur 
which damage the crop, as was the case in 1917, when but little 
corn matured in Wisconsin. Corn will always mature suffi¬ 
ciently, however, for silage, and a large proportion of the crop 
is disposed of in this way. 
Excellent water for household purposes and for stock can be 
readily secured in all parts of the county. There are many flow¬ 
ing wells in the eastern half of the county. In the southwestern 
part of the area there are a number of lakes known as the Wau¬ 
paca chain of lakes which attract many tourists during the sum¬ 
mer season. 
