Archive image from page 575 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture . Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofame04bail Year: 1906 19Sf) WISCONSIN tile. Owing to the proximity of Lalies Superior and Michigan, the climatic extremes are less severe than might be expected in a region so remote from the ocean. The skies, while clearer than in the eastern
Archive image from page 575 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture . Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofame04bail Year: 1906 19Sf) WISCONSIN tile. Owing to the proximity of Lalies Superior and Michigan, the climatic extremes are less severe than might be expected in a region so remote from the ocean. The skies, while clearer than in the eastern states, are somewhat more cloudy than in Iowa and Min- nesota. Damaging frosts are not common in Wisconsin ex- cept in certain districts of comparatively small extent. As in all of the northwestern states, summer droughts are rather frequent, but are rarely so severe as to seri- ously injure crops that are properly cared for. The numerous lakes and streams offer excellent opportuni- ties for irrigation, which has, however, received little 2743 The rooi of No 4 Fig 2741. (See Wmter Protection pages 1981-5.) attention as yet. The prevailing winds are westerly, hence the influence of the Great Lakes in tempering the climate is less marked than in the southern penin- sula of Michigan, but the climate of the eastern coun- ties, and especially that of Door county, which lies be- tween Green Bay and Lake Michigan, is comparatively mild. The winters of Wisconsin are such as to preclude the extensive cultivation of the tree fruits, except of the hardier species and varieties, save in the eastern coun- ties. But the summers are very favorable to annual crops, and to fruits that are readily protected in winter. The change from winter to summer is often rather abrupt. This brings on an exuberant growth early in the season, which while satisfactory for most crops, pro- motes blight in the pome fruits. An equally precipitous advent of winter sometimes causes damage to nursery stock. These
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