▁gra vel ly ▁so ils ▁before ▁being ▁forced ▁to ▁the ▁surface ▁when ▁it ▁reaches ▁imper vious , ▁cl ay ey ▁ground . ▁ ▁The ▁climate ▁is ▁largely ▁uniform ▁throughout ▁the ▁province . ▁The ▁annual ▁ra inf all ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁with ▁October ▁and ▁November ▁being ▁the ▁wet test ▁months ▁and ▁February ▁and ▁July ▁being ▁the ▁dri est . ▁The ▁average ▁temperature ▁is ▁ ▁in ▁January ▁and ▁ ▁in ▁July . ▁There ▁is ▁often ▁fog ▁in ▁winter , ▁especially ▁near ▁the ▁rivers . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁and ▁culture ▁ ▁The ▁principal ▁economic ▁resources ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁C rem ona ▁are ▁agricult ural . ▁R ice ▁is ▁grown ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁water ▁drawn ▁from ▁can als . ▁Other ▁cro ps ▁include ▁ma ize ▁( c orn ), ▁locally ▁called ▁Me leg ot ▁and ▁bar ley ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁extent , ▁so ya ▁and ▁sugar ▁be et . ▁G rap es ▁are ▁cultiv ated ▁and ▁wine ▁produced , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁sil k ▁industry . ▁The ▁far ms ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁product ive ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Other ▁indust ries ▁are ▁quite ▁developed , ▁mostly ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁zone , ▁near ▁Cre ma , ▁where ▁there ▁are ▁text iles , ▁chemical , ▁and ▁mechanical ▁fact ories . ▁ ▁Be ef ▁and ▁da iry ▁cattle ▁are ▁kept ▁in ▁the ▁province . ▁The ▁be ef ▁serves ▁as ▁an ▁ing red ient ▁for ▁local ▁d ishes , ▁and ▁milk ▁from ▁the ▁da iry ▁c ows ▁is ▁used ▁to