The Climate Of Michigan

Prof. Winehrll, at tba recent meeting of ilu' tato hortieultuial Waitty read a paper upon tbc abovo subject, of wliicli t'"llowing is a brief .- no pMlle d(a.orwrutcil ilist tlierc M bot oue ' physical ebaracteristic of our state wliich j any peculiar advantage over ui lier itetN, and that in our ozceptiona! climate - exceptional to tlie great advantage of K'itli airncultural and liorticultural capabilities. Dr. Winchell spqke of the reasons and tiuie wheii kia attcntion was 6rst druwn to cliisitolofy of the state, and lii consequent labore in that channei, as woll hil endeavors to obtain wme peeuniary help froui the ,-tate Icgi.-lalure. He spoke of the ineredulity witli which 'dis astoni.-hin.s facto were at first reeoived by aeientiati and thcir subsequent oonfiruiation "Ov state i.s al-n a climaiic peninMila , and yet extended obbervation ibowi tbal uur cli:uatc in its scawnal DeuM 'u u paicli takoo frora the latitudc of Ohio, while in the moderat in of it.s MtlMMI it bearsanalogy to the Floridian peninsula. [tl bpoodanat are cut off (rom tbo cliniató of WMOoañl and Uhio by na real and abrupt s the territorial boundarics. The aatfOM area of like Michigan, containing 3,41M) eubic Uiilen of water, ujaintuin, a couaparativrly even tcuiperature ; tlii., of coursc, i'xerts an itiiiuense influi:nc ia (qualizing the tcujpcraturc uod düpriving it of txtM-uio-. When tlie temperature of the laud iuks to "20 or "U dagTWI that of tho lake is t'0 or 7U dugreea higber, and the vapor wliich uoeoda t'rouj tbo burfaco i the literal aituilitudc of the ntcam Inging f rom a kcttlc heateil over a doniutic tire. The other factor iu our pcniula climate is the prevailing direction of tbe wind. Should the air rcroain a perpetual calm tbc -tate would le but feobly waruied by tlie idiitiugent lake, but by the breczoa streeping OTer tbc lake iurfai(; thcy bring its warmer air to tho land in winter, and rainc the tcuiperature of all the rurrounding -iati. i-liowii U iscitheruial chart.-. Kut we know tho prevaiÜDg direction of our oold windj ia trom the west tberefoN Miehigan ia of neeeasity the state uiost tted. It is shown by ta(isti'- aliO, iliatthota-ti.ru Bhorc of the lake durin ihe moutli of May is exeujpt i'rom the r:larding iaflaeoee of ehilly western wind. This unique arrangtintiit M6B1 to have leen proiupted by a beniticent regard tor IJM interest- of (arly vegetation on our ridfl of the lake. We-terly wíikK cea--e to predominale oiily wheu tbey eeae to be bcneucial to the stad'. Nor is this benefit BOnfind to the lake borders, but exteods a iiioditicd influence througbout the state. The (luron península lies in tbc lee of Sairinnw Hay, and is thus a soeond Michigan in climate. Thus iu our exceptional elimate we possess a natural resource which ¦ iifrlit to be studied both by the public and tlie private cilion ; and wbich, utilizo! to the fullest extent, will enable us to produce the erop .-uitnl to the lower Ohio valley, witfa a more certain exeoiption froui unD tnttM thau is enjoyed by Kentucky, Missouri, northern Texas or the muco coveted ludían territor.v.